| News Tipoffs - Tennessee Editors Newsletter for Saturday September 21, 2024 ( 6 items ) |
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Arnold Engineering Development Complex Emergency Management Urges Personnel to Be Prepared in the Event of Severe Weather
ARNOLD AFB, Tennessee, Sept. 21 -- The U.S. Air Force Arnold Air Force Base issued the following news:
By J.D. Dill, AEDC Installation Emergency Manager
September is National Preparedness Month and the perfect time to remind personnel of the severe weather threats we have here at Arnold Air Force Base.
The climate in middle Tennessee gives us two distinct severe weather seasons - fall and spring. The Arnold Engineering Development Complex Installation Office of Emergency Management is here to
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Assistant A.G. Clarke Delivers Remarks Announcing Pattern or Practice Investigation of Rankin County, Miss., Rankin County Sheriff Dept.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following remarks on Sept. 19, 2024, by Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke announcing a pattern or practice investigation of Rankin County, Mississippi, and Rankin County Sheriff's Department:
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As Prepared for Delivery
Good afternoon. My name is Kristen Clarke, Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division of the Justice Department.
I am joined by Todd Gee, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Miss
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Delta Regional Authority: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Funding Availability for Delta Workforce Program
CLARKSDALE, Mississippi, Sept. 21 -- The Delta Regional Authority issued the following news release:
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Approximately $4 million in funding from President Biden's Investing in America agenda available to address employment and training needs across the Delta region
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The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) has announced funding availability for the Delta Workforce Grant Program (DWP), an initiative supporting workforce training and education programs throughout the Mississippi River Delta
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Tenn. U.S. Attorney: First Assistant United States Attorney Reagan Fondren Appointed Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee
MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Sept. 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee issued the following news release:
Effective September 19, 2024, First Assistant United States Attorney Reagan Taylor Fondren will succeed former United States Attorney Kevin G. Ritz as the Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee pursuant to the Vacancies Reform Act. Ms. Fondren has served as First Assistant since October 2022.
Fondren, a native Memphian and graduat
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Tenn. U.S. Attorney: Five Defendants Sentenced for Participating in an Interstate Drug Trafficking Conspiracy
JACKSON, Tennessee, Sept. 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee issued the following news release:
Five men from South Texas were indicted in Jackson, Tennessee for their role in trafficking multiple kilograms of methamphetamine. On September 13, 2024, the Honorable S. Thomas Anderson sentenced the final defendant in the Western District of Tennessee.
According to information presented in court, in August 2019, FBI-Jackson, Tennessee, working with FBI-McAl
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VA Awards $5M in Grants Through First-of-Its-Kind Program to Help Veterans and Their Spouses Transition From Military Service
WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2024:
Today, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs announced it will award $5 million in grants to organizations that provide employment-based resources and tools to support recently separated members of the Armed Forces and their spouses.
Through the Veteran and Spouse Transitional Assistance Grant Program -- the first of its kind grant program to be extended to support Veterans' s
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