BOONE, North Carolina, July 11 -- Appalachian Voices issued the following news release on July 10, 2024: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the House Appropriations Committee approved a dangerous appropriations bill for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education. Among other disastrous provisions, the bill would block funding for the recently finalized rule to protect miners from silica dust -- a significant driver of the resurgence of black lung disease in Central Appalachia. Th  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- The National Association of County and City Health Officials issued the following news release: The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), the voice of the over 3,300 local health departments across the country, is pleased to announce that the Richmond County Health Department in North Carolina is the recipient of the 2024 Samuel J. Crumbine Consumer Protection Award for Excellence in Food Protection at the Local Level. This prestigious award i  more

FAYETTEVILLE, North Carolina, July 11 -- The Southern Coalition for Social Justice issued the following news release on July 10, 2024: Southern Coalition for Social Justice (SCSJ) recommends Fayetteville keeps its schools police-free in a memo addressing the city's proposal to replace school resource officers with members of Fayetteville Police Department ahead of a Thursday City Council vote. After the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office pulled its officers out of its schools a month ago, the   more