BUCKHANNON, West Virginia, Oct. 27 -- West Virginia Wesleyan College issued the following news: Awake your senses! The Rustic Mechanicals are proud to present Shakespeare's classic tragedy, Julius Caesar to West Virginia Wesleyan College as part of their 2024 Lend Me Your Ears Tour! The Mechanicals have performed on the beautiful campus of WVWC several times, their latest performance being The Tempest for the Governor's School for the Arts. Founded by Celi Oliveto in the summer of 2014, The Rus  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Oct. 26 -- The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission issued the following news release: Annapolis, MD - The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission's Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Management Board (Board) and the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) have jointly approved modifications to two exemptions from the summer flounder commercial minimum mesh size requirements. The Board adopted these changes through Addendum XXXV to the Summer Flo  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Oct. 26 -- The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission issued the following news release: * * * Board Revises 2024/2025 Fishing Year Commercial Quota to 10.25 Million Pounds * * * Annapolis, MD - The Commission's Spiny Dogfish Management Board approved Draft Addendum VII to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Spiny Dogfish for public comment. The Draft Addendum considers potential measures to maintain consistency with the federal Fishery Management Plan in res  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued the following news release on Oct. 25, 2024: The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed an effort by the city of Fredericksburg, Virginia to rename a street named for Confederate general Nathan Bedford Forrest. Earlier this week, the city council directed staff to begin the process of changing the name of Forrest Avenue. Forrest was   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- The League of Women Voters of Virginia issued the following news release on Oct. 25, 2024: Today, the Virginia Coalition of Immigrant Rights (VACIR), the League of Women Voters of Virginia (LWVVA), and African Communities Together (ACT) successfully defended naturalized Americans who were unfairly targeted in Virginia's illegal and last-minute purge program. A judge just ruled to temporarily halt the program and put voters back on the rolls. The plaintiffs are represent  more

MCLEAN, Virginia, Oct. 26 -- The National Automobile Dealers Association issued the following statement on Oct. 25, 2024, by President and CEO Mike Stanton: * * * "VW AG's decision to attempt to sell Scout vehicles direct to consumers and compete with its U.S. dealer partners is disappointing and misguided, and it will be challenged. Unfortunately, it's also not terribly surprising, as VW AG CEO Oliver Blume and Scout CEO Scott Keogh have avoided engaging with or even responding to NADA for mo  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Oct. 26 -- The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association issued the following news release on Oct. 25, 2024: National Rural Electric Cooperative Association CEO Jim Matheson today welcomed the U.S. Department of Agriculture's second round of awards for electric cooperatives under its Empowering Rural America (New ERA) Program. The roughly $1 billion in new funding was announced by Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Xochitl Torres Small today in Colorado, along with $2.5  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Oct. 28 (TNSres) -- The National Community Pharmacists Association issued the following news release on Oct. 27, 2024: The 2024 NCPA Digest, sponsored by Cardinal Health, was released today as part of the National Community Pharmacists Association's Annual Convention, being held Oct. 26-29 in Columbus, Ohio. The NCPA Digest, which provides an annual overview of independent community pharmacy, found that the industry represents 35 percent of all retail pharmacies in the Uni  more

LYNCHBURG, Virginia, Oct. 26 (TNSres) -- The University of Lynchburg issued the following news: Kaitlyn Okin'25, a graduate student in the Master of Science in Athletic Training program at the University of Lynchburg, has received three grants to support her research. Her project, titled "The 'Why' Behind Athletic Trainers: Experiences with the Social Determinants of Health at In-Crisis Secondary Schools," was born out of her love for research but also a passion for advocacy and accessibility.  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Oct. 25 -- The Prevent Cancer Foundation issued the following commentary on Oct. 24, 2024: * * * Mitchell Kang, DO, is a board-certified gastroenterologist and hepatologist with the Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group. He sees patients at the Kaiser Permanente Caton Hill Medical Center. * * * What a Hepatologist Wants You to Know About Liver Cancer By Mitchell Kang October is Liver Cancer Awareness Month. As a board-certified gastroenterologist and hepatologist who   more

RADFORD, Virginia, Oct. 26 (TNSres) -- Radford University issued the following Highlander Highlights wrap up for Oct. 21, 2024: Every other week, our Highlanders are using their education to do extraordinary things. Here, we'll highlight some notable mentions from local, regional, national and international news media. Whether our students, alumni, faculty and staff are featured as subject matter experts in high-profile stories or simply helping make the world a better place, we'll feature thei  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Oct. 28 -- The National Community Pharmacists Association issued the following news release: COLUMBUS, Ohio (Oct. 27, 2024) - The National Community Pharmacists Association is pleased to announce that Richard "Tripp" Logan, of L&S Pharmacy in Charleston, Mo., is the winner of the 2024 NCPA Willard B. Simmons Independent Pharmacist of the Year Award. The award, which is sponsored this year by KeySource, was presented as part of NCPA's Annual Convention, being held Oct. 26-2  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Oct. 26 -- The American Society of Travel Advisors issued the following news release: * * * Industry Trade Group Views this Development as a Vital Response to its Year-Long Advocacy * * * The American Society of Travel Advisors (ASTA) was pleased to learn that the Departments of Transportation and Justice have jointly issued a Request for Information (RFI) relating to the state of competition in air travel. A number of developments such as the mergers and acquisitions a  more