KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Feb. 25 [Category: Sports] -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics posted the following news release: * * * 2025 NAIA Men's Wrestling National Championships Qualifiers Announced KANSAS CITY, Mo. - ( Qualifiers by Weight Class | Qualifiers by School | Qualifiers by Conference ) The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has officially announced the qualifiers for the 2025 NAIA Wrestling National Championships hosted by Visit Wichita at   more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, Feb. 27 -- Ballad Health, a community health improvement organization, issued the following news release: * * * Ballad Health invests in 48 community health partnerships for fiscal year 2025, serving 105,000 people in the Appalachian Highlands Ballad Health is reinforcing its commitment to healthier communities by investing in 48 community health improvement partnerships and collaborations for fiscal year 2025. This funding supports programs benefiting 105,000 people   more

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Feb. 28 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Southern Environmental Law Center posted the following news release: * * * Dominion customers to pay more than a billion for gas backup facility CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- On Monday, the Virginia State Corporation Commission approved Dominion Energy's application to spend about $550 million--and charge customers $1 billion to $1.5 billion over the long-term--to build a liquified natural gas (LNG) facility that will hold four days of  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Feb. 25 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN Platforms Present 17 Top 25 Teams in Action this Week, Highlighted by Four Ranked vs. Ranked Matchups on Sat., March 1 * Tuesday, SportsCenter on Campus heads to Coral Cables ahead of No. 2 Duke at Miami (7 p.m. ET, ESPN) * Saturday's Sonic Blockbuster between No. 1 Auburn and No. 17 Kentucky highlighted by special all-access broadcast (1 p.m., ABC/ESPN+) *   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 [Category: Political] -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary: * * * How the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is Helping Virginia Below is a continuously updated list of Virginia good news arising from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act enacted by President Trump and congressional Republicans in 2017. Per IRS data: 560,760 Virginia households are benefiting from the TCJA's doubling of the child tax credit. Every income group in every Virginia congressional district r  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- The U.S. Postal Service issued the following news release: * * * New Forever stamps capture the beauty of the Appalachian Trail Feb. 28, 2025 # New Forever Stamps Capture the Beauty of the Appalachian Trail It Spans 14 States and Nearly 2,200 Miles DAWSONVILLE, Ga. -- A first-day-of-issue dedication ceremony for the Appalachian Trail Forever stamps was held today at Amicalola Falls State Park. The stunning images will bring a touch of the outdoors to First-Class M  more

IRVING, Texas, March 1 -- Nexstar Media Group, a television broadcasting company, issued the following news release: * * * Nexstar Media Charitable Foundation Donates $15,000 to Christian Appalachian Project in Lexington, KY Irving, TX and Lexington, KY (February 28, 2025) - The Nexstar Media Charitable Foundation and WDKY-TV, the Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST) television station serving Lexington, KY, and the surrounding area, today announced that the Foundation will donate $15,000  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Feb. 27 -- Virginia Tech posted the following news: * * * Virginia Tech to lead $10 million critical mineral research coalition in Appalachia More stories from the College of Engineering Virginia Tech is spearheading a research coalition to reveal the untapped potential of the greater Appalachian Mountains region. This coalition aims to accelerate the identification and characterization of unconventional critical mineral resources throughout the area. It brings toget  more

BUCKHANNON, West Virginia, Feb. 25 -- West Virginia Wesleyan College posted the following news: * * * WVWC Space Club Members to See Projects Launched With November Norway Rocket Launch BUCKHANNON, West Virginia - West Virginia Wesleyan College's Space Club will travel to Norway in November for a sounding rocket launch that will send their projects into orbit. On Thursday, Feb. 27 at 11 a.m., members of the Space Club will be telling the campus community more about these projects as part of  more