Charleston, S.C. – Richard Wern Lawyers, a personal injury law firm based in Charleston, S.C., has named Nettie C. Hill as a torts paralegal. Hill, who was previously a workers’ compensation paralegal, has been with the firm since 1984. Prior to being named a torts paralegal, Hill spent nearly 20 years in the workers’ compensation …
Carolina Live (WPDE News Channel 15): Section of I-95 in SC dedicated to Tuskegee Airmen
WALTERBORO, S.C. (AP) – A stretch of Interstate 95 near Walterboro was dedicated in honor of the Tuskegee Airmen, the nation’s first black Army airmen. Tuskegee Memorial Highway signs were unveiled Sunday at the Colleton County Courthouse. The airmen who became pilots during World War II received their flight training at the Tuskegee Army Air …
Channel 5 (WCSC-TV): Section of I-95 in SC dedicated to Tuskegee Airmen
By Nicole Johnson WALTERBORO, SC (WCSC) – America’s first ever black military men are honored for their heroic service. The Tuskegee Airmen were a group of young men who enlisted during World War II, despite it being a time when many Americans thought black men were not ready. “They said we could not do different …
Channel 4 (WCIV-TV): Tuskegee Airmen honored with I-95 memorial highway
WALTERBORO, S.C. (WCIV) — The Tuskegee Airmen were honored in Walterboro Sunday as a section of Interstate 95 in Colleton County was named after them. The Tuskegee Airmen are known as a group of young men who enlisted in World War II to become America’s first African-American military airmen. Johnnie Thompson, Historian and President of …
Hilton Head Island Packet: SCDOT to honor Tuskegee Airmen
Published in the Hilton Head Island Packet on July 21, 2011 As the result of a bill sponsored in the House by state Rep. Robert L. Brown, and supported by the S.C. legislature, the S.C. Department of Transportation will dedicate a stretch of I-95 to the honor and memory of the Tuskegee Airmen on Sunday. …
Charleston Chamber Member 2 Member News: Profile of Rob Wendt
Name: Robertson H. Wendt, Jr. Company: The Law Offices of Robertson Wendt Title: Attorney Chamber member since: 2011 www.robertsonwendt.com Company mission: Rob Wendt represents individuals whose working lives and careers have been cut short by disabling medical conditions prior to retirement age. The firm helps clients win approval for benefits in complex Social Security disability, …
Tuskegee Airmen honored as section of I-95 to be named Tuskegee Memorial Highway
Walterboro, S.C. – As the result of a bill sponsored in the House by Representative Robert L. Brown, and supported by the S.C. legislature, the S.C. Department of Transportation will dedicate a stretch of I-95 to the honor and memory of the Tuskegee Airmen on Sunday, July 24, 2011. At 4 p.m. that day, the …
Walterboro City Council Votes to Designate July as Independent Retailers Month
Walterboro, S.C. — On Tuesday, June 28, 2011, Walterboro Mayor Bill Young and the Walterboro City Council voted unanimously to adopt a resolution designating July as Independent Retailers Month. “Independent Retailers Month provides a time to celebrate the independence of our community members and the entrepreneurial spirit represented by the core of local retailers who …
Lowcountry Council of Governments Elects Walterboro Mayor as Chairman of the Board
Walterboro, S.C. — Bill Young, mayor of the City of Walterboro, has been elected chairman of the board of directors for the Lowcountry Council of Governments. Young, who is in his third year as mayor, has been actively involved with the Lowcountry Council of Governments for four years, having served as secretary of the board, …
Charleston Regional Business Journal: People in the News
Published June 20, 2011 Robertson H. Wendt Jr. of the Law Offices of Robertson Wendt, a North Charleston-based firm specializing in legal issues related to Social Security and other disability benefits, has been selected as one of South Carolina Lawyers Weekly’s 2011 Leadership in Law honorees. Wendt is one of 15 in the state and …