ELIZABETH CITY, North Carolina, May 31 -- College of the Albemarle issued the following news release: College of The Albemarle (COA) recently celebrated 33 Basic Law Enforcement Training (BLET) students for program completion: 15 from the Fall 2023 program and 18 from Spring 2024. The ceremony included remarks from COA President Dr. Jack Bagwell, COA Dean of Workforce Development, Public Services and Career Readiness Robin Zinsmeister, COA BLET Director John Etheridge, and the 2023 and 2024 cla  more

CLAREMONT, North Carolina, May 31 -- CommScope issued the following news release: CommScope (NASDAQ: COMM), a global leader in network connectivity, was selected by Casa Systems, Inc. ("Casa"), as the highest and best bidder to acquire Casa's Cable Business assets. A purchase agreement was entered into on May 29, 2024, between CommScope and Casa Systems, Inc. after CommScope entered the winning bid of $45,100,000 to purchase the Cable Business assets through an auction process under section 36  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 31 -- The North Carolina Department of Public Safety posted the following news release on May 29, 2024: On Thursday, May 23, 2024, the Governor signed a Type I state disaster declaration for Gaston County and contiguous counties that suffered damage from two EF-1 tornadoes and severe weather on May 8, 2024. This declaration authorized state funds be made available for emergency assistance in the form of individual assistance, in accordance with N.C. Gen. Stat. Sec.   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 31 -- North Carolina Community College System issued the following news: The North Carolina Community College System named Dr. Torry Reynolds the new Associate Vice President of Student Services. She comes to the System with 18 years of experience in higher education, including her current role as AVP of Student Success Services at Forsyth Technical Community College in Winston-Salem. Reynolds will be responsible for leading efforts to ensure statewide opportuniti  more

DURHAM, North Carolina, May 31 -- Duke University Pratt School of Engineering issued the following news: Kishor Trivedi, the Hudson Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Duke University, has won the 2024 Jean-Claude Laprie Award in Dependable Computing for his paper titled "A methodology for detection and estimation of software aging." The award has been given annually since 2012 by the IFIP Working Group 10.4 on Dependable Computing and Fault Tolerance to recognize  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, May 31 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: As he strides toward the finish line of an illustrious career, Dave Cianelli contemplates life without hurdles and hammers, legs and laps, spikes and starting blocks. Instead, Virginia Tech's director of track and field envisions a future in Oak Island, North Carolina, perhaps as a Harley Davidson mechanic. The owner of two such beloved American icons, Cianelli foresees wrenching on his prized possessions on hot, lazy aft  more

FAYETTEVILLE, North Carolina, May 31 -- Methodist University issued the following news release: A current student and recent graduate from Methodist University are utilizing their talents to impact the world. Recently, Projects for Peace - an initiative that provides funding to student-led projects - awarded two separate $10,000 grants to Methodist University senior Hannah Mulbah (Biology with a minor in Chemistry) and recent graduate Zakia Najafizada '24 (Computer Information Technology with   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 31 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release on May 30, 2024: Attorney General Josh Stein today announced a proposed settlement with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) that will permanently ease restrictions on Division I college athletes who have transferred schools multiple times and allow them to play immediately after changing teams. The agreement, which must be approved by U.S. District Judge John Preston B  more

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, May 31 (TNSres) -- North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University issued the following news: Kimberly Tyson, director of the Office of International Affairs at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, has received the prestigious Fulbright International Education Administrators award for the 2024-25 academic year, affirming her exceptional leadership and contributions to global connectivity in higher education. The Fulbright Internatio  more

DURHAM, North Carolina, May 31 -- The North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources issued the following news release on May 30, 2024: As part of its 100th year anniversary, The Duke Endowment has approved a $2.5 million grant to the Duke Homestead State Historic Site in Durham, the largest private monetary gift ever given to a state historic site from a single donor. This generous grant will be used to transform the Duke Homestead, preserving and protecting this important piece o  more

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, May 31 (TNSres) -- The University of North Carolina's School of the Arts issued the following news release: UNCSA has announced the recipients of the State Employees' Credit Union (SECU) Public Fellows Internship Program supported by the SECU Foundation (opens in new tab). The 2024 summer recipients are: * School of Music student Jacob Burnette of Forest City, interning with the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra. * School of Filmmaking student Jada Cheek of Matthews  more

WASHINGTON, May 25 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: As Trump VP contender Doug Burgum speaks at the North Carolina GOP convention today, DNC Spokesperson Aida Ross released the following statement: "Donald Trump has put Doug Burgum on his VP shortlist because they share the same extreme MAGA agenda of ripping away women's freedoms and rigging the economy for the ultra-wealthy at the expense of America's middle class. Burgum's extreme MAGA record includes  more

BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky, May 31 -- Western Kentucky University issued the following news: Western Kentucky University's School of Media & Communication continued its tradition of national success in the annual Hearst Journalism Awards Program with a sixth-place finish in the 2024 Overall Intercollegiate Competition. WKU has placed in the top eight overall for 31 straight years with four overall championships in 2000, 2001, 2005 and 2018. The top 10 schools in the 2024 Overall Intercollegiate   more