WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: AUGUSTA, GA, Oct. 15, 2024 Agriculture Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small visited Golden Harvest Food Bank in Augusta, Georgia where she took part in a roundtable discussion surrounding the organization's critical work to provide food and support to local families in the wake of Hurricane Helene. "At USDA, it is our job to get as much help as quickly as possible to as many people as possible in the   more

SAVANNAH, Georgia, Oct. 15 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia issued the following news release: Newly returned indictments in the Southern District of Georgia include felony charges for illegal firearms possession and drug distribution, while additional defendants have been sentenced to federal prison or await further proceedings after pleading guilty to federal gun charges. "Illegally possessed guns, particularly those converted to automatic fire, are a   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that people in parts of Georgia, North Carolina and Tennessee recovering from Tropical Storm Helene may be eligible for food assistance through the USDA's Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (D-SNAP). Approximately 982,930 households in Georgia, 152,572 households in North Carolina and 54,692 households in Tennessee are estimated to be e  more