MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Oct. 7 -- The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs issued the following news release: Gov. Kay Ivey has announced a $200,000 grant to help the town of Woodstock upgrade infrastructure to adequately serve a local school, several businesses and attract new commerce to the area. Funds from the Appalachian Regional Commission will enable the town to replace an undersized and dilapidated sewage pump station to meet current and future needs. The pump station, loc  more

WYTHEVILLE, Virginia, Oct. 6 -- Appalachian Power, an American Electric Power company, issued the following news release: Governor Ralph Northam this week announced that because the Commonwealth has committed $8.5 million to upgrade infrastructure at Progress Park in Wythe County, a major joint venture has committed to build a manufacturing operation that projects to employ 2,500 people and produce up to 60 billion medical gloves a year. The actions would return manufacturing of key personal p  more

SAINT PAUL, Virginia, Oct. 7 -- The Appalachian Regional Commission issued the following news release on Oct. 6, 2021: During the opening plenary of the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC)'s annual conference in St. Paul, Virginia, Federal Co-Chair Gayle Manchin provided a preview of ARC's new 2022-2026 Strategic Plan. The strategic plan, Appalachia Envisioned: A New Era of Opportunity, is expected to be formally approved by the Commission in the coming weeks. During the plenary conversation  more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, Oct. 6 (TNSAwa) -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news: * * * East Tennessee State University: Depelteau Named Appalachian Leadership Institute Fellow The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) recently named Audrey Depelteau, director of the East Tennessee State University Innovation Lab, to participate in the 2021-22 class of the Appalachian Leadership Institute (ALI). As an Appalachian Leadership Institute Fellow, Depelteau will participate in  more

CUMBERLAND, Maryland, Oct. 6 (TNSAwa) -- Allegany College of Maryland issued the following news release: Appalachian Regional Commission named Chandler Sagal, director of Development and Grants at Allegany College of Maryland, to participate in the 2021-2022 class of the Appalachian Leadership Institute. As an Appalachian Leadership Institute Fellow, Sagal will participate in an extensive, nine-month series of skill-building seminars featuring regional experts, peer-to-peer learning, and case s  more

PORTSMOUTH, Ohio, Oct. 5 (TNSAwa) -- Shawnee State University issued the following news: * * * SSU's David Kilroy named as Appalachian Leadership Institute Fellow The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) has named David Kilroy, Program Director of the Shawnee State University Kricker Innovation Hub, to participate in the 2021-2022 class of the Appalachian Leadership Institute. As an Appalachian Leadership Institute Fellow, Kilroy will participate in an extensive, nine-month series of skill-  more

KENNESAW, Georgia, Oct. 9 (TNSJou) -- Kennesaw State University issued the following news release: Early this year, Clint Penick's voice floated over the airwaves on NPR and the BBC. His words appeared in scores of print and online media outlets, too. The assistant professor of biology at Kennesaw State authored a paper on a new discovery about ants--that they can shrink and regrow their brains--which appeared in the prestigious scientific journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B. He found h  more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Oct. 6 -- Gov. Larry Hogan, R-Maryland, issued the following news release on Oct. 5, 2021: Governor Larry Hogan today was unanimously nominated to serve as co- chair of the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC). The ARC is a partnership of the federal government and 13 states focused on fostering economic development in the region. Elected by Appalachia's 13 governors, the co-chair for the states leads the ARC in partnership with the federal co-chair. Governor Hogan will s  more

MILLIGAN, Tennessee, Oct. 6 (TNSOps) -- Milligan College issued the following news release on Oct. 5, 2021: Christian Pope officially took the helm of Milligan University athletics on June 28. Today, he announced a series of new initiatives to bolster the well-being of student-athletes. Pope explained that some of the initiatives have been in development for several months and many address concerns recently raised regarding Milligan's athletic program. "The rigors of the physical and mental c  more

