NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 19 -- The Tennessee Electric Cooperative Association issued the following news on June 17, 2024: By Trent Scott Tonight Tennessee's electric cooperatives awarded $16,000 in scholarships to Washington Youth Tour delegates in Washington, D.C. Yuridia Garcia, a senior from Appalachian Electric Cooperative was awarded a $10,000 Cooperative Youth Ambassador Scholarship. Garcia was a 2023 delegate on the Washington Youth Tour. Delegates who remain engaged with their spons  more

WASHINGTON, June 20 (TNSrep) -- The Government Accountability Office issued the following report: Here are excerpts: * * * Fast Facts Millions of Americans live less than a mile from an abandoned mine. These sites can pose health risks and create economic challenges for nearby communities. Since 2016, the Department of the Interior's Abandoned Mine Land Economic Revitalization program has received over $1 billion in funding to help affected communities. But program participants have only s  more

EMORY, Virginia, June 18 -- Emory and Henry College issued the following news on June 17, 2024: A $3.4 million gift, part of which is cash and part a bequest from Abingdon couple Judith S. and James D. Moore, Jr. was recently made to Emory & Henry College to support faculty innovation across the institution's curriculum. When it is fully realized, this transformative gift will establish the Judith S. and James D. Moore, Jr. Center for Faculty Innovation to support visionary faculty members who  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Transportation's (USDOT) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today announced over $108 million in grant awards for 85 projects that will improve transportation and reduce roadway fatalities and serious injuries on Federal and Tribal lands. The grants, from FHWA's Nationally Significant Federal Lands and Tribal Projects and Tribal Transportation Program Safety Fund programs, a  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration issued the following news release: "Good transportation infrastructure is vital to the well-being of those traveling on Federal Lands and for those living and working in Native American, Alaska Native, and other indigenous peoples' communities," said U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. "The grants we are announcing today will help make travel in these areas safer." "Improving safety for those   more

CHARLESTON, South Carolina, June 18 -- Charleston Southern University issued the following news: By Jan Joslin B. Keith Faulkner, president of Charleston Southern University, is this year's recipient of the William R. Rakes Leadership in Education Award by the Virginia State Bar Section on the Education of Lawyers in Virginia. The Rakes Award recognizes an individual who has demonstrated exceptional leadership and vision in improving legal education as well as in advancing relationships and   more

WASHINGTON, June 18 (TNScapv) -- Outdoor Recreation Roundtable posted the following news on June 16, 2024: Hundreds of national and local businesses and organizations spanning the entire $1.1 trillion outdoor recreation economy are calling on the Senate to pass the Expanding Public Lands Outdoor Recreation Experiences (EXPLORE) Act, this bipartisan legislation would increase access and transform outdoor recreation opportunities across the country for all activities and all Americans. The EXPLO  more

SAN DIEGO, Texas, June 21 -- LPL Financial Holdings Inc., an investment advisory firm company, issued the following news release on June 20, 2024: LPL Financial LLC announced today that financial advisor W. Scott Hengerer, CMFC(TM), CRPC, has joined LPL Financial's broker-dealer, RIA and custodial platforms to launch a new independent practice, James River Private Wealth. He reported serving approximately $160 million in advisory, brokerage and retirement plan assets* and joins LPL from Ameripr  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) penned an op-ed in the Register-Herald on the importance of ensuring that rural hospitals have the resources they need to effectively care for their patients. Register-Herald: Ensuring Health Care Access for Rural Areas "No matter where you live in the United States, health care is expensive. In West Virginia, we are blessed with the beautiful Appalachian Mountains,   more

RADFORD, Virginia, June 19 -- Radford University issued the following news release: Radford University is among a small group of regional public colleges and universities across six states receiving funding from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) to help plan for improved healthcare worker training opportunities in the central Appalachian region. ARC is awarding the $250,000 planning grant through its Appalachian Regional Initiatives for Stronger Economies (ARISE), which works to streng  more

CLARKSVILLE, Tennessee, June 18 -- Austin Peay State University issued the following news: By Kara Zahn Austin Peay State University's College of Arts and Letters has announced the recipients for the 2023-24 academic year's Distinguished Alumni Awards: Barry Jones, Keith Kauffman, Joseph Miller, Melissa Smith, Alan Mearnes and Patrick Pride. Each department within the college selects an outstanding alumnus annually to receive the award. These individuals are chosen for their exceptional achie  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee released the following testimony by Ben Fowke, interim CEO and president of American Electric Power Co. Inc., from a May 21, 2024, hearing entitled "The Opportunities, Risks, and Challenges Associated with Growth in Demand for Electric Power in the United States": * * * Chairman Manchin, Ranking Member Barrasso, and members of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, thank you for the invitation to testify at  more

MOUNT OLIVE, North Carolina, June 18 -- The University of Mount Olive issued the following news: University of Mount Olive Director of Library Services Pam Wood will check in her final book at Moye Library on June 30. It will mark the end of a 55-year career at the institution that she has called her second home since 1966, when she enrolled as a student at what was then Mount Olive Junior College. "I started working in Moye Library as a cataloger as a freshman," Wood recalls. "I enjoyed it so  more