MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Feb. 9 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Memphis District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will host public scoping meetings for the Lower Mississippi River Comprehensive Management Study (LMR Comp) at venues throughout the study area between Feb. 27 and March 11. The meetings will consist of a remote overview presentation and followed by an on-site open house to meet with and collect input from the public. The Memphis District will host  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 10 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on [doc date], entitled "Women's Earnings In Tennessee - 2022": * * * In 2022, Tennessee women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median usual weekly earnings of $859, or 82.0 percent of the $1,047 median usual weekly earnings of their male counterparts, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commis  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Feb. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Researchers at the Statewide California Earthquake Center, or SCEC, are unraveling the mysteries of earthquakes by using physics-based computational models running on high-performance computing systems at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The team's findings will provide a better understanding of seismic hazards in the Golden State. Building   more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Feb. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Research led by Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Marti Checa and Liam Collins has pioneered a groundbreaking approach, described in the journal Nature Communications, toward understanding the behavior of an electric charge at the microscopic level. Their findings could be vital for improving efficiency, life span and performance in batteries, solar cells and other el  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Feb. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: The American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Engineers, or ASHRAE, selected Jason DeGraw, a researcher with the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, as one of 23 members elevated to Fellow during its 2024 winter conference. A thermal-fluid scientist and mechanical engineer in the Thermal Energy Storage group, DeGraw was recogni  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- The Department of Energy's Office of Legacy Management issued the following news: As part of LM's 20-year anniversary celebration, this profile is part of a series of current and former LM employee profiles of people involved in different areas of the LM mission. Office of Legacy Management Defense-Related Uranium Mines (DRUM) Technical Lead William Burns' passion for environmental health led him to his career with LM. Burns earned his Bachelor of Science degree in geolog  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: A federal grand jury in Memphis, Tennessee, returned a superseding indictment yesterday bringing new charges against three alleged members of the Unknown Vice Lords (UVL)-Ghost Mob, a criminal street gang, for causing the death of an individual through the use of a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence. The superseding indictment charges Edward Earl Allen Jr., also known as E-Money, 40, of S  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Feb. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, have developed an algorithm to predict electric grid stability using signals from pumped storage hydropower projects. The method provides critical situational awareness as the grid increasingly shifts to intermittent renewable power. Hydropower is a renewable energy source directl  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Feb. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: In a win for chemistry, inventors at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have designed a closed-loop path for synthesizing an exceptionally tough carbon-fiber-reinforced polymer, or CFRP, and later recovering all of its starting materials. A lightweight, strong and tough composite material, CFRP is useful for reducing weight and increasing fuel   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- The National Labor Relations Board issued the following decision (Case No. 10-RD-332112) by Region 10 Director Lisa Y. Henderson: * * * AT&T MOBILITY SERVICES LLC, Employer and DENIS HODZIC, Petitioner and COMMUNICATION WORKERS OF AMERICA, AFL-CIO, CLC/1, Union DECISION AND DIRECTION OF ELECTION On December 18, 2023, Denis Hodzic (the Petitioner), an employee of AT&T Mobility Tennessee IHX (Employer) employed at its facility located in Gallatin, Tennessee, filed a petit  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following news release: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has received a subsequent license renewal application from the Tennessee Valley Authority, which requests an additional 20 years of operation for all three reactors at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant in Athens, Alabama. The application to renew the reactor licenses from 60 to 80 years is now available for public inspection on the NRC website. TVA filed the application on   more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Feb. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management issued the following news release: The biggest land parcel transfer at East Tennessee Technology Park (ETTP) has just been completed. DOE's Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) has transferred a 365-acre tract where a powerhouse complex was once located to the Community Reuse Organization of East Tennessee (CROET). CROET is a local nonprofit that receives building and pr  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Feb. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: The radioisotope iridium-192 is critical to helping the U.S. government and industry find structural defects and damage to metal parts such as welds, castings and seams. It's used often to assess the integrity of oil and gas pipelines and to ensure manufacturing quality in shipbuilding, vehicles, aerospace and other sectors. Yet it's been two decades since Ir-192 has  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Feb. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: David Sholl, director of the Transformational Decarbonization Initiative at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has been elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering for his contributions in addressing large-scale chemical separation challenges, including carbon dioxide capture, using quantitative materials modeling. Being elected to the National Academy of Eng  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Feb. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: The Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory was represented by four scientists at last year's United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference of the Parties, known as COP28. This is the first time ORNL participated as an official Observer Organization. For two weeks in November and December 2023, COP28 brought government representatives  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Feb. 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee issued the following news release: On February 2, 2024, a jury in the Middle District of Tennessee found Jamal Gardner guilty of being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm, announced United States Attorney Henry C. Leventis. According to evidence presented at trial, on February 2, 2019, Gardner beat and tried to strangle the mother of his children. A little over an hour later, a Columbi  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Feb. 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2024: Dustin L. Truett, 40, of Lyles, Tennessee, was sentenced today to fifteen years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, announced United States Attorney Henry C. Leventis. In July 2023, Truett pled guilty to a three-count Indictment charging him with Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine, Possession of a Firearm   more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Feb. 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee issued the following news release: A federal judge sentenced a Memphis man to 14 years in federal prison for conspiracy to possess fentanyl with intent to distribute. United States Attorney Kevin G. Ritz announced the sentence today. According to the information presented in court, Bartlett Police Department detectives began investigating Derwin Owens, 32, in 2020 for suspected drug trafficking  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Feb. 8 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee issued the following news release on Feb. 7, 2024: A federal grand jury in Memphis, Tennessee, returned a superseding indictment yesterday bringing new charges against three alleged members of the Unknown Vice Lords (UVL)- Ghost Mob, a criminal street gang, for causing the death of an individual through the use of a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence. The superseding indictmen  more

ARNOLD AFB, Tennessee, Feb. 7 -- The U.S. Air Force Arnold Air Force Base issued the following news: By Bradley Hicks, AEDC Public Affairs For those at Arnold Air Force Base seeking information on installation diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility resources and initiatives, a website is now available that covers DEIA from A to Z. The Arnold AFB DEIA website can be found at https://www.arnold.af.mil/About-Us/DEIA/. There, visitors can find descriptions and contact information for the   more