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Published on October 30, 2026 - 15:05 GMT

Hall of Famer to receive top military veteran award from the University of South Carolina

Charlotte, N.C.-based football coach recognized for military service and post-military veterans work COLUMBIA, SC, UNITED STATES, October 30, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Jay Alverson, executive director of the S.C. Military Veterans Hall of Fame ( …

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Published on October 28, 2026 - 17:12 GMT

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster establishes the S.C. Conservation Commission

Ex officio members named, including the SCDNR director, along with 25 additional appointees representing various state and local agencies COLUMBIA, SC, UNITED STATES, October 28, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster announced …

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Published on October 20, 2026 - 16:46 GMT

South Carolina strength athlete and 67-year-old stroke survivor presses 1,003 pounds for new PR

Smith breaks previous 973-lbs. record by leg-pressing more than a half ton COLUMBIA, SC, UNITED STATES, October 20, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Less than one week after leg-pressing 973 lbs. and within days of beating Mongolian President Ukhnaagiin Khure …

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Published on October 20, 2026 - 13:04 GMT

Famed S.C.–GA martial artist receives several international honors in 2026

Hollywood star and karate legend Keith Vitali presented S.C.’s highest award this year, also knighted in Italy and honored in the Czech Republic COLUMBIA, SC, UNITED STATES, October 20, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Hall of Famer and 10th-degree black belt …

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Published on October 9, 2026 - 11:36 GMT

Chief Maria Yturria graduates from FBI National Executive Institute

Yturria becomes one of only three Richland County Sheriff’s Department leaders to graduate from the elite six-month course COLUMBIA, SC, UNITED STATES, October 9, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Richland County Sheriff’s Department (RCSD) Deputy Chief Maria …

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Published on October 2, 2026 - 10:50 GMT

SCDNR law enforcement captain graduates from the FBI National Academy

Daniel Baker becomes the sixth S.C. game warden to graduate from the elite Quantico, VA-based school COLUMBIA, SC, UNITED STATES, October 2, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Captain Daniel Baker, a 19-year veteran of the S.C. Department of Natural Resources ( …

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Published on September 24, 2026 - 13:34 GMT

Ben 'Yeti' Rhodes receives top honor from S.C. Black Belt Hall of Fame

Award is the namesake of Richland County (South Carolina) Sheriff Leon Lott COLUMBIA, SC, UNITED STATES, September 24, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Martial arts practitioner and acclaimed instructor for U.S. and foreign special operations forces Ben “Yeti …

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Published on September 8, 2026 - 12:18 GMT

South Carolina strength champion continues setting, breaking PRs

Military Hall of Famer is also a recognized power athlete at 67-years-old COLUMBIA, SC, UNITED STATES, September 8, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Formerly deployed U.S. Marine Infantry leader, former SWAT team officer and New York Times bestselling editor …

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Published on August 17, 2026 - 12:56 GMT

SCDNR Director hosts ‘Into the Wild’ on SCETV

Global Expedition Leader now hosting South Carolina Public Radio program COLUMBIA, SC, UNITED STATES, August 17, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Dr. Tom Mullikin, director of the S.C. Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR), is now hosting INTO THE WILD, a …

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Published on August 10, 2026 - 10:56 GMT

Richland County Sheriff again recognized at Fort Jackson

Leon Lott receives permanent name-recognition within the ongoing development of Centennial Park COLUMBIA, SC, UNITED STATES, August 10, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott, a South Carolina Military Veterans Hall of Fame …

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Published on August 4, 2026 - 12:20 GMT

Medal of Honor recipient James Capers inducted into Hall of Fame

Legendary Marine officer enshrined in the S.C. Military Veterans Hall of Fame BISHOPVILLE, SC, UNITED STATES, August 4, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Major James Charles Capers Jr., U.S. Marine Corps (Ret.), a June 2026 recipient of the Medal of Honor, was …

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Published on July 31, 2026 - 12:15 GMT

S.C. Military Veterans Hall of Fame inductee delivers invocation at close of SC7 Expedition

Prayer delivered by retired Marine colonel and three-time Hall of Famer aboard USS Yorktown MOUNT PLEASANT, SC, UNITED STATES, July 31, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Col. Steve Vitali, USMC (Ret.), delivered a stirring invocation before gathered …

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Published on July 20, 2026 - 19:40 GMT

SCDNR in partnership with SC7 to host inclusive Multisensory Nature Experience at Caw Caw Interpretive Center

Event will connect visually impaired persons (or those with other accessibility needs) to the outdoors RAVENEL, SC, UNITED STATES, July 20, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The S.C. Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) in partnership with both the South …

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Published on July 17, 2026 - 18:13 GMT

Military Hall of Famer hits “monster bench press” numbers in age category

Marine Infantry leader and 67-year-old stroke survivor bench-presses 315 lbs. after hitting near record numbers in previous sets COLUMBIA, SC, UNITED STATES, July 17, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Sixty-seven-year old stroke survivor and formerly deployed …

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Published on July 16, 2026 - 11:29 GMT

South Carolina's healthiest rivers tell their story one fish at a time

SCDNR fisheries biologists conduct research on the SC7 Expedition trail JONES GAP, SC, UNITED STATES, July 16, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- S.C. Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) fisheries biologists conducted an electrofishing demonstration on the …

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Published on July 13, 2026 - 13:27 GMT

Statewide Expedition nearing halfway point

SC7 Expedition enters S.C. Midlands enroute to the coast and Lowcountry COLUMBIA, SC, UNITED STATES, July 13, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Despite searing South Carolina heat and humidity, scores of participants in the sixth-annual South Carolina Seven ( …

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Published on July 6, 2026 - 12:40 GMT

South Carolina Strongmen become bench press champions

Richland County (S.C.) Sheriff Leon Lott and RCSD host a multi-rep 250-lbs. bench-press challenge celebrating America’s 250th birthday COLUMBIA, SC, UNITED STATES, July 6, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- FIFTY-ONE MEN from across central South Carolina and …

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Published on June 22, 2026 - 19:34 GMT

Military Hall of Famer hits elite numbers in run-up to bench press challenge

Marine Infantry leader and stroke survivor reportedly one of the top age-specific bench-pressers in South Carolina COLUMBIA, SC, UNITED STATES, June 22, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- W. Thomas Smith Jr. is on track to earning a berth on the list of “bench- …

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Published on June 15, 2026 - 12:38 GMT

South Carolina Sheriff’s Department’s Bench Press Challenge adds sponsors

Event celebrating America’s 250th birthday gaining momentum as participants train to hit top numbers by month’s end COLUMBIA, SC, UNITED STATES, June 15, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The Richland County Sheriff’s Department’s (RCSD) 250 Bench Press …

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Published on June 10, 2026 - 12:41 GMT

S.C. Military Veterans Hall of Fame hosts induction dinner

Nearly 400 guests attend ceremony inducting a Medal of Honor recipient, a fighter pilot-POW, and 12 other heroic military leaders from the Palmetto State COLUMBIA, SC, UNITED STATES, June 10, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Amidst much pomp, ceremony, and …

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