ARNOLD AFB, Tennessee, Oct. 3 -- The U.S. Air Force Arnold Air Force Base issued the following news: By Kali Bradford, AEDC Public Affairs The "40 under 40" recognition ceremony was held at the Lakewood Golf and Country Club in Tullahoma on Aug. 22, 2024. Hosted by the Tullahoma Area Chamber of Commerce, the annual event honors young professionals under the age of 40 who are making significant contributions to the community. Nominated by their peers, these individuals demonstrate leadership e  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: As search and rescue, power restoration and communications capability remain top priorities throughout the Southeast, FEMA has already helped thousands of Hurricane Helene survivors jumpstart their recoveries with more than $10 million in flexible, upfront funding. More than 4,800 personnel from across the federal workforce are deployed and more than 1,000 are   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: Funding Will Improve Access to a Clean, Reliable Electric Grid and Safe Drinking Water for Millions in Rural and Tribal Communities JEANNETTE, Penn., Oct. 2, 2024 U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small today announced that USDA is investing in 116 projects across the nation to expand access to a clean and reliable electric grid, safe drinking water and good-paying jo  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the following news release: ATLANTA - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has completed changes to restructure its regional operations and created a new region to better protect workers and educate employers as businesses expand and workforces grow in communities in several southeastern states. Among the changes is the creation of a new region based i  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the following news release: DALLAS - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has completed changes to restructure its regional operations and created a new region to better protect workers and educate employers as businesses expand and workforces grow in communities in several southeastern states. Among the changes is the creation of a new region based in  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the following news release: SAN FRANCISCO - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has completed changes to restructure its regional operations and created a region to better protect workers and educate employers as businesses expand and workforces grow in communities in several southeastern states. OSHA has expanded its existing San Francisco region by   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration issued the following news on Oct. 2, 2024: The U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) is awarding $85.9 million in grants to states to support pipeline and underground natural gas storage (UNGS) inspection activities carried out by state inspectors covering more than 85 percent of the nation's 3.3-million-mile pipeline s  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Oct. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management issued the following news on Oct. 1, 2024: Cleanup crews are making steady progress on deactivation projects across Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) to prepare for the next wave of demolitions as they continue transforming the site. Crews with Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) and cleanup contractor UCOR are performing deactivation in 13 buildings at ORNL. A precur  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- The Federal Communications Commission Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau issued the following public notice (Docket No. DA 24-1028) on Oct. 2, 2024: * * * By this Public Notice, the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (WTB) and Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (PSHSB) apply our extended filing and regulatory deadlines/1 to the additional affected counties which are experiencing damage due to Hurricane Helene. Therefore, pursuant to our authority to waive   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau issued the following public notice (WC Docket No. 24-325) on Sept. 30, 2024: * * * Re: Copper Retirement Network Change Certification Received BellSouth Telecommunications, LLC d/b/a AT&T Tennessee (AT&T), an incumbent local exchange carrier (LEC), has filed certification that public notice of network change(s) involving the retirement of copper has been provided through its publicly accessible Internet   more

ARNOLD AFB, Tennessee, Oct. 3 -- The U.S. Air Force Arnold Air Force Base issued the following news: By Kali Bradford, AEDC Public Affairs The Integrated Prevention and Response Office (IPRO) hosted a series of classes focused on the well-being of base personnel at Arnold Air Force Base, headquarters of Arnold Engineering Development Complex, Sept. 11-12, 2024. Coordinated by Chief of Integrated Prevention and Response Tiffany Campbell, the two-day event provided those in attendance with reso  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Oct. 3 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on Oct. 2, 2024: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today sued the Biden-Harris Federal Communications Commission ("FCC") over a new rule that restricts how much money jails and prisons can charge inmates for phone calls, depriving the facilities of funding and resources that they depend on to reduce risks and solve crimes. The States make the case that the rule will jeopardize public safety and place  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 (TNSres) -- The National Science Foundation issued the following news release: The U.S. National Science Foundation and partner agencies in the U.S., Canada, Finland, Japan, the Republic of Korea (ROK), and the United Kingdom today announced funding awards totaling nearly $82 million in their Global Centers competition. 2024 Global Centers awards focus on advancing bioeconomy research to solve global challenges, whether by increasing crop resilience, converting plant matter   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- President Biden issued the following remarks by ahead of an interagency briefing on response efforts to Hurricane Helene on Oct. 1, 2024: * * * THE PRESIDENT: Okay. Before I begin, I wanted to say a few words about Iran's missile attack on Israel today. At my direction, the United States military actively supported the defense of Israel, and we're still assessing the impact. But based on what we know now, the attack appears to have been defeated and ineffective, and thi  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 3 -- Gov. Bill Lee, R-Tennessee, issued the following news on Oct. 2, 2024: Today, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee traveled to East Tennessee to survey storm damage on the ground and meet with local officials and victims following severe weather and flooding from Hurricane Helene. Accompanied by Tennessee Emergency Management Agency (TEMA) Director Patrick Sheehan, Senator Marsha Blackburn, Senator Bill Hagerty, Congresswoman Diana Harshbarger and state officials, the Governo  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Oct. 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee issued the following news release on Sept. 30, 2024: A federal judge recently sentenced a Memphis man who pled guilty to two counts of distribution of controlled substances. Acting United States Attorney Reagan Fondren announced the sentence today. According to the information presented in court, on October 4, 2022, special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation conducted a controlled  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Oct. 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee issued the following news release: Five former IRS employees were recently sentenced for defrauding federal COVID-19 relief programs. This case was brought as a part of an interagency effort to combat and prevent such fraud by federal employees. According to court documents, Brian Saulsberry, 48, of Memphis, was employed by the IRS as a Program Evaluation and Risk Analyst in the Human Capital O  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Tennessee issued the following news release: On October 1, 2024, Michel Harris, 38, of Knoxville, TN, was sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 380 months by the Honorable Thomas A. Varlan, United States District Judge in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee at Knoxville. Following his imprisonment, he will be on supervised release for 10 years. As part of the plea agr  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Oct. 3 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news on Oct. 1, 2024: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined 19 States on an amicus brief in United States v. Idaho at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. The filing, which was led by the State of Indiana, supports Idaho's defense of its abortion restrictions against federal preemption. The federal government is attempting to use the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) - which re  more