COLUMBUS, Ohio, Nov. 11 (TNSres) -- American Electric Power Corp. issued the following news release: * * * * 2024 operating earnings guidance range of $5.53 to $5.73 per share announced * Five-year, $43 billion capital plan emphasizes investments in wires and renewables to support needs of customers * Economic development strategy bolsters strong load projections over the next three years * * * American Electric Power (Nasdaq: AEP) will continue to actively manage its portfolio and invest   more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, Nov. 9 -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news: An outdoor stroll, with the feel of grass crunching against your shoes, may have left the impression that the area is having a dry spell. You aren't wrong. Moderate-to-extreme levels of drought are gripping much of Tennessee, according to East Tennessee State University's Dr. Andrew Joyner. A member of the Department of Geosciences, Joyner is the state's official climatologist. "We've seen r  more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, Nov. 8 -- Ballad Health, a community health improvement organization, issued the following news release: Ballad Health is partnering with the American Cancer Society to host a special lung cancer screening event in honor of National Lung Cancer Screening Day, to increase the community's access to care. The event will be held on Saturday, Nov. 11, from 8 a.m. until noon at the Holston Valley Medical Center Imaging Center, 103 W. Stone Drive in Kingsport, and will provid  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 9 -- Bank of America, a financial institution, issued the following news release: Bank of America is seeding a second round of financing for Veteran Loan Fund, doubling a two-year-old commitment that has already funded more than 500 small businesses built by former military personnel that have created or retained more than 3,000 jobs across 37 states. The fund's first $15 million round, closed in 2022, was deployed in less than 12 months. The Veteran Loan Fund is a national coll  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced a $263,939.46 investment from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to support two local food networks in Athens, Ohio that are dedicated to making local produce accessible and connecting farmers with new, local markets. The investments are made possible by the Local Agriculture Market Program (LAMP), which was created in the 2018 Farm Bill thro  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced funding from the U.S. Departments of Justice (DOJ), Health and Human Services (HHS), and Agriculture (USDA), as well as the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC), to support public health, energy assistance, economic development, and law enforcement initiatives in West Virginia. HHS FUNDING:   more

NEW YORK, Nov. 10 -- The Children's Book Council issued the following news: On October 26, the CBC School and Library Marketing Committee presented their picture books at a debut Buzz Panel. Stay tuned for the panel video on our website soon; meanwhile, find all the great books recommended by the panel below! Once, a Bird, by Rina Singh; illustrated by Nathalie Dion (Orca Book Publishers) Once, as the winter ended, a little bird emerged to find the world had gone quiet. The streets were empty  more

EMORY, Virginia, Nov. 7 -- Emory and Henry College issued the following news: The Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges in Virginia awarded Dr. Amanda Romjue the H. Hiter Harris III Excellence in Instructional Technology Award at the 2023 VFIC Fall Luncheon and Harris Family Awards Program held Thursday, November 2, at the offices of Williams Mullen in Richmond. E&H faculty member Dr. Ben Letson attended the event to present Dr. Romjue the award. The Virginia Foundation for Independent   more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, Nov. 7 -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news: East Tennessee State University's Dr. Ted Olson, a respected academic and writer who has helped elevate the university's distinction in the areas of Appalachian Studies, bluegrass and more, has earned new accolades. Olson had co-authored the liner notes for the 2022 album, "Lovey's Original Trinidad String Band: Encore Lovey!," and it won the Certificate of Merit for Best Historical Research for its   more

NEW YORK, Nov. 10 -- Fox News Media, a business unit of Fox, issued the following news release: FOX Nation, FOX News Media's streaming service, will debut a new docudrama hosted by award-winning actor Rob Lowe commemorating the upcoming 250th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party, announced Jason Klarman, president of the platform. Entitled Liberty or Death: Boston Tea Party, Lowe will also executive produce the four-part historical series which will premiere on Sunday, November 19th. In making   more

KEENE, New Hampshire, Nov. 7 -- The Interdisciplinary Studies in Literature and Environment, a peer-reviewed journal from the Association for the Study of Literature and Environment, published research articles on the following topics in its Fall 2023 edition (Vol. 30, Issue 3): Scholarly Articles: * Experience and the Whiteness of the Anthropocene Narrative: A Reading of Ta-Nehisi Coates's Between the World and Me * Climate Staged: The Place of Theatre in The Great Immensity * The Hospitab  more

