RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 8 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news: * * * "Michael Whatley Campaigns in WNC as Helene Recovery Remains Incomplete" [NC Voices] DC insider Michael Whatley is still being blasted for spending the one year anniversary of Hurricane Helene campaigning instead of doing his job as the federal "recovery czar." Whatley was met with protestors who "accused him of neglecting Helene recovery." In January, Whatley was put in charge of "making  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Oct. 7 [Category: BizMedia] -- Discovery Education, a division of Discovery Communications, issued the following news release: * * * ArtSpace Charter School Selects Discovery Education to Support Math Achievement * Charlotte, NC (Tuesday, October 7, 2025) --North Carolina's ArtSpace Charter School today announced the selection of DreamBox Math by Discovery Education to support math instruction in grades K-8. This new digital resource will be used by teachers in the s  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Oct. 7 [Category: Sports] -- The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association issued the following news: * * * CIAA Announces 2025-26 Men's & Women's Basketball Preseason All-Conference Teams and Predicted Order of Finish * CHARLOTTE, NC (October 7, 2025) - The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA), the nation's oldest historically Black athletic conference, tipped off the 2025-26 basketball season at its annual Media Day in Baltimore, MD, unveiling t  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Rep. Pat Harrigan, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Pat Harrigan Statement on the Two-Year Anniversary of the October 7 Attacks * Contact: Lexi Kranich (814) 380-4408 WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Congressman Pat Harrigan (NC-10) released the following statement on the two-year anniversary of Hamas's terrorist assault on Israel: "Two years ago today, Iran-backed Hamas terrorists launched a wave of unspeakable brutality across Israel. More   more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Oct. 8 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release on Oct. 7, 2025: * * * Duke Energy to announce third-quarter financial results on Nov. 7 Duke Energy will post its third-quarter 2025 financial results at 7 a.m. ET on Friday, Nov. 7, on the company's website at duke-energy.com/investors. An earnings conference call for analysts is scheduled at 10 a.m. ET that day to discuss the third-quarter 2025 results and other business and financial updates. The conferen  more

DURHAM, North Carolina, Oct. 8 -- Duke University Pratt School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Duke Startup Resolv to Deliver Valuable Building and Construction Insights Resolv, a spinout of Duke University's Pratt School of Engineering, closed on $5 million seed funding round to develop metamaterials-based device that could impact the $10 billion building construction and remediation industry. * For anyone who has been involved in a home renovation project, there's an unavo  more

DURHAM, North Carolina, Oct. 8 -- Duke University Pratt School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Developing Models to Study and Engineer the Microbial World in Our Guts With two NIH awards totaling more than $5 million, Ophelia Venturelli will explore how the human gut can respond to internal and external influences By Michaela Martinez Ophelia Venturelli, an associate professor of biomedical engineering at Duke, has been awarded two NIH grants to advance microbiome research.   more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Oct. 8 -- Forvis, an accounting and advisory firm, issued the following news release: * * * Forvis Mazars achieves Net Promoter Score of 84, reinforcing commitment to Unmatched Client Experience Forvis Mazars LLP, one of the largest public accounting and consulting firms in the United States, has achieved a Net Promoter Score (NPS) of 84 in its most recent round of client feedback surveys - more than double the accounting industry average of 38, according to Clearly  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 7 [Category: Environment] -- The Natural Resources Defense Council posted the following news release: * * * History of PFAS Contamination in North Carolina * It was discovered in 2017 that the chemical manufacturer DuPont had been dumping toxic PFAS " forever chemicals " from its Cumberland County facility into the Cape Fear River for more than 40 years. High levels of these pervasive PFAS chemicals have been detected in drinking water systems and wells servicing more than 3.5  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- 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 following Senate Democrats again voting down legislation to reopen the federal government: "Senate Democrats, and solely Senate Democrats, are putting party over country by neglecting their responsibility to keep the federal government open," said Congr  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 8 (TNSjou) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: * * * Engineers Develop Solid Lubricant to Replace Toxic Materials in Farming Researchers have developed a new class of nontoxic, biodegradable solid lubricants that can be used to facilitate seed dispersal using modern farming equipment, with the goal of replacing existing lubricants that pose human and environmental toxicity concerns. The researchers have also developed an analytic  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 8 (TNSjou) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: * * * Some Like It Hot: Composite Metal Foam Proves Resilient Against High Stresses at High Temperatures New research shows that composite metal foam (CMF) is incredibly resilient at high temperatures, able to withstand repeated heavy loads even at temperatures of 400 and 600 degrees Celsius. Coupled with the material's high strength-to-weight ratio, the finding suggests that CMF cou  more

BOONE, North Carolina, Oct. 7 [Category: Sociological] -- Appalachian Voices posted the following news release: * * * New policy platform highlights proposals for, and by, Southwest Virginians * Dan Radmacher, Media Specialist, (276) 289-1018, dan@appvoices.org  NORTON, Va. -- Appalachian Voices, in partnership with residents from five Southwest Virginia communities, released "Virginia's Coal Community Development Platform," a series of policy proposals that represent a community-led appro  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- The Alliance for Justice, an organization committed to fortifying the progressive movement through its focus on federal and state courts and building power by providing resources to maximize nonprofits' advocacy capacity, issued the following news release on Oct. 7, 2025: * * * North Carolina Groups Oppose Confirmation of Judicial Nominee David Bragdon Today a coalition of civil rights groups based in North Carolina issued a letter calling on senators to oppose the confi  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * North Carolinians tell NCDEQ to Deny Water Permit for SSEP * RALEIGH, N.C. - More than 750 North Carolinians have spoken out against the proposed Southeast Supply Enhancement Project pipeline, telling the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality to deny the Southeast Supply Enhancement Project pipeline a water quality permit. The SSEP includes 55 miles of new pipeline proposed b  more

BOILING SPRINGS, North Carolina, Oct. 8 -- Gardner-Webb University issued the following news on Oct. 7, 2025: * * * Theologian Peter Enns to Speak at Gardner-Webb on Oct. 28 for Mary Washburn Wilson Lecture Series Open to the Public, Free Sessions Examine the Topic: 'Reading the Bible Prayerfully with Eyes Open' * The School of Divinity at Gardner-Webb University presents theologian and author, Peter Enns, on Tuesday, Oct. 28, from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Faith Hall, Tucker Student Center.   more

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, Oct. 1 -- The University of North Carolina Greensboro campus issued the following news: * * * Groundbreaking donor milk findings could impact care for preterm infants worldwide A landmark international study led by Associate Professor Maryanne Perrin in nutrition has revealed significant variations in the nutritional composition of donor human milk across different countries. These findings, published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, could transform h  more

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, Oct. 8 -- The University of North Carolina Greensboro campus issued the following news: * * * UNCG Launches Fist Bump Challenge to Boost Campus Connections A fist bump is the universal sign of positive acknowledgement - simple and friendly, signifying, "I see you. You belong." This small gesture will be even more prominent on UNC Greensboro's campus thanks to a new pilot program, the 500 Fist Bump Challenge Coin Connection, that aims to prove a fist bump can make   more