CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Dec. 31 -- Appalachian Power issued the following news release: Year-end contributions from Appalachian Power have pumped $50,000 into food banks across West Virginia, Virginia and Tennessee just at the time of year when they need it most. The donations are going to 16 food banks and feeding centers, helping them get fully stocked for the high-use winter season. See table here (https://www.appalachianpower.com/info/news/viewRelease.aspx?releaseID=3107) "Food pantrie  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Jan. 3 [TNSgrants-NIH] -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center issued the following news: The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded M. Dennis Leo, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Physiology at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), a $1.9 million grant for his project titled "Chloride Channels in Diabetic Vascular Disease." The study will investigate cellular signaling pathways damaged by diabetes and how they affect t  more

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Jan. 4 -- Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery III issued the following news: Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III applauds the passage of new federal legislation known as the Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence Act (TRACED). The TRACED Act is the first federal law designed to combat the rampant problem of robocalls, which increased by more than 36% in 2018. The law will prioritize industry-wide implementation of call authentication protocols  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 4 -- The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency issued the following news: An incinerator to address deer carcass disposal in Unit CWD will be constructed in Fayette County. The Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission (TFWC) approved a $1 million budget expansion for the project at its December meeting. The incinerator will be constructed at the Fayette County Landfill and will be maintained and operated by Fayette County. "CWD poses many challenges including safe dispos  more

CARYVILLE, Tennessee, Dec. 30 -- The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency issued the following news: A $2,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the conviction of the person or persons responsible for illegally shooting and killing an elk on the North Cumberland Wildlife Management Area last week. The Campbell Outdoor Recreation Association and the Pine Mountain Longbeards Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation are offering the reward. On Dec. 23, TWRA Elk Biologist Bra  more