KANSAS CITY, Missouri, March 5 [Category: Sports] -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics posted the following news release: * * * 2025 NAIA Men's Wrestling National Championship Official Brackets Finalized KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The official brackets ( PDF ) for the 2025 NAIA Men's Wrestling National Championships have been finalized ahead of event starting tomorrow morning. The Battle For The Red Banner is hosted by Visit Wichita at Park City Arena in Park City, Kansas and conc  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee released the following written testimony by Leah Pilconis, general counsel at the Associated General Contractors of America, from a Feb. 19, 2025, hearing entitled "Improving the Federal Environmental Review and Permitting Processes": * * * I. Introduction Chairman Capito, Ranking Member Whitehouse, and members of the Environment and Public Works Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify. My name is Leah Pilcon  more

BOONE, North Carolina, March 4 [Category: Sociological] -- Appalachian Voices posted the following news release: * * * Community Strong project development meetings coming to Dante, Dungannon, Pennington Gap, Pound and Clinchco March 4, 2025 CONTACT Robert Kell robert@appvoices.org NORTON, Va. -- Appalachian Voices will be hosting the third listening sessions for the Community Strong initiative in Clinchco, Dante, Dungannon, Pennington Gap and Pound, Virginia, in March and April. Co  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Harold Rogers, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Rogers Invites Kentucky Energy Industry Leader Joe Craft and Pastor of Somerset First Baptist Church Ryan Coffey to President Trump's Joint Address to Congress WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Rep. Harold "Hal" Rogers (KY-05), Dean of the House, announced his guests for President Donald J. Trump's joint address to Congress include Joe Craft III, a native of Hazard, Kentucky who is president, chief  more

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, March 5 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Southern Environmental Law Center posted the following news release: * * * Dominion needs batteries, not gas CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.--On Friday, the Southern Environmental Law Center, on behalf of Appalachian Voices, filed the testimony of three experts in Dominion's Integrated Resource Plan, or IRP, before the Virginia State Corporation Commission. At its core, Dominion's long-term plan projects how much electricity the ut  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has received an application for an original major license from Scott's Mill Hydro, LLC, for the Scott's Mill Hydroelectric Project, which would be located on the James River in Lynchburg and Bedford and Amherst Counties, Virginia. The proposed project includes a masonry dam with two spillways, a 303.4-acre impoundment, a powerhouse with nine turbine-generator units generating a total capacity of 4.5 megawatts, and a  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, March 6 [Category: Sports] -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics posted the following news release: * * * Qualifiers for the 2025 NAIA Women's Basketball Championship Announced KANSAS CITY, Mo. - [ Video Announcement | 1 st & 2 nd Round Schedule Page | Bracket ] The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has officially announced the teams and bracket for the 2025 NAIA Women's Basketball Championship First and Second Rounds, presented  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, March 5 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Things to Do at Penn State: March 6-20 What's happening at Penn State? Here's a look at some of the cultural events -- both in-person and virtual -- taking place across the University: Performances Concert and Symphonic Bands - 7:30 p.m., March 6, Eisenhower Auditorium, University Park campus. Join the Penn State School of Music for an evening of wind band music showcasing contemporary  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, March 3 -- Virginia Tech posted the following news: * * * Whole Health Consortium at Virginia Tech funds teams to tackle community health challenges A newly funded research project is helping Acadia Lewis harness the power of geospatial technologies to help a world of hurting veterans. "Working on this project allows me to apply geospatial analysis to real-world challenges while collaborating with experts across disciplines," said Lewis, an undergraduate student studyi  more

BUCKHANNON, West Virginia, March 6 -- West Virginia Wesleyan College posted the following news: * * * WVWC Appoints Ryan Thorn '07 as Associate Vice President for External Affairs and Strategic Partnerships BUCKHANNON, West Virginia- West Virginia Wesleyan College (WVWC) welcomes alumnus Ryan Thorn '07 as the college's new Associate Vice President for External Affairs and Strategic Partnerships. "I'm so honored that Ryan Thorn is returning to his alma mater and bringing his considerable tal  more