MONTGOMERY, Alabama, May 13 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama, Sandra J. Stewart, issued the following news release on May 12, 2023: Yesterday, Doris Joann Gilmore, 61, from Montgomery, Alabama, pleaded guilty to federal program theft and failure to submit payroll taxes collected from employees, announced United States Attorney Sandra J. Stewart. According to the plea agreement and other court records, Gilmore was the Executive Director of the Alabama Association for Care  more

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Alabama, May 13 -- The U.S. Army Security Assistance Command issued the following news: Sherri Adams received the National Defence System of the Republic of Lithuania Medal of Merit for Civilians on May 3 at the Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania to the U.S. in Washington, D.C. She was recognized by Arvydas Anusauskas, the minister of national defence of the Republic of Lithuania. This National Defence System level award is awarded to civilians for 10 years of distinguished  more

ATHENS, Georgia, May 13 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Southern Regional Field Office issued the following news release: United States winter wheat production is forecast at 1.13 billion bushels, up 2 percent from 2022. As of May 1, the United States yield is forecast at 44.7 bushels per acre, down 2.3 bushels from last year. State level data for Alabama, Georgia, and South Carolina will be released in the September Small Grains Summary. * *   more