MOREHEAD, Kentucky, Oct. 8 (TNSGra) -- Morehead State University issued the following news on Oct. 7, 2021: Elmer and Donna Smith Endowed Chair in Entrepreneurship and Associate Professor of Management/Entrepreneurship at Morehead State University Dr. Janet Ratliff (Class of 1991, 1992) is a recipient of one of the Appalachian Regional Commission's (ARC) Appalachian Teaching Project (ATP) grants. The grant is a partnership with Hazard High School. Ratliff's 2021 fall course BBA 350 will facili  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: A former Insys Therapeutics sales representative, whose trial had commenced, pleaded guilty in the Southern District of Ohio to conspiracy to defraud the United States for her involvement in a scheme to pay kickbacks to a doctor to induce him to prescribe Subsys, a dangerous sublingual fentanyl spray. According to court documents and evidence presented in court, Nicole Georges, 43, of Columbus, Ohio, admi  more

HOWARD, Pennsylvania, Oct. 6 -- Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Oct. 5, 2021: U.S. Representative Glenn "GT" Thompson announced that Clarion County Economic Development Corporation is the recipient of a $50,000 Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) grant to support a support a county-wide broadband engineering plan. The ARC investment will allow Clarion County Connected to study all 12 boroughs and the surrounding rural communities to produce a roadmap  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin reintroduced the bipartisan National Scenic Trails Parity Act to grant unit status to three National Scenic Trails that are part of the National Park System: the Ice Age National Scenic Trail, the North Country National Scenic Trail, and the New England National Scenic Trail. Providing unit status will improve management, establish administrative clarity and grant access to addit  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Sen. Rand Paul, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release on Oct. 8, 2021: Recently, U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, recognized Kentucky Mist Moonshine of Whitesburg, Kentucky, as the U.S. Senate Small Business of the Week. Dr. Paul entered the following into the Congressional Record: Mr. PAUL. Mr. President, as Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneursh  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- The Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, Poultry, Local Food Systems, and Food Safety and Security issued the following testimony by Mike Ferguson, owner of Ferguson Dairy Farm, for a Sept. 15, 2021, hearing entitled "Milk Pricing: Areas for Improvement and Reform": * * * Chair Gillibrand, Ranking Member Hyde-Smith, and members of the subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to testify before you today. My name is Mike Ferguson a  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 6, 2021: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $800,000 from the U. S. Department Health and Human Services (HHS) Community Economic Development Program. This funding will be used by the Coalfield Development Corporation in their efforts to construct rental cabins, a conference center, a well  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 6, 2021: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $800,000 from the U. S. Department Health and Human Services (HHS) Community Economic Development Program. This funding will be used by the Coalfield Development Corporation in their efforts to construct rental cabins, a conference center, a wellness center, an  more

PORTSMOUTH, Ohio, Oct. 8 (TNSGra) -- Shawnee State University issued the following news: The Shawnee State University Development Foundation (SSUDF) has awarded $20,675.95 through the SSUDF Grants Program to on-campus programs for the 2021 autumn semester. The SSUDF Grants Program is designed to award grants to benefit those projects developed on SSU's campus. The program is supported through The Shawnee Fund - the university's unrestricted fund that supports SSU students' most pressing needs   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 8 -- Gov. Bill Lee, R-Tennessee, issued the following news: Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced Tennessee has reduced the state's number of distressed counties to an all-time low as the Lee Administration focuses on targeted interventions for workforce development and infrastructure. "Early on, we set a goal that we would have less than 10 distressed counties by 2025," said Gov. Lee. "By focusing on workforce development and infrastructure improvements, we are dow  more

WACO, Texas, Oct. 4 -- The American Football Coaches Association issued the following news: The USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll Top 25 with team's records FROM THROUGH SATURDAY in parentheses, total points based on 25 for first place through one point for 25th, ranking in last year's final poll and first-place votes received. RELATED ARTICLE: [FBS POLL] USA TODAY Sports AFCA College Football Coaches Poll - Week 4 USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Top 25 Poll - October 3, 2021 Dropped out: No.  more