NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Dec. 4 -- The Acting U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee, Mark H. Wildasin, issued the following news release on Dec. 3, 2021: Charging documents unsealed yesterday charge six more individuals in relation to a massive opioid distribution and health care fraud conspiracy orchestrated from pharmacies in Celina, Tennessee, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Mark H. Wildasin for the Middle District of Tennessee. A seven-count indictment returned on November 15, 20  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 -- The Appalachian Regional Commission issued the following joint news release with Environmental Protection Agency on Nov. 29, 2021: During today's meeting of the Interagency Working Group (IWG) on Coal and Power Plant Communities and Economic Revitalization, the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced their partnership on the Community Capacity-Building Pilot Program, which will help local development districts (LD  more

CHATHAM, Virginia, Dec. 4 (TNSPol) -- Appalachian Voices issued the following news release on Dec. 3, 2021: In a victory for environmental justice, the Virginia Air Pollution Control Board voted 6-1 to deny the air quality permit for the proposed Lambert Compressor Station. The station would have connected the beleaguered Mountain Valley Pipeline to a proposed 'Southgate' extension into North Carolina. Had the permit been granted, nearby communities would be subjected to additional air emission  more

BOULDER, Colorado, Dec. 2 (TNSJou) -- The Geological Society of America issued the following news release: GSA's dynamic online journal, Geosphere, posts articles online regularly. Locations and topics studied this month include seismicity recorded in hematite fault mirrors in the Rio Grande rift and evolution of the Nanaimo Basin, British Columbia, Canada. You can find these articles at https://geosphere.geoscienceworld.org/content/early/recent. Porphyry copper deposit formation in arcs: What  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 -- The House Small Business Subcommittee on Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Workforce Development issued the following testimony by Rebecca A. Corbin, president and CEO of the National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship, involving a hybrid hearing on Nov. 4, 2021, entitled "The Community College Pipeline to Small Businesses": * * * I am the President and CEO of the National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship (NACCE). We are a nonprofit educa  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Nov. 30 -- Gov. Andy Beshear, D-Kentucky, issued the following news: Gov. Andy Beshear awarded more than $2.5 million to one city and six utilities for 10 projects in Floyd, Magoffin and Johnson counties. The funding, from the Better Kentucky Plan's $250 million Cleaner Water Program, will deliver clean drinking water and improved sewer and water systems. State officials estimate that the program will create approximately 3,800 jobs across the commonwealth. "Together, we   more

PRESTONSBURG, Kentucky, Dec. 1 -- Gov. Andy Beshear, D-Kentucky, issued the following news: Gov. Andy Beshear awarded more than $2.5 million to one city and six utilities for 10 projects in Floyd, Magoffin and Johnson counties. The funding, from the Better Kentucky Plan's $250 million Cleaner Water Program, will deliver clean drinking water and improved sewer and water systems. State officials estimate that the program will create approximately 3,800 jobs across the commonwealth. "Together, w  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 (TNSGra) -- The Land Trust Alliance issued the following joint release on Dec. 1, 2021, with Open Space Institute: The Land Trust Alliance and the Open Space Institute today announced nearly $400,000 in grants to help communities better plan for climate change and its impacts. The grants, awarded to local land trusts and other nonprofits, are funded by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, J.M. Kaplan Fund, Jane's Trust Foundation, Volgenau Foundation, William Penn Foundation  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- The Open Space Institute issued the following news release on Dec. 1, 2021: The Land Trust Alliance and the Open Space Institute today announced nearly $400,000 in grants aimed at enabling communities to better plan for climate change and its devastating effects. The grants, awarded to local land trusts and nonprofits, help communities incorporate science into strategic land protection and stewardship, to harness forests' natural abilities to protect and capture carbon whi  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the Appalachian Regional Commission's (ARC) Investments Supporting Partnerships in Recovery Ecosystems (INSPIRE) Initiative has awarded a $500,000 grant to Kno-Ho-Co Ashland Community Action Commission (KHCA) in Coshocton, Ohio, for the Recovery Network Implementation Program. Funding will help 126 participants receive housing, substance use disorder (SUD) recove  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) has awarded a $750,000 grant to Athens County Commissioners for the Amesville, Ohio Broadband Project. The project will add 9.8 miles of fiber-optic network and contract an internet provider to offer broadband service to 124 households and 16 businesses. This improved service will enable remote learning, telehealth, and tel  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Dec. 2, 2021: U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Farmers Market Promotion Program (FMPP) has awarded a $267,055 grant to Rural Action, a nonprofit in Athens County. These funds will be used to support the "Growing the Shawnee Farmers Market" project in Perry County which will help support farmers markets in Appalachian Ohio. The project will es  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, secured $132,909,693 in funding for West Virginia in the past two weeks. Senator Manchin announced awards ranging from rural healthcare to storm damage recovery. More details on the awards are listed below. * $123,905,029 from American Rescue Plan to support 440 West Virginia rural healthcare providers: Senator Manchin annou  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release on Nov. 30, 2021: U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer today announced that the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act that he negotiated in the Senate includes $1 billion for the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) over 5 years, increasing the budget to $200 million per year through 2026, including $20 million per year in dedicated funding to deploy high-speed i  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Nov. 30, 2021: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced three projects totaling $1,311,588.70 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to the Appalachian Abattoir, West Virginia Farmers Market Association and Tri-State Local Foods as part of the Local Agriculture Marketing Programs (LAMP). Thes  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Nov. 30, 2021: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced three projects totaling $1,311,588.70 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to the Appalachian Abattoir, West Virginia Farmers Market Association and Tri-State Local Foods as part of the Local Agriculture Marketing Programs (LAMP). These three project  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Dec. 2, 2021: U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) today announced Virginia transit and highway systems are expected to receive more than $8 billion in federal funds over the next five years as a result of the bipartisan infrastructure deal signed into law last month. "The bipartisan infrastructure law is delivering real, hard-fought wins to communities across the Commonwealth and the nation  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Dec. 2, 2021: U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) today announced Virginia transit and highway systems are expected to receive more than $8 billion in federal funds over the next five years as a result of the bipartisan infrastructure deal signed into law last month. "The bipartisan infrastructure law is delivering real, hard-fought wins to communities across the Commonwealth and the nation t  more

CHATHAM, Virginia, Dec. 4 (TNSOps) -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on Dec. 3, 2021: In a victory for environmental justice, the Virginia Air Pollution Control Board voted 6-1 to deny the air quality permit for the proposed Lambert Compressor Station. The station would have connected the beleaguered Mountain Valley Pipeline to a proposed 'Southgate' extension into North Carolina. Had the permit been granted, nearby communities would be subjected to additional air emissions o  more

WACO, Texas, Nov. 30 (TNSOps) -- The American Football Coaches Association issued the following news on Nov. 29, 2021: 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 week's poll and first-place votes received. USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Top 25 Poll - November 28, 2021 View table at: https://www.afca.com/fbs-poll-usa-today-sports-afca-college-football  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Nov. 29 (TNSsro) -- The Public Service Commission of West Virginia issued the following order (Case No. 21-0636-E-C): TOBY AND CHERYL McMILLIAN, Belle, Kanawha County, Complainant, V. APPALACHIAN POWER COMPANY, a public utility, Defendant. PROCEDURAL ORDER By this Procedural Order, the parties are given ten additional days in which to file a response or objection to the Staff recommendation or to request a hearing. PROCEDURE On November 16, 2021, Commission Staff   more