CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Oct. 3 [Category: Sports] -- The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association issued the following news: * * * 2025 CIAA Football Week Five Preview * Charlotte, N.C. (October 3, 2025) \- The CIAA football season continues this Saturday with a full slate of Week 5 action as teams battle for position in the conference standings. With early-season momentum on the line, several matchups feature critical implications for the postseason race. Here's a look at this week's  more

BOONE, North Carolina, Oct. 2 [Category: Sociological] -- Appalachian Voices posted the following news release: * * * Permits for coal-hauling in Monongahela National Forest are terminated U.S. Forest Service terminated its authorization for bankrupt South Fork Coal Company, which had already idled operations * CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Late Wednesday, attorneys representing a coalition of conservation groups asked a judge to dismiss their case against the U.S. Forest Service. The lawsuit allege  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Oct. 3 [Category: Sports] -- The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association issued the following news: * * * CIAA BASKETBALL MEDIA DAY ATTENDEES ANNOUNCED * CHARLOTTE, N.C. (October 3, 2025) \- The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA), the nation's oldest historically Black athletic conference, is set to tip off the 2025-26 basketball season with its highly anticipated Basketball Media Day on Tuesday, October 7, in Baltimore, Maryland. The event wi  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Oct. 3 [Category: Sports] -- The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association issued the following news: * * * CIAA Commissioner Jacqie McWilliams Parker Named Chair of NCAA Committee on Access, Opportunity and Impact at Inaugural Meeting * CHARLOTTE, NC (October 3, 2025) - The NCAA Committee on Access, Opportunity and Impact (CAOI), chaired by Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) Commissioner Jacqie McWilliams Parker, convened its first official mee  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Oct. 3 [Category: Sports] -- The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association issued the following news: * * * CIAA Volleyball Round Up Underway at Fayetteville State University * CHARLOTTE, NC (October 3, 2025) - The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) kicked off its annual Volleyball Round Up earlier today at Fayetteville State University, bringing all 12 member institutions together for a full weekend of conference competition. Hosted inside Ca  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 4 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news: * * * DC Insider Michael Whatley Supports National Abortion Ban, Endorsed By Dark Money Anti-Abortion Group Michael Whatley's extremism is in the spotlight after Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America, a dark money anti-abortion group that exclusively supports candidates who back a national abortion ban, announced they will spend millions to back DC insider Michael Whatley. Whatley was "proud" when R  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * FERC releases Environmental Assessment of Southgate's plans to alter pipeline * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission released an Environmental Assessment for the methane gas pipeline Mountain Valley Pipeline Southgate, proposed for Virginia and North Carolina. The assessment claims to analyze the environmental impacts of the Mountain Valley Pipeline's amendmen  more

BOONE, North Carolina, Oct. 3 [Category: Sociological] -- Appalachian Voices posted the following news release: * * * FERC releases Environmental Assessment of Southgate's plans to alter pipeline * October 3, 2025 CONTACT Dan Radmacher, Media Specialist, (276) 289-1018, dan@appvoices.org WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission released an Environmental Assessment for the methane gas pipeline Mountain Valley Pipeline Southgate, proposed for Virginia and Nort  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Oct. 4 -- Forvis, an accounting and advisory firm, issued the following news release on Oct. 3, 2025: * * * Forvis Mazars helps combat food insecurity with $200,000 donation to Feeding America Forvis Mazars LLP, one of the largest public accounting and consulting firms in the United States, today announced a $200,000 donation to Feeding America. This donation was made through the Forvis Mazars Foundation and reflects the firm's commitment to the local communities it  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- Rep. Gregory Murphy, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy Condemns Continued Democrat Government Shutdown * Washington, D.C. -- Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D., issued the following statement condemning the continued government shutdown forced by congressional Democrats: "Once again, Senate Democrats have failed to put the American people above their own political agenda," said Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D. "After the House of Representative  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 4 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following news release: * * * NCGOP Statement on Iryna's Law With hours to spare, Gov. Josh Stein finally signed Iryna's Law. While this is a welcome development, we are left to wonder: what took so long? According to Stein himself, he said his one test relating to criminal justice legislation was "will it make North Carolina safer?" If the answer is yes, why delay action? For nine days, the tools available  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- Rep. Mark Harris, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Mark Harris Leads a Dozen Lawmakers in Demanding Accountability for FDA Approval of Lethal Abortion Drug * WASHINGTON, DC -- On Friday, Representative Mark Harris (NC-08) led a group of a dozen lawmakers in demanding accountability from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for approving a generic version of Mifepristone, an unsafe and lethal chemical abortion drug. The lawmakers wrote   more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Oct. 3 [Category: Sports] -- The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association issued the following news: * * * Shaw University's Antoine Lynch Selected for 2025-26 College Sports Communicators Inclusion Fellowship * CHARLOTTE, NC (October 3, 2025) - The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) announces that Antoine Lynch, Director of Athletic Communications at Shaw University, has been named to the College Sports Communicators (CSC) 2025-26 Inclusion Fe  more