HIGH POINT, North Carolina, May 24 -- High Point University issued the following news release: High Point University's Employee Wellness Program has earned a "gold" level recognition from the American Heart Association's 2024 Workforce Well-being Works Better Scorecard for a third consecutive year. This is the seventh time the association has recognized HPU's Employee Wellness Program since 2015. The American Heart Association has defined best practices for employers to use to build a culture   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 25 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release on May 24, 2024: Attorney General Josh Stein today led a bipartisan coalition of 27 Attorneys General in filing an amicus brief supporting Idaho's anti-patent troll law. Patent trolls are businesses that largely exist to bring patent infringement lawsuits. The Attorneys General argue that laws against patent trolls are essential to protecting innovation. At least 32 states have laws t  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 25 -- The North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services issued the following news release: The review and comment period is reopened through June 13 for guidelines concerning a new N.C. Agricultural Manufacturing and Processing Initiative to focus on increasing capacity for value-added processing of agricultural commodities. The initiative was established by the N.C. General Assembly in the 2023 session and will be administered by the N.C. Departme  more

MOREHEAD CITY, North Carolina, May 25 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release on May 24, 2024: The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission agreed this week that the Department of Environmental Quality's Division of Marine Fisheries should take a broader look at the protection of submerged aquatic vegetation. During its quarterly business meeting, the commission voted to request that the Division work with the Commission's Habitat and Water Quality A  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 24 -- Gov. Roy Cooper, D-North Carolina, issued the following executive order entitled "State Type I Disaster Declaration For Individual Assistance For Gaston County And Contiguous Counties": * * * EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 308 STATE TYPE I DISASTER DECLARATION FOR INDIVIDUAL ASSISTANCE FOR GASTON COUNTY AND CONTIGUOUS COUNTIES WHEREAS, the North Carolina Emergency Management Act, Chapter 166A of the North Carolina General Statutes, authorizes the issuance of a disaste  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 25 -- The North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources issued the following news release: Two North Carolina state historic sites -- Historic Edenton and Historic Halifax -- will enhance education and preservation activities thanks to grants from the Charles A. Cannon Charitable Trust Number One. Established upon Charles A. Cannon's passing, the Trust provides funding for capital and equipment projects across North Carolina. "We are moved by all the   more

WASHINGTON, May 24 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: As Donald Trump's MAGA RNC Leaders Michael Whatley and Lara Trump prepare to speak at the North Carolina GOP convention this weekend, DNC Spokesperson Aida Ross released the following statement: "Donald Trump hand-picked Michael Whatley and Lara Trump to lead the RNC because above all, he knows he can count on them to push lies about the 2020 election and back him up as he refuses to commit to accepting  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, May 25 -- The University of Tennessee's Institute of Agriculture issued the following news release: Beef cattle farmers in the tall fescue belt are eligible to take part in one of the largest initiatives ever undertaken to improve productivity, profitability and conservation benefits of grasslands in the eastern U.S. This program is also open to pasture-based sheep and goat operations. A total of 230 farms are being sought to collaborate on this sweeping initiative, known  more