CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Dec. 31 -- Appalachian Power, an American Electric Power company, issued the following news release: * * * Southwest Virginia landowners share input on proposed transmission project ROANOKE, Va. - Appalachian Power Company (APCo) representatives joined up with landowners at recent open houses in Radford and Floyd, Va., for the Claytor-Floyd Transmission Line Rebuild Project Transmission Project. The two-day events brought together more than 65 landowners for their i  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 29 -- Rep. Harold Rogers, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Rogers Announces Nearly $213 Million Award for Rural Healthcare in Kentucky * WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Rep. Harold "Hal" Rogers (KY-05) announced Kentucky has been awarded $212.9 million from the new Rural Health Transformation Fund through the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Earlier this year, Congressman Rogers voted for the historic Working Families Tax Cuts legislati  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Dec. 30 -- Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Glenn Youngkin Announces $6.2 Million in Growth and Opportunity Virginia Grants * Advancing regional economic growth and workforce opportunity RICHMOND, VA - Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced $6.2 million in Growth and Opportunity for Virginia (GO Virginia) grants for 10 projects that advance Virginia's economic competitiveness through innovation, workforce development,   more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Dec. 30 -- Gov. Patrick Morrisey, R-West Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Governor Morrisey Announces Appointments to the West Virginia Veterans Council and Board of Pharmacy * CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Governor Patrick Morrisey today announced new appointments to the West Virginia Veterans Council and the Board of Pharmacy. West Virginia Veterans Council - Sheriff Bobby Eggleton Sheriff Bobby Eggleton graduated from Hurricane High School in 1983 and then e  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 31 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Griffith Statement on Virginia Supreme Court Chief Justices * Virginia Supreme Court Chief Justice S. Bernard Goodwyn is serving his last day in his role on the Court. Effective January 1, Cleo E. Powell will become the Court's next Chief Justice. Justice Powell will be the first African American woman to serve as Chief Justice in the history of the Court. U.S. Congressman Griffith (R-VA) issu  more

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Dec. 30 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Southern Environmental Law Center posted the following news release: * * * Virginia DEQ approves air pollution permit for proposed gas plant * Virginia's Department of Environmental Quality said yes to new gas in the state. Despite years of opposition from Chesterfield, Virginia residents, local decisionmakers, and environmental advocates, DEQ approved Dominion Energy's air pollution application for its proposed new gas-fired po  more

BOONE, North Carolina, Dec. 29 [Category: Sociological] -- Appalachian Voices posted the following news release: * * * Virginia DEQ approves water permits for controversial SSEP pipeline * December 29, 2025 CONTACT Dan Radmacher, Media Specialist, (276) 289-1018, dan@appvoices.org RICHMOND, Va. On Dec. 23, the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality approved the Virginia Water Protection Permit and Upland Certification for the Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC's methane  more