NEW YORK, June 17 -- The Radio Advertising Bureau issued the following news release: Nineteen students successfully completed the Kellar Radio Talent Institute's one-of-a-kind broadcast radio training program at Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina. The return of the in-person 10-day immersive professional development course for college students also marks the first institute to be produced by the Radio Advertising Bureau since it acquired the National Radio Talent System (NRTS  more

BOONE, North Carolina, June 16 (TNSreact) -- Appalachian Voices issued the following news release on June 14, 2022: Community leaders from coal-impacted communities launched a joint effort to urge the Biden Administration to nominate and confirm a director for Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE). While $11.3 billion in new investments in the Abandoned Mine Lands program was allocated by the bipartisan infrastructure bill, the federal agency in charge of managing and dis  more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, June 14 -- Ballad Health, a community health improvement organization, issued the following news release on June 13, 2022: The Ballad Health Niswonger Children's Network has started to "Raise the Roof" on Niswonger Children's Hospital, kicking off the first phase of a construction project that will enhance services for children and families across the Appalachian Highlands. "Ballad Health made a promise to invest in our region's children - our region's future - through  more

BEREA, Kentucky, June 10 (TNSeco) -- Berea College issued the following news release: Berea College today announced the launch of a capital campaign to construct two future-focused buildings that, when complete, will harness the power of computer science, digital media and information technology, and applied engineering and design (including sculpture and ceramics) to prepare the next generation of technology thinkers, makers and innovators. Through the construction of these two buildings, the  more

BEREA, Kentucky, June 16 (TNSawa) -- Berea College issued the following news release: New York Times bestselling writer and Berea College professor Silas House has been awarded a Duggins Prize for Outstanding Mid-Career Novelist, the largest prize given to an LGBTQ writer in the United States. The award is given annually by Lambda Literary to two novelists. House has gained a reputation as one of the most visible LGBTQ people in the South, particularly in Appalachia and Kentucky, and this awar  more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, June 14 (TNSper) -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news: East Tennessee State University's Clemmer College has announced that Dr. Dawn A. Rowe will serve as the James H. Quillen Chair of Excellence in Teaching and Learning. She will assume her position on July 1, 2022. The James H. Quillen Chair of Excellence in Teaching and Learning, originally established in 1994, is an endowed chair in the Clemmer College created specifically to address issues   more

ASHBURN, Virginia, June 14 (TNSawa) -- The National Recreation and Park Association issued the following news release: The National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) is proud to announce the recipients of this year's NRPA Innovation Awards, Spotlight Awards and Scholarships and Fellowships. The awards will be presented during the 2022 NRPA Annual Conference, in Phoenix, AZ in September 2022 when NRPA will announce the winner of its Best in Innovation Award, which recognizes the best of the  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on June 16, 2022: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the United States Department of Transportation's (DOT) Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has awarded the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) $2,813,123 in funding through its Innovative Coordinated Access and Mobility (ICAM) Program. The ICAM Program is designed to improve access to transportation services and public transportation by ex  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release on June 13, 2022: U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Congressman Hal Rogers (KY-05), Dean of the U.S. House of Representatives, announced today the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) will award $770,669 to the City of Wheelwright for water system improvements. These federal funds come from an ARC infrastructure program established by Senator McConnell to devote   more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on June 17, 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 a $160,000 grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) for McDowell County Public Service District (MCPSD) to develop a 10-year strategic plan and provide  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, June 18 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: 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 a $160,000 grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) for McDowell County Public Service District (MCPSD) to develop a 10-year strategic plan and provide technical ass  more

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, June 16 (TNSreact) -- The Southern Environmental Law Center issued the following news release on June 15, 2022: Today Virginia's State Corporation Commission (SCC) granted Dominion Energy's politically motivated request to suspend its rate adjustment for an emissions reduction program called the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI). Dominion currently justifies an extra charge on customers' utility bills by claiming that it is necessary to offset the cost of Vir  more

JACKSON, New Hampshire, June 14 -- The Trust for Public Land issued the following news release: Trust for Public Land announces the protection of 166-acres that will become part of the White Mountain National Forest. The property hosts a critical section of the East Pasture Trail, a popular cross country ski trail jointly managed by the Jackson Ski Touring Foundation and the White Mountain National Forest. "Protecting this important section of the White Mountains not only expands access to th  more

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, June 17 (TNSjou) -- The University of Virginia issued the following research news: Patients with diabetes who participate in a free annual wellness visit covered by Medicare are 36% less likely to need an amputation, a new study from University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers and their collaborators found. The researchers analyzed data from 2006 to 2015 for patients with Medicare in the "Diabetes Belt," 644 counties in the southeastern and Appalachian regi  more