RALEIGH, North Carolina, Sept. 5 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: * * * 2025 commercial flounder trip limits for pound nets revised * The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality's Division of Marine Fisheries has removed pound net trip limits for the upcoming commercial flounder season. All pound net management areas will open for the harvest of flounder without initial trip limits. Trip limits for one or more management more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Rep. Tim Moore, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Tim Moore Highlights Millions in FEMA Grants for Hurricane Helene Recovery in Rutherford and Burke Counties * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Congressman Tim Moore (NC-14) is highlighting more than $4.75 million in federal funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to support recovery and infrastructure repairs in Rutherford and Burke Counties following the devastation ca more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Sept. 5 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: * * * DEQ is accepting public input on the Draft NC Comprehensive Climate Action Plan * The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality's (DEQ) State Energy Office (SEO) is accepting public input now until October 6, 2025, on the Draft North Carolina Comprehensive Climate Action Plan (CCAP) as part of the federal Climate Pollution Reduction Grant (CPRG). DEQ w more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond issued the following Beige Book on Sept. 3, 2025: * * * Summary of Economic Activity The Fifth District economy continued to grow modestly in recent weeks. Consumers continued to spend on retail and leisure travel. Additionally, new and used motor vehicle and boat sales increased this cycle. Manufacturing activity declined modestly amid continued cost increases and supply chain challenges due to tariffs. Activity in the remaining sec more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Rep. Mike Lawler, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Lawler Joins Bipartisan Push to Strengthen National Trails as Appalachian Trail Conservancy Turns 100 * Washington, D.C. - 9/4/25... Today, Reps. Mike Lawler (NY-17) and Don Beyer (VA-08) and Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Thom Tillis (R-NC) introduced the bipartisan, bicameral Appalachian Trail Centennial Act, legislation to strengthen the public-private partnerships that preserve, maintain, and man more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Sept. 6 -- The North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services issued the following news release on Sept. 5, 2025: * * * $221 million USDA Disaster Relief Block Grant for North Carolina announced Farmers who suffered ag losses in Helene-impacted counties could be eligible * FLETCHER - Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler and USDA Deputy Secretary Stephen Vaden signed a $221 million federal block grant agreement today that targets aid to North Caroli more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 (TNSFR) -- The North Carolina State University Gregg Museum of Art and Design is set to repatriate a cultural item under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. The item, identified as a sacred object, has been determined to have a cultural affiliation with Hui Iwi Kuamo'o. The cultural item is a "drinking gourd" ipu pawehe from circa 1850. It was donated to the Gregg Museum of Art and Design in 2020. While the donor thought the item was Cherokee, consult more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 (TNSFR) -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is preparing an environmental impact statement (EIS) to assess the environmental effects of issuing a license for a uranium enrichment facility. The license application was submitted by Global Laser Enrichment LLC, Wilmington, North Carolina, for its proposed Paducah Laser Enrichment Facilit, located in McCracken County, Kentucky. The facility would be situated on an undeveloped 322-acre plot zoned for heavy industry. The proposed more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * On 100th Anniversary of Appalachian Trail Conservancy's Founding, Beyer, Lawler, Kaine, and Tillis Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Protect National Trails Across the U.S. * Today, U.S. Representatives Don Beyer (D-VA-08) and Mike Lawler (R-NY-17) and U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Thom Tillis (R-NC) introduced the bipartisan, bicameral Appalachian Trail Centennial Act, legislation to strengthe more PR

HAZELWOOD, Missouri, Sept. 6 -- The Defense Contract Management Agency issued the following Q&A with Lt. Col. Matthew Olde, F-15 Eagle pilot: * * * Q&A: Lt. Col. Matthew Olde, F-15 Eagle pilot By Tonya Johnson DCMA Central Region Public Affairs Air Force Lt. Col. Matthew Olde is an F-15 Advanced Eagle acceptance pilot and the director of operations at Defense Contract Management Agency Fixed Wing St. Louis. He is also a government flight representative who conducts acceptance flights of the more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 5, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Shaheen, Senator Tillis Send Bipartisan Letters to Meta, Alphabet Ahead of Moldovan Parliamentary Elections Last week, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Thom Tillis (R-NC), who has helped lead engagement in the Moldova-North Carolina State  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Rules Committee, issued the following opening remarks on Sept. 4, 2025, at a hearing to consider the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026, (H.R. 4553) and a resolution (H.Res. 668), which directs the Oversight Committee to continue its work in investigating and obtaining relevant documents related to the Epstein files: * * * Good afternoon, the Committee will come to order more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Marshals Service issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Marshals, Asheville PD Month-Long 'Operation Mountain Justice' Leads to 32 Arrests in Buncombe County * Asheville, NC - A U.S. Marshals Carolinas Regional Fugitive Task Force (CRFTF) and Asheville Police Department (APD) operation conducted from Aug. 1-31 throughout western North Carolina has led to 32 arrests. Operation Mountain Justice was conducted in multiple counties of more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * USDA Announces $221.2 Million Grant Agreement to Cover Agricultural Losses in North Carolina * U.S. Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Stephen Alexander Vaden in North Carolina met with agricultural leaders and producers and announced additional U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) assistance to help producers recover from Hurricane Helene. Deputy Secretary Vaden signed a block grant agreement wi more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- The White House sent the Senate on Sept. 3, 2025, the nominations of 12 individuals for positions in the federal government: * * * Nominations Sent to the Senate Erwin Antoni, of Pennsylvania, to be Commissioner of Labor Statistics, Department of Labor, for a term of four years, vice Erika L. McEntarfer. Laura DiBella, of Florida, to be a Federal Maritime Commissioner for a term expiring June 30, 2028, vice L. E. Sola, term expired. Steven Haines, of Virginia, to be a more PR