BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Oct. 29 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: The Everyday Ut Prosim series celebrates how Hokies live out the spirit of service on campus and off a spirit that ignited after Hurricane Helene hit the area on Sept. 27. Since then, students, staff, and faculty have mobilized to provide service to affected communities in Virginia, North Carolina, and Tennessee. Here are a few of their stories. "I'm not going to go empty handed" When a musician friend invited Scott Pat  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 29 -- The North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services issued the following news release: Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler inducted three new members into the N.C. State Fair Livestock Hall of Fame Sunday, Oct. 27, at the State Fairgrounds in Raleigh. "Agriculture has always been and will forever remain the heart of the N.C. State Fair," Troxler said. "These inductees have helped make the livestock shows at our fair some of the best in the   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 30 -- The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services and local health departments are working with lodging establishments impacted by Hurricane Helene to help them reopen safely. Hotels and motels are encouraged to submit Emergency Operations Plans to their local health department so they can reopen as quickly as possible while water systems and infrastructure   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 29 -- The North Carolina Department of Insurance issued the following news release on Oct. 28, 2024: North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey will visit Washington, D.C. this week to advocate on behalf of and push for more relief aid for North Carolina victims of Hurricane Helene. Commissioner Causey will participate in a roundtable discussion on Hurricane Response hosted by the U.S. Department of Treasury at their main building from 10 a.m. to noon on We  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 30 -- The North Carolina Department of Insurance issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2024: North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the arrest of a former fire chief in Caldwell County on charges of embezzling $155,299 from his volunteer fire department. Brian Jason Edwards, 49, of 4262 Grace Chapel Road, Granite Falls, was charged with embezzlement, common law forgery and six counts of obtaining property by false pretense. Spec  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 29 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following news release: Desperate Democrat Don Davis is entering panic mode as President Donald Trump is set to rally voters in Rocky Mount on Wednesday alongside Retired U.S. Army Colonel Laurie Buckhout, the Republican nominee for Congress in NC-01. Laurie Buckhout, who is surging toward a historic victory in NC-01, has drawn the attention of national media and high-profile Republicans like President Trump, Sp  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 29 -- North Carolina Community College System issued the following news: All 58 community colleges across North Carolina have been awarded grant funding as part of a $55 million initiative aimed at strengthening the state's healthcare workforce pipeline. The funds, appropriated by the North Carolina General Assembly in 2023, will help launch new programs and expand existing ones in high-demand nursing and health-related fields. This vital investment comes at a ti  more

CARY, North Carolina, Oct. 29 (TNSres) -- SAS Institute, a business analytics software and services provider, issued the following news release: * * * Banking tops other industries in adopting the technology for marketing, risk management, customer service and more * * * A new report on the use of generative AI in banking (https://www.sas.com/en/whitepapers/your-journey-to-the-genai-future-114042.html) finds that financial services leads other industries in implementing the technology. A rec  more

COCKEYSVILLE, Maryland, Oct. 29 -- Sinclair, a media company and a provider of local news and sports, issued the following news release on Oct. 28, 2024: BALTIMORE - Earlier this month, Sinclair launched Sinclair Cares: Hurricane Relief, a fundraising partnership with The Salvation Army to assist with humanitarian relief efforts on the ground in Western North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Virginia and Tennessee in the aftermath of Hurricanes Helene and Milton. In total, the compan  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 30 -- White and Case, a law firm, issued the following news release: Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised BM Technologies, Inc., one of the largest digital banking platforms in the United States focused on student loan payments, on its sale to First Carolina Bank, a North Carolina state-chartered bank. Upon completion of the transaction, BM Technologies will become a wholly owned subsidiary of First Carolina Bank, and shares of BM Technologies' common stock will no longe  more