ARNOLD AFB, Tennessee, June 10 -- The U.S. Air Force Arnold Air Force Base issued the following news: Arnold Engineering Development Complex Commander Col. Jeffrey Geraghty described the virus that causes COVID-19 as a common enemy unrestricted by geographic boundaries, one that will require the appropriate behaviors to defeat. A clear demonstration that the workforce can adopt these new norms will be necessary before AEDC leadership moves the Arnold Air Force Base Return to Full Capacity into  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, June 10 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management issued the following news release: EM made steady progress in its cleanup mission after most field sites moved into an essential mission-critical operating posture beginning in mid-March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Field sites across the DOE complex marked noteworthy accomplishments during this period of reduced operations, positioning the cleanup program for further success as the s  more

NEWPORT NEWS, Virginia, June 11 -- The Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility Jefferson Lab issued the following news release: Three graduate students have gotten a financial boost from DOE to conduct research at the Department of Energy's Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility. The students have received supplemental research awards from the DOE Office of Science Graduate Student Research Program. All three awardees are involved in experiments at Jefferson Lab in pursuit of th  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 12 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Tennessee Field Office issued the following news release: Tennessee farmers expect to harvest 15.2 million bushels of winter wheat during 2020 according to the Tennessee field office of USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. The expected crop for 2020 would be up 5% from the previous year. The forecast was based on crop conditions as of June 1 and was unchanged from the Ma  more

DOVER, Tennessee, June 12 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following news release: The presence of spray-painted graffiti was found on the Confederate Monument of Fort Donelson National Battlefield on the morning of Wednesday, June 10. The National Park Service is looking into the incident and has arranged for a monument preservation expert from another national battlefield to lead in the safe and appropriate removal of the graffiti. According to Fort   more

MILLINGTON, Tennessee, June 13 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following story: Permanent Change of Station (PCS) moves will soon be restarting using a conditions-based, phased approach and Navy Personnel Command (NPC) is poised to ensure that high priority sea duty units remain manned and ready to preserve maritime superiority. "The current stop movement policies have impacted 42,000 sets of officer and enlisted orders," said Capt. Derek Trinque, director of the Career Management Department at NP  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, June 11 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Oak Ridge National Laboratory welcomed six technology innovators to join the fourth cohort of Innovation Crossroads, the Southeast's only entrepreneurial research and development program based at a U.S. Department of Energy national laboratory. For the second year, the Tennessee Valley Authority joins Innovation Crossroads as a program sponsor enabling an innovator   more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, June 9 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: A team led by the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory synthesized a tiny structure with high surface area and discovered how its unique architecture drives ions across interfaces to transport energy or information. Their "nanobrush" contains bristles made of alternating crystal sheets with vertically aligned interfaces and plentiful pores. "These are  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, June 11 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Giri Prakash, data informatics scientist and director of the Department of Energy's Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Data Center at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has accepted an invitation from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to serve a four-year term on the U.S. National Committee for CODATA, or USNC/CODATA. CODATA, the International  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, June 11 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Juergen Rapp, a distinguished R&D staff scientist in Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Fusion Energy Division in the Nuclear Science and Engineering Directorate, has been named a fellow of the American Nuclear Society in recognition of his contributions to the advancement of nuclear science and technology. Rapp was recognized during the society's annual meeting, which  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following news release: The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced charges against a Nashville, Tennessee-based securities broker for defrauding two seniors, including a World War II-era veteran, of nearly $1 million. According to the complaint, Frederick Stow acted as the veteran's registered representative for more than three decades and inserted himself over time into the veteran's personal and financial aff  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, June 9 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Tennessee, J. Douglas Overbey, issued the following news release: U.S. Attorney J. Douglas Overbey of the Eastern District of Tennessee announced that the City of Morristown received $43,683 in Department of Justice grants to respond to the public safety challenges posed by the outbreak of COVID-19. The grant is available under the Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding program, authorized by the recent stimulus   more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, June 9 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Tennessee, J. Douglas Overbey, issued the following news release: U.S. Attorney J. Douglas Overbey of the Eastern District of Tennessee announced that the City of Johnson City received $52,724 in Department of Justice grants to respond to the public safety challenges posed by the outbreak of COVID-19. The grant is available under the Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding program, authorized by the recent stimulu  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, June 9 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Tennessee, J. Douglas Overbey, issued the following news release: U.S. Attorney J. Douglas Overbey of the Eastern District of Tennessee announced that Anderson County received $58,008 in Department of Justice grants to respond to the public safety challenges posed by the outbreak of COVID-19. The grant is available under the Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding program, authorized by the recent stimulus legisla  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, June 9 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Tennessee, J. Douglas Overbey, issued the following news release: U.S. Attorney J. Douglas Overbey of the Eastern District of Tennessee announced that the City of Kingsport received $75,845 in Department of Justice grants to respond to the public safety challenges posed by the outbreak of COVID-19. The grant is available under the Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding program, authorized by the recent stimulus l  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, June 11 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee, D. Michael Dunavant, issued the following news release June 9: Jonathan York, 33, pleaded guilty to using unlawful force on an inmate and then conspiring to cover up the incident while York was serving as a correctional officer with the Tennessee Department of Corrections, announced Assistant Attorney General Eric Dreiband of the Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division, U.S. Attorney for the Western Di  more

NEW TAZEWELL, Tennessee, June 11 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following news release: After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Homesteader LLC - a trailer manufacturer based in New Tazewell, Tennessee - will pay $134,799 in back wages to 408 employees to resolve overtime violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). WHD investigators determined the employer, which operates as Homesteader Trailers, failed to include some employees  more

SPRING CITY, Tennessee, June 13 -- The Tennessee Valley Authority issued the following news release: The Tennessee Valley Authority has issued a water traffic caution for Tuesday, June 16 - Thursday, June 18, due to transmission line work on the Tennessee River at Watts Bar Lake near Spring City. Crews will be working at four locations off the main river channel northwest of Watts Bar Dam between river miles 230-233. Watercraft operators should avoid the area. Safety boats will be in place. E  more

SPRING, Tennessee, June 9 -- The Tennessee Valley Authority issued the following news release: The Tennessee Valley Authority's Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Unit 1 is once again producing reliable, carbon-free energy after safely completing a scheduled refueling and maintenance outage on Friday, June 5. Plant operators are returning the unit to its full capacity, generating enough power for 650,000 homes. "Workers, safely completed approximately 10,300 activities during the outage," said Tony Willi  more

CLARKSVILLE, Tennessee, June 13 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following news release: An investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD) has led the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee to issue a consent order against a Clarksville, Tennessee-based employer for violating overtime and recordkeeping requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The employer will also pay a civil money penalty for a child labor violation. The c  more