ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 2 -- The city of Alexandria issued the following news release: The City of Alexandria's Department of Transportation & Environmental Services is reaching out to the community for input regarding the concept design options proposed for the Holland Lane Corridor Improvements Project. The purpose of this project is to create a safer, more accessible, and comfortable travel experience for people of all ages, abilities and travel modes along Holland Lane, from Duke Street  more

ROANOKE, Virginia, April 2 (TNSres) -- The Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at Virginia Tech issued the following news: By John Pastor A globally recognized physician-scientist who studies and treats blood cancer is joining Virginia Tech to lead cancer research in Washington, D.C., said Michael Friedlander, Virginia Tech's vice president for health sciences and technology and executive director of the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC. Christopher Hourigan, a senior investigator  more

ROANOKE, Virginia, April 2 (TNSres) -- The Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at Virginia Tech issued the following news: By Leigh Anne Kelley Modern medicine treats patients independently, but when it comes to women's health, physicians and researchers stressed the need for a holistic approach during a recent panel discussion on maternal health in Washington, D.C. "Maternal health is children's health," said Catherine Limperopoulos, chief and director of the Developing Brain Institute at C  more

DALLAS, Texas, April 2 -- Hunton Andrews Kurth, a law firm, issued the following news: Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP acted as counsel to the remarketing agent for the remarketing of $86 million aggregate principal amount of West Virginia Economic Development Authority Solid Waste Disposal Facilities Revenue Refunding Bonds (Appalachian Power Company - Amos Project), Series 2015A. Appalachian Power Company ("APCo") is a subsidiary of American Electric Power Company ("AEP") and is part of AEP's vert  more

HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, April 2 -- Marshall University issued the following news release: The MitraClip(TM) procedure is now available at Marshall Health Network to treat individuals suffering from mitral valve regurgitation. The FDA-approved, minimally-invasive procedure addresses valve leakage and improves overall cardiac function. Marshall Health interventional cardiologist and structural heart specialist Salem Badr, M.D., an assistant professor at the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards  more

DUBLIN, Virginia, April 2 -- New River Community College issued the following news release: New River Community College (NRCC) is pleased to announce the winners of its inaugural Virginia Community College System Poetry & Visual Arts Competition. Participating students submitted original poetry and visual artworks during February and March interpreting the theme "I belong." The program aimed to foster a sense of community and belonging at NRCC and across the Virginia Community College System.   more

MIDLAND, Michigan, April 2 -- Northwood University issued the following news: Northwood Esports won the Rally Cry Counter-Strike 2 Collegiate Series this weekend. "We had a rough start at the beginning of Rally Cry season, but things really started coming together as playoffs approached," stated Max "SolGoat" Wallace, a player from Henrico, Virginia. "While we went into the playoffs as the No. 7 seed overall, we were confident we could win the entire tournament." Other players on Northwood's   more

LOUDOUN, Virginia, April 2 -- Northern Virginia Community College issued the following news release: Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA) President Anne M. Kress attended a signing event today, at the College's Loudoun Campus to initiate an agreement between NOVA and Opportunity Scholars. The new partnership seeks to expand opportunities for students from lower- and middle-income families. Specifically, the partnership aims to help more students in the region obtain higher education and w  more

TYSONS, Virginia, April 2 -- Reed Smith, a law firm, issued the following news release: Reed Smith is pleased to announce that Robert M. Diamond, a senior counsel in its Real Estate Group, has been named to the 2024 class of the Virginia Lawyers Hall of Fame, presented by Virginia Lawyers Weekly. Diamond was honored for his contributions to national and state legislation, real estate transactions and real estate litigation matters, including the creation of new laws regulating condominiums and   more

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 2 -- Sinclair Broadcast Group, a media company and a provider of local sports and news, issued the following news release on April 1, 2024: Sinclair today announced that Shuneca Harrington has been named VP/GM of WRLH/FOX in Richmond, VA. Harrington, who began her media career at Sinclair, returns to the company from WRAL/NBC and WRAZ/FOX in Raleigh, NC where she was Director of Sales. In making the announcement, Rob Weisbord, Sinclair's Chief Operating Officer and P  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 2 -- The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services issued the following news release on April 1, 2024: The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) is currently accepting applications for the spring round of the Governor's Agriculture and Forestry Industries Development (AFID) Infrastructure Grant program. Created in 2021, AFID Infrastructure Grants are awarded to support locally identified investments that aid small-scale farmers  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 2 -- The Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation issued the following news release: The Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation is now accepting applications for a new federal grant program to preserve land around military installations and improve access to outdoor recreation. A total of $40 million is available nationally under the Readiness and Recreation Initiative, a joint program of the National Park Service Land and Water Conservation Fund  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 2 -- The Virginia Democratic Party issued the following news release on April 1, 2024: A couple of brutal new reports call attention to Hung Cao shamefully blaming the tragedy of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsing on racial equity. The morning after a cargo ship collided with the Francis Scott Key Bridge, Hung Cao went on a conservative talk radio show host and agreed with the host's assessment that blamed the tragedy on having a "Secretary of Transportation in P  more

WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia, April 2 (TNSres) -- The College of William and Mary issued the following news: Professor Christie S. Warren of William & Mary Law School has been awarded the Fulbright-Lund Distinguished Chair in Public International Law for the 2024-2025 academic year. Warren will be teaching at Lund University and conducting research at the Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law in Sweden. Her research will focus on the role of constitutions and foundational c  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, April 2 (TNSres) -- Gov. Jim Justice, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on April 1, 2024: Gov. Jim Justice announced today that West Virginia's General Revenue collections for March 2024, the ninth month of Fiscal Year 2024, came in at $487.4 million, which is $94.8 million above the official estimate. Cumulative collections for Fiscal Year 2024 of more than $4.068 billion stand at $522.9 million ahead of the cumulative estimate. "West Virginia's fis  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, April 2 -- West Virginia Secretary of State Mac Warner issued the following news release: The WV Secretary of State's Office registered 1,317 new businesses statewide during the month of March according to Secretary of State Mac Warner. Wayne County led the state in the percentage of new business growth with a total of 30 new business registrations, a 2.62% increase. The Secretary of State's Business Division reported that Calhoun, Boone, Morgan and Lewis County also  more

MORGANTOWN, West Virginia, April 2 (TNSres) -- The West Virginia University's Health Sciences Center-School of Nursing issued the following news: WVU School of Nursing Keyser Campus students Jenna Ujcic and Riley Haines recently developed and produced a podcast episode to help students at Frankfort High School understand the intricate relationship between mental health and nutrition. The duo are both former students of Frankfort High School and were placed there for their clinical capstone imp  more

MORGANTOWN, West Virginia, April 2 -- The West Virginia University's Health Sciences Center-School of Nursing issued the following news: West Virginia University Professor Christopher Martin, MD, MSc, has been selected to receive the National Board of Medical Examiners Edithe J. Levit Distinguished Service Award. Dr. Martin serves as the director of the WVU Health Sciences Global Engagement Office and Occupational and Environmental Medicine Residency Program as well as a professor in the Schoo  more