BOONE, North Carolina, Sept. 24 [Category: Sociological] -- Appalachian Voices posted the following news release: * * * Advocates alarmed over Army Corps blanket 'permission to pollute' proposal in West Virginia * CONTACT Molly Moore, Director of Program Communications, molly[at]appvoices.org, (828) 278-4076 Huntington, W.Va. - Yesterday, Appalachian Mountain Advocates submitted comments on behalf of Appalachian Voices, Coal River Mountain Watch, West Virginia Highlands Conservancy, West V  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Sept. 24 [Category: BizFinancial Services] -- Bank of America, a financial institution, posted the following news release: * * * Bank Of America Commits over $1 Million To Liftfund to Support Hill Country Flood Recovery * SAN ANTONIO, TX - LiftFund, a leading nonprofit small business lender, today announced a significant commitment from Bank of America to support small businesses recovering from recent devastating floods in Texas's Hill Country. The bank's contribu  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Sept. 24 [Category: Sports] -- The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association issued the following news: * * * Black College Golf Coaches Association Honors Andre Springs' at 40th Annual Thomas W. Dortch HBCU Golf Classic * Atlanta, GA (September 24, 2025) -- The Black College Golf Coaches Association (BCGCA) celebrated four decades of excellence in collegiate golf with the welcome and awards reception for the 40th Thomas W. Dortch HBCU Golf Tournament, officiall  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Chuck Edwards, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Edwards Announces $48 Million in FEMA Disaster Relief Funding * Congressman Chuck Edwards (NC-11) applauded an announcement from the Department of Homeland Security that additional 49 Hurricane Helene Public Assistance projects will receive $48 million in FEMA disaster relief funding.  "Since Hurricane Helene hit our mountains nearly one year ago, I've been committed to ensuri  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Chuck Edwards, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Edwards Announces Additional $64.2 Million for Hurricane Helene Relief * Congressman Chuck Edwards (NC-11) released the following statement after the Department of Homeland Security announced an additional $64.2 million for Hurricane Helene recovery project reimbursements in Western North Carolina. This funding brings the amount released to more than $228 million in the last two  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Chuck Edwards, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Edwards Introduces Resolution Honoring the Victims and Communities Affected by Hurricane Helene * Congressman Edwards introduced a resolution honoring the victims of and communities affected by Hurricane Helene, particularly those in North Carolina's 11th Congressional District.  This resolution comes just before the one-year anniversary of the storm, which brought unimaginabl  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Mark Harris, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Mark Harris & VP JD Vance Fight for a Safer America * CONCORD, NC -- On Wednesday, Congressman Mark Harris (NC-08) joined Vice President JD Vance to highlight how Republicans are leading the fight to create a safer America. Congressman Harris serves on the House Judiciary Committee, and his district is miles from where Iryna Zarutska was murdered. Key Quotes from Congressman H  more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Sept. 24 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * Detachment 38, 335 Signal Command (T) departure ceremony * EAST POINT, Ga. - Twenty Army Reserve Soldiers assigned to Detachment 38, 335th Signal Command were honored this month during a departure ceremony as they prepared for a nine-month deployment to Kuwait. During their deployment, Detachment 38 will provide IT support to the theater of operations and maintain the network, a critica  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Sept. 25 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release: * * * Duke Energy helps communities across Ohio and Kentucky prepare sites to bring local investment, jobs * Duke Energy's Site Readiness Program has enabled evaluation of 42 sites and triggered 5,400 new jobs and $2 billion in capital investment in Ohio and Kentucky since the program began in 2010 * Three high-potential industrial sites were selected for the 2025 program * CINCINNATI - Duke Energy select  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Sept. 24 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN Announces Network Schedule for Third Annual ACC/SEC Men's and Women's Basketball Challenge, Dec. 2-4 * * Men's Challenge highlights 10 teams in ESPN's Way-Too-Early Top 25, including No. 2 Florida at No. 12 Duke, No. 25 North Carolina at No. 9 Kentucky, No. 7 Louisville at No. 11 Arkansas and No. 24 NC State at No. 14 Auburn * Women's Challenge features 12 te  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Sept. 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina posted the following news release on Sept. 23, 2025: * * * Methamphetamine Dealer On State Probation Is Sentenced To 11 Years In Prison For Drug And Gun Offenses Mark Robert Eury, 54, of Catawba, N.C., was sentenced today to 11 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release for trafficking methamphetamine and illegal gun possession, announced Russ Ferguson, U.S. Atto  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Sept. 25 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following news release: * * * NC General Assembly Passes Iryna's Law The N.C. General Assembly passed Iryna's Law yesterday, sending the important legislation to Gov. Josh Stein's desk. The soft-on-crime policies championed by former Gov. Roy Cooper, Stein, and Supreme Court Justice Anita Earls have no place in North Carolina and must be eradicated. This legislation begins the work to do just that. Among the  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Sept. 25 (TNSjou) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: * * * Study Challenges Theory Behind N.C. Blue Crab Decline In a new study, researchers from North Carolina State University compared numbers of juvenile blue crabs across three nursery habitats in Pamlico Sound, both pre- and post-fishery decline, and found that while adult populations declined and have remained low, juvenile populations remained the same during both periods. The   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Sept. 25 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news: * * * REMINDER: Whatley Championed GOP Agenda Cutting Law Enforcement, Slashing Medicaid, & Spiking Costs As J.D. Vance parachutes into Concord today, here's a reminder that DC insider Michael Whatley has cheered on the GOP's toxic agenda that defunds local and state law enforcement, guts Medicaid, and raises costs on working families. * Whatley pressured Republicans to publicly support the GO  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 25 -- Skanska, a construction and development company, issued the following news release: * * * Skanska Breaks Ground on Novo Nordisk Life Sciences Center at Durham Tech Community College in North Carolina Durham, NC - Skanska, a leading global development and construction firm, announces it has been selected by Durham Tech Community College to build a state-of-the-art life sciences building, the Novo Nordisk Life Sciences Center. The firm recently broke ground on the project   more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Sept. 24 [Category: Sports] -- The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association issued the following news: * * * TUNE-IN - HBCU Week NOW's "Inside the CIAA: Her Story" Available Now * HBCU Week NOW's "Inside the CIAA: Her Story" Celebrates 50 Years of Women's Impact on the CIAA Women's Basketball Tournament WHAT: HBCU Week NOW, a national programming initiative that celebrates the rich history and enduring legacy of Historically Black Colleges and Universities   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: * * * Vance Returns to North Carolina to Defend the Health Care Crisis He Created Arrow * JD Vance is back in North Carolina today to try to clean up Donald Trump's Big Ugly Bill mess, which will raise costs, kick 450,000 North Carolinians off their health insurance, and put five rural hospitals at risk of closure. To avert this health care crisis, Democrats introduced a proposal last week that wou  more