BOILING SPRINGS, North Carolina, Sept. 18 -- Gardner-Webb University issued the following news on Sept. 17, 2025: * * * Award-Winning Appalachian Author David Joy to Visit Gardner-Webb University on Oct. 2 Critically-Acclaimed Novelist to Speak and Read From his Latest Work in 7 p.m. Program Open to the Community * The Gardner-Webb Department of English Language and Literature is hosting author David Joy on Oct. 2 at 7 p.m. in Stewart Hall, Tucker Student Center. The event is part of the Da  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Sept. 18 -- Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Glenn Youngkin and Congressman Morgan Griffith Announce $11 Million in Funding for Abandoned Mine Land Economic Revitalization Program * Applications for Ninth Round of Funding due December 18, 2025 RICHMOND, VA --Governor Glenn Youngkin and Congressman Morgan Griffith announced today that $11 million in federal funding is now available to drive economic development in southw  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Griffith Announces $1,079,165 FEMA Grant to Scott County Telephone Cooperative * The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded a $1,079,165 grant to the Scott County Telephone Cooperative. The funding covers the costs incurred from projects that repaired telephone poles and fiber optic cables damaged by Hurricane Helene. U.S. Congressman Morga  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Griffith Announces $3.2 Million ARC Grant to Lee County * The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) has awarded a $3,200,000 grant to Lee County. The funding helps a wastewater treatment project that is supported by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and will promote economic development in western Lee County. U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement: "For years, I  more

BOONE, North Carolina, Sept. 16 [Category: Sociological] -- Appalachian Voices posted the following news release: * * * Groups appeal to D.C. Circuit in class-action case challenging EPA grant cancellation * September 16, 2025 CONTACT Dan Radmacher, Media Specialist, (276) 289-1018, dan@appvoices.org WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today Appalachian Voices, joined by other nonprofit groups, tribes and local governments, appealed a judge's decision to dismiss a class-action lawsuit challenging the  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Blasts Trump Admin's Plan to Undo the Roadless Rule, Strip Protections for Millions of Acres of Public Lands * WASHINGTON -- Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, delivered remarks on the Senate floor, raising the alarm on the Trump Administration's efforts to rescind the Roadless Rule, and urging the A  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 18, 2025: * * * Heinrich Blasts Trump Admin's Plan to Undo the Roadless Rule, Strip Protections for Millions of Acres of Public Lands Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, delivered remarks on the Senate floor, raising the alarm on the Trump A  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Thompson Announces More Than $1.5 Million in Federal Funding for Forest County Broadband * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Glenn "GT" Thompson today announced Forest County will receive $1,573,883 in grant funding from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) to expand broadband services in the county. The grant funding will cover the third phase of the county's broadband project.   more