State Attorney General Henry McMaster will help launch a campaign coinciding with the July 4th weekend to educate teens about the dangers of underage drinking.

The campaign will hinge on a 30 second TV ad and buttons and information cards for parents. McMaster is partnering with the Century Council, a nonprofit funded by distillers dedicated to fighting drunk driving and underage drinking.

McMaster will be at a news conference at 10:30 a.m. today at Green’s Beverages on Assembly Street.

• Koala recovering from infection

Lottie, the ailing koala at Riverbanks Zoo, has begun eating on her own and appears to be on the road to recovery, according to Riverbanks veterinarian Dr. Keith Benson.

The female koala suffered from a bacterial infection, which along with the stress from losing her baby Karoo prompted her to stop eating. The bacteria, Bordatella bronchiseptica, also played a part in Karoo’s death, Benson said.

How the koala’s contracted the bacteria is a mystery. The two remaining koalas in the exhibit have been inoculated for the bacteria, Benson said.

Lottie remains in the zoo’s hospital and won’t be returned to the Koala Knockabout exhibit until fully recovered.

Last week, the Riverbanks Society paid for two Australian koala experts to travel to Columbia to examine the zoo’s facilities and its handling of the koalas. While the Australians suggested minor tweaks, they found nothing that indicated Riverbanks’ handling contributed to Karoo’s death or Lottie’s illness, Riverbanks executive director Satch Krantz said.

• Military art on exhibit at Confederate Relic Room

A traveling exhibit of military art will be on display at the S.C. Confederate Relic Room and Museum starting Friday .

The exhibit, titled “The Art of Soldiering: Treasures from the Anne S.K. Brown Military Collection,” includes works by Revolutionary patriot Paul Revere, 19th Century cartoonist Thomas Nast and magazine illustrator Frederic Remington.

The exhibit, which features more than 60 selections, will be on display through Sept. 10.

The Relic Room and Museum is in the same building as the State Museum, 301 Gervais St. Museum hours are Tuesdays through Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is $4 for ages 21 and up. Visitors under 21 are free.

The Relic Room also is open the first Sunday of each month from 1 to 5 p.m. Admission is $1 for ages 21 and up on first Sundays. For more information, visit the museum’s Web site: http://www.crr.sc.gov/ or call (803)737-8095.

Contributing: Staff writers Adam Beam, Joey Holleman, and Chuck Crumbo.