GREENSBORO, North Carolina, June 10 -- The American Baseball Coaches Association issued the following news: * * * 2026 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Div. I All-Region Teams Announced The 2026 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Division I All-Region Teams have been announced across all eight regions. The teams are selected by members of the American Baseball Coaches Association, with the process overseen by the ABCA NCAA Div. I All-America & Coach of the Year Committee. The committee is chaired by Brian Green of Wichit  more

JONESBORO, Arkansas, June 9 -- Arkansas State University posted the following news: * * * A-State Students Place Second at Prestigious Trumpet Competition * JONESBORO - Four Arkansas State University trumpet students earned second place at the 2026 Ryan Anthony Memorial Chamber Music Competition, held during the 50th annual International Trumpet Guild Conference at the Eastman School of Music at the University of Rochester in Rochester, N.Y. The result places A-State among the leading coll  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- The House Agriculture Committee released the following testimony by Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins from a June 4, 2026, hearing on supporting farmers and ranchers through trade, nutrition policy and farm security: * * * Chairman Thompson, Ranking Member Craig, and distinguished members of the Committee: I appreciate the opportunity to be back before you to provide an update on the Department of Agriculture since we last met nearly one year ago. I am proud of the wo  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, June 10 -- West Virginia Attorney General John B. McCuskey issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General McCuskey leads 20-state coalition defending religious students' right to state scholarship funds West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey is leading a 20-state coalition in support of students pursuing degrees that Virginia has deemed too religious to qualify for the state's scholarship programs. The coalition's amicus brief in Johnson v. Fleming ar  more

RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas, June 9 -- Arkansas Tech University issued the following news: * * * ATU-Ozark, Butterball Partner for Welding Training * Arkansas Tech University-Ozark Campus recently partnered with Butterball's Ozark facility to deliver customized TIG (tungsten inert gas) welding training designed to strengthen workforce skills and support operational excellence within one of the Arkansas River Valley's leading manufacturing employers. The training was led by Lane Mathews, welding  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following news release on June 9, 2026: * * * Crawford & Grassley Act to Provide IC Inspector General with Critical Law Enforcement Authorities Today, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Rick Crawford (R-AR) and Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) introduced the Intelligence Community Inspector General Parity Act of 202  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, June 9 -- Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Sanders Announces Appointments * LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders today announced the following appointments: Advisory Committee on Petroleum Storage Tanks Talbot Benton, Little Rock, to the Advisory Committee on Petroleum Storage Tanks. Term to expire December 31, 2029. Previously vacant position. Scott Skelton, Quitman, to the Advisory Commit  more

CONWAY, Arkansas, June 9 -- Hendrix College issued the following news release: * * * Hendrix College announces new Board leadership ahead of sesquicentennial and Via Hendrix launch As Hendrix College prepares to celebrate its 150th anniversary and launches Via Hendrix this fall, the College announces new leadership for its Board of Trustees. Walter Pryor '87 has been elected chair of the Board of Trustees, following his service as vice chair. Eric Jackson '72 will serve as vice chair, and Ki  more

SANTA CLARA, California, June 9 [Category: BizElectronic Products] -- Intel, an industry that says it creates world-changing technology that enables progress and enriches lives, issued the following news: * * * New Smart City Pilot Network to Bridge Digital Divide for 50 U.S. Cities * BELLFLOWER, Calif. -A young woman unwillingly must leave her disabled mother at home to walk to the local library just to use the public internet to pay the household bills. A few blocks away, a family rations   more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, June 9 -- The University of Arkansas Little Rock campus issued the following news: * * * San Pedro Establishes Endowed Scholarship to Expand Opportunity for UA Little Rock Students * When Mimi San Pedro arrived in Arkansas with her family in the 1970s, they were starting over. After settling in Little Rock, San Pedro graduated from Mount St. Mary's Academy and enrolled at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock with the help of scholarships, grants, and a part-time j  more

SHREVEPORT, Louisiana, June 10 -- Southwestern Electric Power, an American Electric Power company, issued the following news release: * * * Powering Forward Starts With A Strong Foundation HALLSVILLE, Tx - Southwestern Electric Power Company (SWEPCO) and American Electric Power (AEP) recently marked a major construction milestone at the Hallsville plant site, formerly home to the H.W. Pirkey Power Plant, with the completion of a large-scale concrete pour for the new turbine foundation. The po  more

SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, June 10 -- Boat Owners Association of the U.S. issued the following news release: * * * TowBoatUS Truman Lake Opens to Strengthen On-Water Assistance Across Central Missouri Waterway New location stations a response vessel across Truman Lake's 56,000-acre reservoir to assist recreational boaters - WARSAW, Mo. - TowBoatUS, North America's largest network of on-water towing ports, today announced the opening of TowBoatUS Truman Lake, marking a significant expansion of o  more

LEXINGTON, Virginia, June 10 -- Virginia Military Institute issued the following news: * * * Governor Appoints Board of Visitors Members Gov. Abigail Spanberger announced the appointment of three new members to the Virginia Military Institute Board of Visitors, Daryl Deke '82, Yolanda Green, and Elise Woodworth '07, as well as the reappointment of Lester Johnson Jr. '95. The new members will fill the vacancies of Meaghan Mobbs, C. Ernest Edgar IV '87 and Thomas "Teddy" Gottwald '83. Deke is   more

BENTONVILLE, Arkansas, June 10 -- Walmart issued the following news on June 9, 2026: * * * Walmart Deals Returns June 22-28 With Big Savings on Summer Favorites, Back-to-School Essentials and More Walmart+ members get coveted Early Access to select hot deals. - Walmart today announced the return of Walmart Deals, a weeklong savings event designed to help customers save big on the items they want most this summer. Running June 22 through June 28, Walmart Deals will feature thousands of offe  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Rep. Steve Womack, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Womack Votes to Fund Immigration Enforcement Agencies * WASHINGTON, D.C. -June 9, 2026... Today, Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) voted in support of S.2, the Secure America Act. This package includes $38.5 billion for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and $26 billion for Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to fund operations for the next three years. Congressman Womack said, "Our federal i  more