CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, March 19 [Category: Sports] -- The National Junior College Athletic Association posted the following news release: * * * 2025 Credit Union 1 NJCAA DI Men's Basketball Championship Luncheon Mar 19, 2025 Charlotte, NC: The National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) has announced the second rendition of the 2025 Credit Union 1 NJCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Luncheon, presented by Hutchinson Regional Healthcare. The luncheon will occur in the  more

BOONE, North Carolina, March 20 [Category: Sociological] -- Appalachian Voices posted the following news release: * * * Advocates call on Congress to make sure coal companies don't skip out on black lung responsibilities COAL COUNTRY -- Yesterday, the Chairman of the U.S. House Committee on Education, Tim Walberg, sent a letter to Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer urging the Trump administration to throw out a recently finalized safeguard that addresses a long-abused loophole that allow  more

ELON, North Carolina, March 20 -- Elon University issued the following news release: * * * Poll: Rivalries aside, North Carolinians stick together in March Madness As March Madness tournaments begin, the latest Elon University Poll found that many in the state are looking forward to both the men's and women's competition. As this year's NCAA Division I basketball tournaments get underway, a new survey conducted March 3-11, 2025, by the Elon University Poll measures North Carolina's relative   more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, March 20 [Category: Sports] -- The National Junior College Athletic Association posted the following news release: * * * Former NJCAA Student-Athletes and Coaches to Participate in NCAA DI Men's Basketball Tournament Mar 20, 2025 Charlotte, NC \- The highly regarded 2025 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament is underway and will run through the first week of April. Across all qualifying men's teams, there are a total of 139 former NJCAA student-athletes and   more

NEW YORK, March 20 [Category: Sociological] -- Everytown for Gun Safety posted the following news release: * * * Gun Lobby-Backed Legislators in North Carolina Rush to Fast-Track Dangerous Permitless Carry Legislation as Opposition Grows States with Permitless Carry on the Books Saw, On Average, a 27% Increase in Gun Homicides Within Three Years of Passage RALEIGH, N.C. -- Today, volunteers with the North Carolina chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action held a press confer  more

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, March 21 -- Mississippi State University issued the following news: * * * MSU's Thompson garners national acclaim with LA Times book prize selection Contact: Sarah Nicholas STARKVILLE, Miss.--Mississippi State's Joseph M. Thompson, an assistant professor in the Department of History, has been named a finalist for the 45th annual Los Angeles Times book prize in the history category. Thompson's book "Cold War Country: How Nashville's Music Row and the Pentagon Created  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, March 20 [Category: Sports] -- The National Junior College Athletic Association posted the following news release: * * * NJCAA Players of the Week - March 13-19 Mar 20, 2025 CHARLOTTE, NC. - The NJCAA has announced its weekly edition of the NJCAA Players of the Week for the 2024-25 academic year, featuring outdoor track & field, men's lacrosse, softball, and baseball. 2025 NJCAA DI SOFTBALL PITCHER OF THE WEEK WEEK DATES PLAYER COLLEGE CLASS 1 Jan. 29 - Fe  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, March 19 [Category: Sports] -- The National Junior College Athletic Association posted the following news release: * * * NJCAA Players of the Week - March 6-12 Mar 19, 2025 CHARLOTTE, NC. - The NJCAA has announced its weekly edition of the NJCAA Players of the Week for the 2024-25 academic year, featuring men's lacrosse, softball, and baseball. 2025 NJCAA DI SOFTBALL PITCHER OF THE WEEK WEEK DATES PLAYER COLLEGE CLASS 1 Jan. 29 - Feb. 4 Sarah Hanf Weatherf  more

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, March 20 -- Wake Forest University posted the following news: * * * The Future of Environmental Protection: WFU's Sabin Center Event to Feature EPA Leaders What's ahead for Environmental Protection? Wake Forest University's Sabin Center for Environment and Sustainability will host two former high-ranking Environmental Protection Agency leaders on March 25. "The Future of Environmental Protection: An Evening with Gina McCarthy and Janet McCabe" will begin at 7   more