RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 14 (TNSAwa) -- The North Carolina Department of Labor issued the following news release: Labor Commissioner Josh Dobson was honored with the Distinguished Alumni Award at the second annual Alumni Awards Ceremony held on Monday, May 9, at the McDowell Technical Community College (MTCC) Crane Resistoflex Auditorium. Commissioner Dobson emphasized the lasting impact MTCC had on his career. The educational opportunities offered by the North Carolina Community College S  more

ASHEVILLE, North Carolina, May 14 (TNSAwa) -- Warren Wilson College issued the following news: President of Warren Wilson College Dr. Lynn Morton has been awarded the Order of the Long Leaf Pine, the highest honor a North Carolina governor can confer for state service. Morton has served as president of Warren Wilson College since July 2017. She announced her retirement at the end of the 2021-2022 academic year. She was the eighth person and first woman president of the school. During her ti  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Community Living issued the following news release: ACL is pleased to announce the 2022 cohorts of CDSME and Falls Prevention grantees. The project period for these grants is May 1, 2022- April 30, 2025. The new CDSME grantees will reach an estimated 14,000 older adults and adults with disabilities through evidence-based CDSME and support programs. These grantees will help communities develop or expand,   more

BOONE, North Carolina, May 10 (TNStalk) -- Appalachian State University issued the following news: Nearly 4,000 students attained Appalachian State University degrees this spring, which was celebrated at Spring Commencement ceremonies held May 6 and 7 at the Holmes Convocation Center. At six ceremonies held over two days, the university conferred degrees to 3,946 graduates, including 3,296 undergraduate and 650 graduate students. Recordings of the ceremonies are available on App State's commen  more

WISE COUNTY, Virginia, May 11 (TNSPol) -- Appalachian Voices issued the following news release on May 10, 2022: Three citizens groups informed A&G Coal Corporation, owned by West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice and his family, of their intent to file a citizen lawsuit against the company for its failure to reclaim three surface coal mines in Wise County, Virginia. The three citizens groups -- Appalachian Voices, Southern Appalachian Mountain Stewards and the Sierra Club -- are represented by attorney  more

ROCKVILLE, Maryland, May 11 (TNSRes) -- The Association of Community Cancer Centers issued the following news release: The Association of Community Cancer Centers (ACCC) is launching two new efforts targeted at improving cancer screening, care, and mortality rates for the Appalachian region of the United States. Poverty and a lack of healthcare resources throughout the region have led to sustained, elevated levels of morbidity and mortality when compared to other regions of the United States.   more

ROCKVILLE, Maryland, May 12 (TNStalk) -- The Association of Community Cancer Centers issued the following agency statement on May 11, 2022: * * * The White House announces private sector commitments in response to the call to action from President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden on cancer screening. These new actions and collaborations mark progress toward the Cancer Moonshot goal to decrease the death rate from cancer by at least 50 percent over the next 25 years. Just under 100 days ago, Pr  more

EMORY, Virginia, May 12 -- Emory and Henry College issued the following news: The 174th commencement ceremony for Emory & Henry College graduating class of 2022 was held at the Fred Selfe Stadium on the Emory campus on Saturday, May 7 at 10 a.m. More than 220 graduates walked across the stage and received their diplomas. The speakers at the ceremony included Dr. John W. Wells, President of Emory & Henry College; Dr. Michael Puglisi, Provost of Emory & Henry College; Rev. Sharon Wright, College  more

BOONE, North Carolina, May 11 -- Appalachian State University issued the following news: Appalachian State University has been selected as an Institute Partner for the 2022 Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders. Beginning in mid-June, App State will host 25 of Africa's bright, emerging Civic Engagement leaders for a six-week, on-campus Leadership Institute, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State. The Mandela Washington Fellowship, the flagship program of the Young African   more

