WASHINGTON, July 7 -- Rep. Nick Langworthy, R-New York, issued the following news release: Congressman Nick Langworthy (NY-23) is pleased to announce three grants from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) for projects in Cattaraugus and Chemung counties totaling more than $375,000. "These ARC grants are a reflection of our commitment to fostering economic growth, enhancing vital services, and improving the quality of life in the Southern Tier," said Rep. Langworthy. "With the development   more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, June 30 (TNSper) -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news: Fred Sauceman, news director at WETS-FM, will sign off the news desk for the last time on Friday, June 30, 2023, after a decade of delivering local and regional news at the station. In 2013, WETS-FM introduced its first news department in its 40-year history, with Sauceman at the helm to add local news content during National Public Radio's newsmagazines "Morning Edition" and "All Things Con  more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, July 5 (TNSres) -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news: East Tennessee State University continues to expand its long-standing presence as a leader in rural health research, earning millions of dollars in competitive grant awards and conducting research that impacts national, state, and Appalachian rural health issues. "The past year has certainly been a busy and productive year for rural health research at ETSU," said Michael Meit, Director of ET  more

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- The Journal of Rural Mental Health, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features topics on improving or accessing care in rural environments, issues faced by underserved populations and disparities in mental health care from the National Association for Rural Mental Health, published research articles on the following topics in its July 2023 quarterly edition: Articles: * Substance use disorder and rural detention center readmission: Results from a 3-year prospective coh  more

ELKINS, West Virginia, July 6 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on July 5, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) joined Dr. Rahul Gupta, Director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), and United States Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia Bill Ihlenfeld to announce the designation of Randolph County in West Virginia as a High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA). For years, Senator Manchin has strongly a  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 (TNStalk) -- The National Endowment for the Arts issued the following agency statement: * * * It is with great sadness that the National Endowment for the Arts acknowledges the passing of Jesse McReynolds, recipient-along with Jim McReynolds-of a 1997 NEA National Heritage Fellowship, the nation's highest honor in the folk and traditional arts. Jesse was born in 1929-two years after his brother Jim-in Coeburn, in the Clinch Mountains of southwestern Virginia. Their grandf  more

MORGANTOWN, West Virginia, July 6 (TNSres) -- West Virginia University issued the following news: A West Virginia University engineer is working to solve the unknowns about microorganisms growing inside pipes that bring drinking water to homes and businesses. Supported by $505,784 from a National Science Foundation CAREER award, researcher Emily Garner has launched a five-year study to learn more about biofilms. Known as "cities of microbes," biofilms are conglomerations of fungi, algae, bacte  more

JACKSONVILLE, Florida, June 28 (TNSres) -- The University of North Florida issued the following news release: Sheila Goloborotko, a University of North Florida associate professor of art and design, has been selected to have her work included in the portfolio of prints "Altered Environments", curated by April Flanders, professor of studio art at Appalachian State University, and co-sponsored by the Marine Bio invasions Lab at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center and Pyramid Atlantic.   more