KANSAS CITY, Missouri, June 9 (TNSOps) -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics issued the following news: The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has announced the 2021 Baseball All-America teams as selected by the NAIA-Baseball Coaches' Association All-America Committee. Gary Mattis Jr. of Tennessee Wesleyan and Antonio Frias of Faulkner (Ala.) headline the honorees as the National Player of the Year and National Pitcher of the Year. The first and second   more

CAMBRIDGE, England, June 12 -- Ageing and Society, a journal that says it features understanding of human ageing and the circumstances of older people in their social and cultural contexts, published research articles, including the following topics, in its July 2021 edition: Articles: * Living with dementia: the felt worth of support workers * Catastrophic health expenditure and health-related quality of life among older adults in China * Comparing socio-economic inequalities in healthy ag  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 (TNSRep) -- The Appalachian Regional Commission issued the following news release on June 10, 2021: Data from the 11th annual update of The Appalachian Region: A Data Overview from the 2015-2019 American Community Survey, released today, indicate that Appalachia was improving in educational attainment, higher income, and reduced poverty prior to COVID, yet continued to lag behind the rest of the nation in broadband access, population health, and other key indicators. Drawing  more

BETHESDA, Maryland, June 8 -- Forest Science, a peer-reviewed journal that says it explores natural and social sciences as they apply to the function and management of the forested ecosystems from the Society of American Foresters, published research articles on the following topics in its June 2021 edition: RESEARCH ARTICLES: * Effects of Sample Plot Size and Prediction Models on Diameter Distribution Recovery * The Wrapper Model for Multiobjective Forest Monitoring Systems * Public Prefer  more

WEST MILFORD, New Jersey, June 11 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5), a member of the Congressional Lyme Disease Caucus, announced bipartisan federal action to help protect families from Lyme disease and to find new treatments for tick-borne illnesses. Gottheimer was joined by environmental and health experts to highlight how North Jersey families can protect themselves from ticks and Lyme disease as they enjoy outdo  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, June 9 -- Gov. Andy Beshear, D-Kentucky, issued the following news: Gov. Andy Beshear announced the launch of Operation Gateway Kentucky Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) Medical Mission, a service operation in five Eastern Kentucky counties to provide free, general medical, dental and optometry services to approximately 1,800 uninsured or underinsured Kentuckians. "Health care is a basic human right," said Gov. Beshear. "Our administration is committed to providing bett  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 12 -- Gov. Roy Cooper, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Governor Roy Cooper announced two judicial appointments to Superior and District Courts across the state. "These new judges are leaders in their district and bring years of experience to the courts," Gov. Cooper said. "I am confident they will serve the people with dedication and honor." Timothy Gould will serve as Superior Court Judge in Judicial District 19C serving Rowan County. He wil  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- The National Labor Relations Board issued the following decision (Case No. 14-RD-275984) by Region 14 Acting Director William B. Cowen: Air Capitol Fire LLC/1, Employer and Gregory Davenport, Petitioner and UA Local Union NO. 669 Road Sprinkler Fitters, AFL-CIO/2 DECISION AND ORDER Petitioner seeks a decertification election in a single unit of all full-time and regular part-time employees performing installation, inspection, and repair of sprinkler and fire safety syst  more

RADFORD, Virginia, June 8 (TNSAwa) -- Radford University issued the following news release: Radford University professor and director of Appalachian Studies and the Appalachian Regional & Rural Studies Center, Theresa Burriss, Ph.D., M.S. '99, has been selected for a Fulbright grant award to Romania for the upcoming 2021-22 academic year. Burriss was selected by the 12-member Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. She received the award as a reflection of her "leadership and contributions to soc  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: After advocacy by Congressman Comer, the Appalachian Regional Commission has approved a $616,900 economic development grant to the Metcalfe County Fiscal Court for improvements to a county-owned building that will house the Pennington Stave and Cooperage. This innovative new business will invest $3.5 million and create 60 new jobs in Metcalfe County to manufacture barrels for Kentucky's signature bourbon in  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Rep. Conor Lamb, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on June 10, 2021: The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee (T&I) passed the INVEST in America Act (H.R. 3684) with bipartisan support. The legislation is a five-year, $547 billion investment that reauthorizes key surface transportation infrastructure legislation and contains several key provisions authored by Representative Conor Lamb (PA-17), a member of the T&I Committee. The legislation wou  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. A. Donald McEachin, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on June 11, 2021: Congressman A. Donald McEachin (VA-04) and Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) introduced the Environmental Justice Legacy Pollution Cleanup Act, a bill aimed at eliminating pollution that has disproportionately harmed communities of color, Indigenous communities, and low-income communities for generations. This critical legislation would invest over $200 billion to clean up legacy pollution.   more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Congressman A. Donald McEachin (D-VA) today announced they will be reintroducing the Environmental Justice Legacy Pollution Cleanup Act, a bill aimed at eliminating pollution that has disproportionately harmed communities of color, Indigenous communities, and low-income communities for generations. This critical legislation would invest over $200 billion to clean up lega  more

BLUEFIELD, West Virginia, June 7 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) last night attended the Bluefield Ridge Runners' Opening Game where she threw out the first pitch. Since the news broke that West Virginia was in jeopardy of losing all four minor league affiliates, Senator Capito has worked together with each affiliate, community and civic leaders, Major League Baseball (MLB) and Minor League Baseball (M  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Last week, the U.S. Department of the Interior announced that, in celebration of National Trails Day on June 5, it has designated the Greenbrier River Trail as a national recreation trail, adding more than 78 miles to the National Trails System. The newly designated trail joins a network of more than 1,300 existing national recreation trails, which can be found in every U.S. state. "The addition of the   more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release on June 8, 2021: U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced today the Gateway Area Development District received a $138,000 competitive federal grant to provide medical services to an estimated 1,805 Kentuckians in Morehead during the month of July. The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) awarded the grant funding to support Operation Gateway Kentucky Innovative Read  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on June 9, 2021: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $11,660,781 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for Head Start programs across West Virginia. "I have seen firsthand the impact that Head Start programs have on the development of children in West Virginia. Strengthening  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on June 9, 2021: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $11,660,781 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for Head Start programs across West Virginia. "Every child in the Mountain State deserves access to a quality education, no matter their background. Head Start provides children with the   more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, June 11 (TNSAwa) -- The University of Tennessee's Institute of Agriculture issued the following news release: Sreedhar Upendram, assistant professor in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics at the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture, has received the 2021 Bonnie Teater Community Development Early Career Achievement Award from the Southern Rural Development Center. Notably, Upendram developed an ability-to-pay index that enabled unprecedented sh  more