Kristin Risher, principal of Paul Knox Middle School, was named principal of Strom Thurmond High School for the 2025-2026 school year by the Edgefield County Board of Education on March 11.

The 60th anniversary of President Lyndon Johnson’s famous March 15, 1965, voting rights speech is an important reminder of the power of moral suasion when applied in support of basic democratic ...

In 2019, Johnson & Johnson, hoping to compete in the growing surgical robotics field, signed a multibillion-dollar contract with a small biotech company called ChemImage. Based in Pittsburgh ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. SACRAMENTO—State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond is sponsoring legislation, Senate Bill (SB) 502, ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. SACRAMENTO—State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond today announced that 83 schools have been designated as a ...

The Thurmond Amendment denies Fair Housing protections ... co-sponsored by Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson. Opinion: Doctors battle misinformation. RFK Jr. is wrong — and measles may only be ...

MAR. 14. GIANTS LOSE LB PATRICK JOHNSON TO EAGLES. Linebacker/special teams player Patrick Johnson, an unrestricted free agent, is returning to the team where his NFL career began. Johnson ...

It isn’t the enlightened North, or the old South, or the new West. It’s the Texas Hill Country of Lyndon Baines Johnson. Less than 50 miles to the southwest of the President’s ranch ...

Dedicated to the 36th president of the United States, the Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library houses all the expected artifacts – such as presidential papers – as well as several quirkier ...

Easter came a little early for some families in South Carolina. A Georgia zoo-themed park is gearing up for opening weekend with a new expansion. A man was convicted of aggravated assault and ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — After announcing his plan for affordable housing for teachers just last year, State Superintendent Tony Thurmond is taking the next step by supporting a new state senate bill.

ANDOVER, Ohio (MyValleyTributes) – Thurmond Ferd Adkins III, 61, passed away on Saturday, March 8, 2025, at Ashtabula Regional Medical Center after battling cancer. Born March 26, 1963 ...