CLEMSON, South Carolina, Nov. 9 -- Clemson University issued the following news: Jackson Grant doesn't recall the primary reason behind his initial visit to the Military & Veteran Resource Center in Vickery Hall over the summer of 2022. But he remembers the impression it made on him as an enrolled student veteran navigating his very first day at Clemson University. "Someone recommended the office to get help with my questions, and that's where I met Emily DaBruzzi for the first time," says Gra  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Nov. 8 -- Appalachian Voices issued the following news release: The Center for Biological Diversity and Appalachian Voices today sued the U.S. Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for failing to protect highly imperiled wildlife from the devastating harms of coal mining in Kentucky, West Virginia and Virginia. The agencies have failed to implement required protections for imperiled species, putting wildlife such   more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Nov. 8 -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics issued the following news: The final field for the 68th annual NAIA Men's Cross Country National Championship has been released as 36 teams and 85 individuals have qualified. The field will prepare to race on Friday, November 17, 2023 at 11:30 a.m. PT at the Fort Vancouver National Historic Championship Course in Vancouver, Wash. Qualifier Notes * 2023's championship will be the eighth that has taken place   more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Nov. 8 -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics issued the following news: The final field for the 44th annual NAIA Women's Cross Country National Championship has been released as 36 teams and 88 individuals have qualified. The field will prepare to race on Friday, November 17, 2023 at 10:30 a.m. PT at the Fort Vancouver National Historic Championship Course in Vancouver, Wash. Qualifier Notes * 2023's championship will be the eighth that has taken plac  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 8 -- Nonprofit Finance Fund issued the following news: Nonprofit Finance Fund (NFF) is pleased to share that President and CEO Aisha Benson was elected to serve a second full term on the Board of Directors of the Opportunity Finance Network (OFN). "Growing up in low-income housing in Harlem, I was surrounded by people who worked tirelessly to support those they loved and carry on the cultural legacy of the community. But they faced so many barriers to doing so," said Benson. "Co  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- The National Labor Relations Board issued the following decision (Case No. 01-RD-325481) by Region 2 Director John D. Doyle Jr.: * * * WINDHAM COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, INC., Employer and DANNY HAYDEN, Petitioner and UNITED FEDERATION OF SPECIAL POLICE AND SECURITY OFFICERS, Union DECISION AND DIRECTION OF ELECTION Windham Community Memorial Hospital, Inc (the Employer) operates an acute care hospital in Willimantic, Connecticut./1 United Federation of Special Police  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Nov. 10 (TNSres) -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news release on Nov. 9, 2023: * * * OHSU lead author of nationwide study says findings highlight prime opportunity to provide effective addiction treatment while people are in custody * * * New research finds that almost half of people who use illicit drugs in rural areas have been recently incarcerated. Results from a survey of almost 3,000 people in eight rural areas nationwide who report using  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following statement on Nov. 9, 2023: * * * The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) has awarded $400,000 to Virginia Tech for a wastewater pilot project, which will advance work in detecting pathogens in wastewater in rural communities. To that end, Virginia Tech will work with treatment plants in two communities in Lee County and two communities in Wise County, Virginia. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the followin  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 8 -- The Southern Alliance for Clean Energy issued the following news release: For the first time in the 90-year history of the Tennessee Valley Authority, several nonprofit advocacy organizations submitted a "Motion to Intervene" in the authority's Integrated Resource Plan process, a comprehensive study that projects how TVA will meet demand for energy over the next 25 years. In the motion, groups called on TVA to make its IRP process more open and transparent by hos  more

DALLAS, Texas, Nov. 6 -- The American Heart Association issued the following news release: Research Highlights: In a small study of adults living in rural America, those who identified as transgender were more likely to have cardiovascular disease risk factors, including tobacco use, obesity, high blood pressure, Type 2 diabetes or insulin resistance, high cholesterol and/or alcohol use. Study participants with the highest odds of having cardiovascular disease risk factors were transgender ma  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.), a member of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, yesterday joined her colleagues in passing the Senate's appropriations bills for Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies; Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies; and Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies. This legislation - which  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, Nov. 10 -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: The Maverick Entrepreneur Program and Award Fund distributed $117,000 to 10 student entrepreneurs at the MavPitch grand finale event. The Maverick Entrepreneurship Program and Award was established to encourage UT Arlington students to explore and express their business ideas in a friendly and encouraging environment. The program is one of the most generously funded student-focused entrepre  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on Nov. 9, 2023: * * * Biden-Harris Administration Celebrates Historic Progress in Rebuilding America Ahead of Two-Year Anniversary of Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Two years ago, President Biden signed the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law - a once-in-a-generation investment in America's infrastructure and competitiveness. Since then, the Biden-Harris Administration has been breaking ground on projects to rebuild our  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Nov. 8 (TNSres) -- Yale School of Public Health issued the following news on Nov. 7, 2023: More than 100 Yale School of Public Health alumni recently turned out for the first in-person Alumni Day in five years, attending an event-filled day at the New Haven Lawn Club that included lively discussions about the importance of data-driven leadership in public health, a poster contest, and the distribution of the annual alumni awards. Dean Megan L. Ranney, MD, noted the crit  more