WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- The National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) issued the following news: Amtrak has been awarded nearly $126 million from the Federal Railroad Administration's Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) competitive grant program for Fiscal Year 2023-2024. Many Amtrak partners also received funding that will improve the safety, efficiency and reliability of Amtrak service and support the expansion of intercity passenger rail. "These grants will  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Georgia, Nov. 1 -- Piedmont issued the following news release: Athens, Ga. (October 31, 2024) - Jack Mullen, a senior football player at Clarke Central High School, is Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center's Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Athlete of the Month. The Athlete of the Month award is given each month to a student athlete who has shown perseverance while dealing with an injury or illness. Mullen suffered a midfoot injury during a football game in 2023, known as a Lisf  more

ELIZABETH CITY, North Carolina, Nov. 2 -- College of the Albemarle issued the following news release: Dare County, NC - College of The Albemarle (COA) - Dare proudly hosted the 2024 Public Relations, Information, and Marketing Association of North Carolina (PRIMA NC) Conference from October 2-4, 2024. The conference brought together communications and marketing professionals from North Carolina's 58 community colleges, providing a platform for networking, sharing best practices, and celebrating  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Georgia, Nov. 1 -- Piedmont issued the following news release: Monroe, Ga. - Piedmont Walton Hospital has named Social Circle Police Officer David Kain the First Friday Hero for November. Officer Kain was nominated by Social Circle Police Sergeant Brian Borek for representing "the very best of modern-day law enforcement and...the Social Circle Police Department." Officer Kain is credited with performing life-saving measures twice in July 2024. In early July, Officer Kain was dis  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Georgia, Nov. 1 -- Piedmont issued the following news release: Stockbridge, Ga. (October 31, 2024) - Recently, Piedmont Henry Hospital, Piedmont Orthopedics, OrthoAtlanta, and the Henry County Schools announced a partnership that will provide certified athletic trainers to three high schools in the county. In addition to being on the sidelines for athletic events at Woodland, Luella, and Dutchtown, the trainers build relationships with student athletes and their families and focus  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Georgia, Nov. 2 -- Piedmont issued the following news release: Columbus, Ga. (November 1, 2024) - Piedmont Columbus Regional has named deputy Chad Haynes with Piedmont Columbus Regional's Public Safety team the organization's First Friday Hero for the month of November. A husband and wife were driving into town when suddenly the wife started to show signs of a stroke. The husband called ahead to the hospital to alert the Emergency Department of their arrival. Once at the hospital  more