MIAMI, Florida, May 11 (TNSPol) -- The National Park Foundation issued the following news release: The National Park Foundation is excited to announce its fiscal year 2022 investment in service corps programs across the country during Aspen Ideas: Climate, a multi-day event focused on global and local solutions to the climate crisis. Many of the service corps programs are helping parks be more climate resilient and helping people deepen their environmental stewardship. "From addressing habitat  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, May 12 (TNSFund) -- The Nature Conservancy issued the following news release: The Nature Conservancy (TNC) is announcing a $1 million commitment from Memphis-based Sylvamo (NYSE: SLVM), the world's paper company, to support work that advances TNC's mission in Tennessee and in the Appalachian Mountains. In 2021, TNC identified the Appalachians as one of four global priorities for conservation. "The private sector has an important role to play in advancing our mission," says  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- The National Labor Relations Board issued the following decision (Case No. 07-RD-293425) by Region 7 Director Elizabeth Kerwin: INDIANA MICHIGAN POWER COMPANY, Employer and SARA H. LUND, an Individual, Petitioner and LOCAL 1392, INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS, AFL-CIO/1, Union DECISION AND DIRECTION OF ELECTION Sarah H. Lund ("Petitioner") filed the original petition in this case with National Labor Relations Board ("Board") under Section 9(c) of the Nat  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, May 14 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources issued the following news on May 13, 2022: Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn today announced that $320,866 in Wild Resource Conservation Program grants have been awarded to nine projects aimed at protecting Pennsylvania's native biodiversity. "These projects will help critical field research and on-the-ground conservation projects that protect s  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Harold Rogers, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Dean of the U.S. House Congressman Hal Rogers (KY-05) announced today the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will provide two airports in Kentucky's Appalachian region with $169,100 through the Airport Improvement Program (AIP) to fund infrastructure improvements. As senior appropriators, Senator McConnell and Congressman Rogers advocated for this   more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced the Appalachian Regional Commission's (ARC) Partnerships for Opportunity and Workforce and Economic Revitalization (POWER) Initiative has awarded two grants to the Outdoor Recreation Council of Appalachia in Athens. These investments, totaling $1,493,716, will go toward the Gateway Communities and Sustainable Recreation project, an asset-based approach to building res  more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Tim Kaine led his colleagues Senators Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA), and Jon Ossoff (D-GA) in an effort to push for the inclusion of $33 million in the Fiscal Year 2023 budget for the Southeast Crescent Regional Commission (SCRC) to improve economic conditions in communities lacking access to capital and adequate public infrastructure. While the SCRC was created in 2008, it  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release on May 11, 2022: U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Dean of the U.S. House Congressman Hal Rogers (KY-05) announced today the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will provide two airports in Kentucky's Appalachian region with $169,100 through the Airport Improvement Program (AIP) to fund infrastructure improvements. As senior appropriators, Senator McConnell and Co  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, May 10 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on May 9, 2022: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), both members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced West Virginia will receive $54,790,795 from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) as part of Fiscal Year 2022 appropriations. Of that funding, $40,  more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on May 9, 2022: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee and both members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced West Virginia will receive $54,790,795 from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) as part of Fiscal Year 2022 appropriations. Of that funding, $40,000,000 will go towards brid  more

SHEPHERDSTOWN, West Virginia, May 11 (TNSRes) -- Shepherd University issued the following news: The West Virginia Humanities Council has awarded a $10,000 grant to the Shepherd University Foundation, enabling the Center for Appalachian Studies and Communities to bring novelist Barbara Kingsolver to West Virginia as the Shepherd University Appalachian Heritage Writer-in-Residence and One Book, One West Virginia author. "We are thrilled that Barbara Kingsolver will be working with us this spring  more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release on May 10, 2022: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2.7 million grant to Trumbull County, Ohio, for road and sewer infrastructure improvements in the 1,000-acre Golden Triangle Industrial Area. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan and EDA's $300 million Coal Comm  more

CULLOWHEE, North Carolina, May 14 (TNSPar) -- Western Carolina University issued the following news release: In a collaborative effort, Hunter Library at Western Carolina University has established an extensive, digital collection that will provide improved access to regionally focused materials of Southern Appalachia. The Southern Appalachian Digital Collections was created with the University of North Carolina at Asheville through a Library Science and Technology Act grant. The partnership b  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on may 11, 2022: * * * Private Sector Steps Up on Cancer Moonshot Call to Action on Cancer Screening The White House announces private sector commitments in response to the call to action from President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden on cancer screening. These new actions and collaborations mark progress toward the Cancer Moonshot goal to decrease the death rate from cancer by at least 50 percent over the next 25 years.   more