KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Jan. 27 -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics issued the following news: Grand View (Iowa) now leads the NAIA Men's Wrestling Coaches' Top 20 Poll for the sixth consecutive rankings of 2022-23. The rest of the Top Five remains identical with Life (Ga.), Southeastern (Fla.), Doane (Neb.), and Indiana Tech. Missouri Valley moves into the Top 20, replacing Southern Oregon. Poll Methodology * The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing  more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, Jan. 25 -- Ballad Health, a community health improvement organization, issued the following news release: Ballad Health Medical Associates is further expanding access to care through new digital and virtual options to help people find primary care when and where they need it. A full range of primary care options includes in-person visits at a primary care clinic or urgent care clinic, virtual visits with a patient's physician or a fast and easy online service that allo  more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, Jan. 28 -- Ballad Health, a community health improvement organization, issued the following news release: The new year brought new construction to Indian Path Community Hospital, as Ballad Health broke ground on an $8 million project to renovate the Barbara Humphreys Family Birth Center. Construction officially started on Jan. 4 and involves renovating the interior of the birthing center and upgrading it with modern aesthetics to provide more space and a better care en  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: 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 $4,887,325 in grants from the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) for several communities in West Virginia. "The EDA is a key partner in growing our state's local econo  more

GREENVILLE, North Carolina, Jan. 26 (TNSpar) -- East Carolina University issued the following news release: The UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, the No. 1 pharmacy school in the country, and East Carolina University have established an early assurance program (EAP). This partnership means current and incoming ECU students interested in pursuing a doctoral degree in pharmacy may be eligible for assured admission to the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy. The program underscores a shared commitment  more

OXFORD, Ohio, Jan. 24 (TNSconf) -- Miami University issued the following news: A lecture by bestselling author, activist, and motivational speaker Erin Brockovich and a performance of "Macbeth" by the Cincinnati Shakespeare Company highlight the slate of more than 40 free events offered this spring through Miami University Regionals Office of Public Programming. On Thursday, March 9, at 7 p.m., Brockovich, whose name became a byword for grit, determination, and dogged persistence, will present  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Jan. 27 -- The Journal of American College Health, a journal that says it provides information related to health in institutions of higher education from the American College Health Association, published research articles on the following topics in its Vol. 71, No. 1 edition: Brief Reports: * Assessing college students' interest in university-based oral health information and services * Experiences and insights of college students with autism spectrum disorder: an e  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Jan. 26, 2023: 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 $4,887,325 in grants from the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) for several communities in West Virginia. "Investing in our local communities creates good-paying   more

FAYETTEVILLE, North Carolina, Jan. 25 (TNSfund) -- Methodist University issued the following news release: Methodist University has been selected for a new $514,093 grant that supports college students through recovery programs. As primary grantee, MU is one of nine colleges and universities in the state that recently received a total of $3.2 million in collegiate recovery funding from the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. MU will use the funding across two years to devel  more

LEXINGTON, Kentucky, Jan. 25 (TNSper) -- The National Association of State Boating Law Administrators issued the following news on Jan. 24, 2023: The National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA) is pleased to welcome Major Mark Dutton, the new Boating Law Administrator (BLA) for the state of North Carolina. Major Mark L. Dutton graduated from Appalachian State University in 1993 with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. He began working for the North Carolina   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- The National Labor Relations Board issued the following decision (Case No. 28-RC-296657) by Region 28 Director Cornele A. Overstreet: * * * DIVERSIFIED PROTECTION CORPORATION, Employer and UNITED GOVERNMENT SECURITY OFFICERS OF AMERICA AND ITS LOCAL 357, Petitioner and INTERNATIONAL UNION, SECURITY, POLICE AND FIRE PROFESSIONALS OF AMERICA (SPFPA) AND ITS AMALGAMATED LOCAL 725, Intervenor DECISION AND DIRECTION OF ELECTION I. SUMMARY On May 24, 2022,/1 United Governme  more

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Jan. 25 (TNSgov) -- Appalachian Voices posted the following news release on Jan. 24, 2023: Virginia's State Corporation Commission (SCC) has approved the first biogas supply infrastructure project under the Virginia Energy Innovation Act, a new state law adopted in 2022. On January 23, 2023, the SCC approved Roanoke Gas Company's application to build a facility that will upgrade anaerobic digester gas from the Western Virginia Water Authority's wastewater treatment pl  more

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Jan. 25 (TNSgov) -- The Southern Environmental Law Center posted the following news release on Jan. 24, 2023: Virginia's State Corporation Commission (SCC) has approved the first biogas supply infrastructure project under the Virginia Energy Innovation Act, a new state law adopted in 2022. On January 23, 2023, the SCC approved Roanoke Gas Company's application to build a facility that will upgrade anaerobic digester gas from the Western Virginia Water Authority's wast  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 23 (TNSgov) -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release on Jan. 23, 2023: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced a proposed rule today to protect 104 miles of rivers as critical habitat in Tennessee and Virginia for a fish called the sickle darter under the Endangered Species Act. The Service designated the sickle darter as a threatened species in November. The sickle darter was protected following a 2010 petition filed by the Cente  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 -- Rep. David Trone, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Congressman David Trone and U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen (all D-Md.) announced $150,000 in funding from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) and $150,000 provided by local governments for the Allegany College of Maryland Workforce Training Enhancement Project. Funding will be used to upgrade Allegany College of Maryland's community theater, which is primarily used to host workforc  more

GREENVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 25 (TNSfund) -- Tusculum University issued the following news on Jan. 24, 2023: Building on connections they have established with the Horse Creek community, Tusculum University researchers examining the history and changes within that area of Greene County are taking their project to the next level. The university has received a second $10,000 grant from the Council of Independent Colleges to further detail Horse Creek's history and evolution through the accounts o  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release on Jan. 26, 2023: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding $4 million in grants to support business growth and workforce development efforts in West Virginia communities impacted by a decline in the coal economy. The EDA investments announced today are: * Preston County Public Service Dis  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Jan. 25 (TNSgov) -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release on Jan. 24, 2023: Yesterday, the Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC) approved the Appalachian Power Company's (APCo) 2022 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) as reasonable for purposes of planning. The IRP is a planning document for APCo for the next fifteen years and they are required to engage in robust planning in a cost-effective manner. This IRP not only fails to take into consideration major polic  more

ROCK HILL, South Carolina, Jan. 26 (TNSawa) -- Winthrop University issued the following news: Kinyata Adams Brown, associate dean for engagement, diversity, and inclusive excellence at Winthrop University, was selected by a national student affairs organization as the recipient of the 2023 Bobby E. Leach Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Award. This award honors senior student affairs professionals or faculty members who have demonstrated a deep commitment to advancing diversity and inclusion t  more