ELON, North Carolina, May 13 (TNSper) -- Elon University issued the following news release: * * * The professorship honors senior full professors for their career achievements in teaching, scholarship, leadership and service to Elon. * * * Ann Cahill, professor of philosophy and director of the National and International Fellowships Office, and Mary Jo Festle, Maude Sharpe Powell Professor of History, are to be honored as Elon University's seventh and eighth Distinguished University Professo  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 13 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality's Division of Air Quality (DAQ) is providing an additional 15 days to submit public comment on a draft air quality permit for Wolfspeed, Inc. - Siler City Factory. Comments will now be accepted until 5 p.m. on Sunday, May 28. The air quality permit would allow Wolfspeed to construct and operate a new semiconductor manufacturi  more

FLETCHER, North Carolina, May 13 -- The Asheville Regional Airport issued the following news: The numbers are in, and for the first time in history Asheville Regional Airport (AVL) served more than 400,000 passengers in the year's first quarter- a 29% increase over the previous year's record number of 312,000. Additionally, each month's passenger numbers for January, February and March were the highest in history, showing a strengthening of air service and utilization in the winter months at AV  more