KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Nov. 18 -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics issued the following news release: The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has released the teams, seeding and host sites for the 69th Annual NAIA Football Championship Series. The 20-team field starts the NAIA National Championship with 12 teams earning first round byes and eight teams squaring off at four sites around the country on November 23rd. The full field features 13 automatic   more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Nov. 18 -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics issued the following news release: The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has officially announced the teams and pairings for the 2024 NAIA Women's Soccer National Championship. The 40-team field will kick things off in the NAIA National Championship First & Second Rounds presented by Select Sport America, at 16 campus locations on November 21-23. The 2024 NAIA National Championship Se  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Nov. 23 -- American Electric Power Corp. issued the following news release: FORT WAYNE, Ind. - Indiana Michigan Power (I&M), an American Electric Power (Nasdaq: AEP) company, has filed a joint settlement with the Indiana Office of Utility Consumer Counselor (OUCC), Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft, Google, the Data Center Coalition (DCC), and the Citizens Action Coalition (CAC). This settlement is the result of a collaborative negotiation process that supports I&M's ability   more

BOONE, North Carolina, Nov. 21 -- Appalachian Voices issued the following news release on Nov. 20, 2024: FLOYD, Va. -- Today, the Floyd County Circuit Court released a ruling that the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, its director and the State Air Pollution Control Board did not have the authority to end Virginia's participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative. "We're pleased with this decision," said Matt Allenbaugh, Appalachian Voices Virginia Campaign Coordinator. "A  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Nov. 19 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * In a presentation tied to 'Tales of Koehler Hollow,' Christopher A. Brooks and Naomi Hodge-Muse trace a rich tradition in rural Virginia. * * * By Dina Weinstein A Virginia Commonwealth University professor and his latest book's co-author, whose family is at the heart of the story, highlighted in a recent public session the grit and richness of the Black experience in Appalachia. Christopher A.  more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, Nov. 20 (TNSres) -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news: Using publicly available funeral and obituary data, researchers from East Tennessee State University identified more than 300 excess deaths in Washington County alone in 2020 - of which just over half were specifically identified as being related to COVID-19 - in an article recently published in the Journal of Appalachian Health. The study, "Using Public Funeral and Obituary Listings to Ide  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 [Category: Environment] -- The League of Conservation Voters issued the following news release: Today, the League of Conservation Voters and 64 environmental organizations sent the below letter to members of Congress urging them pass modest spending increases for environmental programs without poison pill riders in the Fiscal Year (FY25) Appropriations Bills. *** November 21, 2024 United States Senate U.S. House of Representatives Dear Members of Congress, The 64 under  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (I-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, questioned five Biden Administration officials on West Virginia's disaster relief issues and priorities. Senator Manchin specifically questioned the witnesses on better classifying Appalachia to receive federal disaster relief resources, completing the Appalachian Development Highway System (ADHS), and balancing the n  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Nov. 23 -- Mercer University issued the following news: By Jennifer Falk Towns County lies nestled in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains of northeast Georgia. Home to about 12,500 people, the county is rich in heritage, yet little of its people's stories have been archived and preserved. "Towns County is the least digitally preserved and represented county in the entire state of Georgia," said Dr. Leah Panther, associate professor of literacy education at Mercer Un  more

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, Nov. 21 (TNSres) -- Mississippi State University issued the following news: Mississippi State is the recipient of a combined $9.5 million that will allow the Magnolia State's leading land-grant institution to continue playing an influential role in Mississippi's economic future by creating innovative technologies, better jobs and skilled workers. Mississippi is investing more than $110 million in economic development, infrastructure upgrades, workforce development, tou  more

DES PLAINES, Illinois, Nov. 22 -- GTI Energy issued the following news release: * * * HyVelocity and MachH2 secure initial funding to kickstart hubs, ARCH2 continues execution of phase one * * * GTI Energy is proud to announce that the U.S Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED) has finalized phase 1 award agreements with the three hydrogen hubs in which GTI Energy plays a pivotal role - the HyVelocity Gulf Coast Hydrogen Hub, the Midwest Alliance for Clean Hy  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Nov. 22 (TNSres) -- Policy Matters Ohio, a nonpartisan policy research institute, issued the following news release: Since 2021, the federal government has announced more than $16.5 billion in funding to Ohio through legislation whose future is now uncertain, according to a new report from Policy Matters Ohio. The report describes how the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) and Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) advance environmental justice and decarbonization efforts, directing fu  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Nov. 19 -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics issued the following news release: The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has announced the qualifying teams and opening round matchups for the 2024 NAIA Women's Volleyball Championship presented by Marriott South Sioux City Riverfront and Explore Siouxland. The 48-team event will begin with 24 championship opening round matches at campus locations on Saturday, November 23. After openi  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- Rep. Morgan McGarvey, D-Kentucky, issued the following news release on Nov. 21, 2024: Today, Congressman McGarvey introduced a bill to extend the highly successful Clean Energy Demonstration Program on Current and Former Mine Land (CEML) program. The CEML program is already transforming communities across coal country, including in Eastern Kentucky, and it's critical that Congress continue to invest in programs to help the states that powered the 20th century grow and thr  more

BOONE, North Carolina, Nov. 19 -- Appalachian Voices issued the following statement on Nov. 18, 2024: * * * Today, the Biden administration sent a request to Congress for $98 billion in supplemental disaster funding to recover from Hurricane Helene, as well as Hurricane Milton and other disasters across the country since 2022. This package includes funding for: * FEMA Disaster Relief Fund: $40 billion * Small Business Administration Disaster Loans Program: $2.2 billion * Economic Developmen  more

WEST LIBERTY, West Virginia, Nov. 22 -- West Liberty University issued the following news: Todd Cover, President and CEO of Belmont Savings Bank, will serve as keynote speaker for West Liberty University's (WLU) Fall Commencement Ceremony, taking place at 11 a.m., Saturday, December 14, in the Academic, Sports and Recreation Complex (ASRC). Cover, a distinguished alum of West Liberty University, graduated in 1998 with bachelor's degree in marketing and management. A passionate leader in the c  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 21 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: Coal ash -- the chalky remnants of coal that has been burned for fuel -- has been piling up across the United States for decades. But new research led by The University of Texas at Austin has found that the national coal ash supply contains enough rare earth elements to significantly bolster the national supply without any new mining. "This really exemplifies the 'trash to treasure' mantra," said co-l  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Nov. 23 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following statement on Nov. 21, 2024: * * * Attorney General Jason Miyares issued the following statement today regarding the Virginia State Corporation Commission's (SCC) final order on Appalachian Power Company's (APCo) request for another significant increase in its electric rates: "While this office's division of consumer counsel argued for a rate decrease, today's decision ensures that the increase in ra  more

FAIRMONT, West Virginia, Nov. 23 -- Gov. Jim Justice, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Nov. 22, 2024: Gov. Jim Justice, alongside Sen. Shelley Moore Capito and Shark Tank's Kevin O'Leary, broke ground on Prime 6's new manufacturing facility in Fairmont. The $35 million investment is expected to create 75-100 jobs in North Central West Virginia. Prime 6 is known for its innovative approach to upcycling wood waste, turning it into high-quality products for the hospitality in  more