ARLINGTON, Virginia, Jan. 22 [Category: Transportation] -- The American Trucking Associations posted the following news release: * * * ATA Chairman Urges Congress to Prioritize Infrastructure Investments Jan 22, 2025Washington -- As Congress begins the process of reauthorizing the nation's surface transportation programs, American Trucking Associations Chairman Dennis Dellinger testified on Capitol Hill today to make the case for substantially increasing investments in our transportation netw  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Jan. 27 [Category: Sports] -- The National Junior College Athletic Association issued the following news release: * * * Davidson-Davie Storms to No. 2 in DII Men's Basketball Rankings * * * 2024-25 NJCAA DII Men's Basketball | Week 9 1/27/2025 Place Name Region Record Points 1st Place Prev. 1 North Central Missouri College 16 20-0 225 11 1 2 Davidson-Davie Community College 10 18-1 215 0 3 3 Pima Community College 1 22-0 208 0 5 4 Kirkwood Community Co  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Jan. 27 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: * * * Hybrid fire ants turn up the heat in far Southwest Virginia More stories from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences In Lee County, Virginia Cooperative Extension Agent Amy Byington is working to stop a tiny invader posing a big problem. Hybrid fire ants, which are well-established across East Tennessee and parts of Kentucky and North Carolina, are now infiltrating far Southwest Virginia. "It's just on  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: * * * STATEMENT: Sierra Club Response to FERC Decision to Prepare an Environmental Assessment for Transco's SSEP WASHINGTON, DC \-- After months of requests from state and local officials, as well as dozens of advocacy organizations, asking for a detailed Environmental Impact Statement for Transco's proposed Southeast Supply Enhancement Project in Virginia and North Carolina, the Federal Energy R  more

CULLOWHEE, North Carolina, Jan. 28 -- Western Carolina University issued the following news: By Bill Studenc Western Carolina University officially kicked off the largest comprehensive fundraising campaign in the university's 136-year history, an effort to secure $100 million in philanthropic support with a focus on increasing the financial resources necessary for long-delayed upgrades in facilities used by Catamount student-athletes. Christened the "Fill the Western Sky" campaign, the histor  more