BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, March 8 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama, Prim F. Escalona, issued the following news release on March 7, 2023: A judge sentenced a Tennessee physician and his wife yesterday for unlawfully distributing opioids and defrauding insurers through their now-shuttered Alabama clinics. Chief U.S. District Court Judge L. Scott Coogler sentenced Mark Murphy, 66, and his wife, Jennifer Murphy, 66, both of Lewisburg, each to twenty years in prison for conspi  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, March 7 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently welcomed eight new members to its Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) citizen advisory board. The Oak Ridge Site Specific Advisory Board (ORSSAB) is a federally chartered citizens' panel that provides independent recommendations to OREM, which is responsible for the cleanup of the Oak Ridge   more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency issued the following news release on March 9, 2023: Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that producers in counties affected by eligible disaster events in Kentucky, Minnesota, South Dakota, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Missouri, North Dakota, and Tennessee can apply for cost-share assistance through the Emergency Grain Storage Facility Assistance Program (EGSFP). The new program provides cost-share assista  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of Tennessee to supplement state, tribal and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by the severe winter storm during the period of Dec. 22-27, 2022. Funding is available to the state and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost-s  more

ARNOLD AFB, Tennessee, March 9 -- The U.S. Air Force Arnold Air Force Base issued the following news: By Deidre Moon, AEDC Public Affairs Over the last few years, new equipment has been manufactured and installed to provide high-pressure air to the Arnold Engineering Development Complex test facilities at Arnold Air Force Base in support of the recent increase in testing across base. According to Tyler McCamey, project manager for the High-Pressure Air Additional Capacity project, or HPAAC, t  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, March 7 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education issued the following news release: On February 25, 2023, 52 teams from 22 different counties across Tennessee convened on the Blount County Campus of Pellissippi State Community College for the 33rd annual Tennessee Science Bowl (TSB). The fast-paced academic competition offers teams of high school students from across the state the chance to test their knowledge in six different disci  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, March 7 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Alice Perrin is passionate about scientific research, but also beans -- as in legumes. "Everyone should eat more beans," she said. "They've got protein. They've got minerals. They've got fiber and carbohydrates. They're incredibly healthy, and also, growing them restores nitrogen to the soil." Perrin, a materials scientist and Alvin M. Weinberg Fellow at the Depart  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- The White House issued the following news release on President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. declared that a major disaster exists in the State of Tennessee and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by the severe winter storm during the period of December 22 to December 27, 2022. Federal funding is available to state and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost-sharing basis for emergency   more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, March 10 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee, Kevin G. Ritz, issued the following news release: Paul Seib, age 46 and a Canadian citizen, was convicted of conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute 5 kilograms of cocaine after a four-day federal jury trial. In the same case, former professional baseball player Luther Hackman, 48, pled guilty to money laundering and conspiring to distribute cocaine. According to U.S. Attorney Ritz, the charges  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, March 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Tennessee issued the following news release on March 10, 2023: Clarence ("Buzz") Nabers, 56 years old, was sentenced to six months in prison followed by six months of home detention by the Honorable Katherine A. Crytzer, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee at Knoxville. Judge Crytzer also ordered Dr. Nabers to serve one year on supervised release, pay restitution i  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release on March 9, 2023: Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that producers in counties affected by eligible disaster events in Kentucky, Minnesota, South Dakota, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Missouri, North Dakota, and Tennessee can apply for cost-share assistance through the Emergency Grain Storage Facility Assistance Program (EGSFP). The new program provides cost-share assistance for the constructi  more