BOONE, North Carolina, Nov. 26 -- Appalachian State University issued the following news: * * * $838K grant fuels App State health research aimed at boosting Western NC resilience The community-engaged research examines rural health and housing challenges post-Helene By Bret Yager Appalachian State University is the recipient of a $838,276 grant from Dogwood Health Trust, which supports App State's work as part of the Health Policy Research Consortium -- an initiative aimed at addressing ph  more

DURHAM, North Carolina, Nov. 25 -- North Carolina Central University issued the following news: * * * 24-hour App Design Competition Nets NCCU No. 2 spot * Students were tired but pleased after placing second in a 24-hour competition to design an app to solve a social challenge. From Nov. 5 - 8, five students from North Carolina Central University (NCCU) competed in the BE Smart Hackathon in Charlotte. A hackathon is an event where people engage in rapid and collaborative engineering ove  more

DURHAM, North Carolina, Nov. 25 -- North Carolina Central University issued the following news: * * * A Veteran's Journey of Resilience, Advocacy and the Courage to Serve * Alexis Clinton is a retired U.S. Navy veteran, advocate and December 2025 J.D. candidate at North Carolina Central University School of Law. She lives with lupus, a chronic autoimmune disease in which the immune system mistakenly attacks healthy tissues and organs, often causing fatigue, joint pain and unpredictable flare  more

WACO, Texas, Nov. 25 [Category: Sports] -- The American Football Coaches Association posted the following news: * * * Curt Cignetti and Jim Clements headline the 2025 AFCA Regional Coach of the Year Winners * Indiana's Curt Cignetti and Kutztown's Jim Clements highlight today's announcement of the American Football Coaches Association's 2025 Regional Coach of the Year winners for FBS, FCS, Division II, Division III, and NAIA. These winners will be honored on Monday, January 12, during the 20  more

BOONE, North Carolina, Nov. 25 [Category: Sociological] -- Appalachian Voices posted the following news release: * * * Dominion customers to see rate increase, though SCC takes steps to ensure data centers pay fair share *  CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. Today, Virginia's State Corporation Commission issued a final order in Dominion Energy's rate case. While the commission approved a substantial rate increase, it is significantly lower than what Dominion had requested. The commission also took a numb  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 -- Honeywell, Charlotte, North Carolina, has been selected by Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE to provide advanced technology, proprietary catalysts, services, and equipment for a major expansion in Lekki, Nigeria. This collaboration aims to enable the facility, already Africa's largest refinery, to process a broader range of crude oil and double its production capacity to 1.4 million barrels per day over the next three years. By leveraging Honeywell's refin  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Nov. 26 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina posted the following news release on Nov. 25, 2025: * * * Man And Woman Charged With Obstructing Use Of Entrance Of Federal Property And Related Offenses Two individuals have been charged with obstructing the use of entrances on federal property, announced Russ Ferguson, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. William Stanley, 25, and Heather Morrow, 44, both of C  more

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, Nov. 26 -- North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University issued the following news: * * * N.C. A&T's Bluford Library Earns Grants to Advance Cyberinfrastructure, AI Literacy By Hope Baptiste F.D. Bluford Library at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University has been awarded two significant grants to expand its role in data analysis, cyberinfrastructure (CI) and artificial intelligence (AI) literacy. The library received a $160,902 gra  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Nov. 26 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news: * * * NEW FROM MAGA-WORLD: "It's Hard to Excite Conservative Voters" With Michael Whatley "It's hard to excite conservative voters with a candidate who has been meaner toward his own party's voters than he has to Democrats." * The conservative Daily Haymaker is highlighting DC insider Michael Whatley's vulnerability with his own Republican base, calling him the "GOP establishment champion" and  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 -- Rep. Alma S. Adams, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Adams Demands Answers on CBP Operations in Charlotte * WASHINGTON, DC Today, Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12) sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem demanding answers for U.S. Customs and Border Patrol's (CBP) disturbing actions in Charlotte during the agency's "Operation Charlotte's Web." This is the second letter Rep. Adams sent to DHS s  more

BOONE, North Carolina, Nov. 25 [Category: Sociological] -- Appalachian Voices posted the following news release: * * * SCC greenlights proposed Chesterfield gas plant * RICHMOND, Va. Today after years of public opposition from local community members and residents throughout Virginia, the State Corporation Commission issued an order approving a certificate of public convenience and necessity that will allow Dominion Energy to build its proposed gas power plant in Chesterfield. Based on Domin  more

CULLOWHEE, North Carolina, Nov. 25 -- Western Carolina University issued the following news: * * * Scholarships help WCU economic analysis, political science major pursue career goals * By Bill Studenc Thanks to financial support provided by multiple scholarships, Western Carolina University senior Tryston Weiss is well on his way toward his goal of receiving a college degree before going on to earn both a doctorate in economics and a law degree and becoming a civil rights attorney. A na  more

CHAMPAIGN, Illinois, Nov. 25 -- The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus issued the following news: * * * Study finds that tweaked synthetic polymers boost conductivity * CHAMPAIGN, Ill. A new study marks a significant step forward in positioning synthetic polymers as an alternative for expensive, unsustainable minerals used in the manufacture of devices such as conductors, transistors and diodes. These newly tweaked polymers developed by University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign p  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration issued the following news release on Nov. 25, 2025: * * * US Department of Labor awards $4M in funding to North Carolina for continued disaster-relief jobs, training for those affected by Hurricane Helene Additional funding provides clean-up and recovery jobs in 38 counties * The U.S. Department of Labor today awarded an additional $4 million in funding to support disaster-relief jobs and continued em  more

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, Nov. 26 -- The University of North Carolina Greensboro campus issued the following news: * * * Establishing New Safety Nets for Caregivers The generosity of a family caregiver goes beyond words, but even the deepest well can run dry. Becoming a family caregiver transforms lives, relationships, and family dynamics. It means reprioritizing careers, hobbies, and, sometimes, putting one's own needs to the wayside. "Family caregivers are extremely selfless," says Elis  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following news release: * * * US Department of Labor awards $4M in funding to North Carolina for continued disaster-relief jobs, training for those affected by Hurricane Helene * WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor today awarded an additional $4 million in funding to support disaster-relief jobs and continued employment and training for North Carolina residents affected in September 2024 when Hurricane Helene brought the wo  more

CULLOWHEE, North Carolina, Nov. 25 -- Western Carolina University issued the following news: * * * WCU to host magazine night at City Lights * By Julia Duvall City Lights and Western Carolina University are teaming up to host a WCU Magazine night at the bookstore on Friday, Dec. 5 at 6 p.m. in Sylva. This event will give community members an opportunity to get a copy of the university's annual magazine put out by University Communications and Marketing. In addition to UCM staff, studen  more