WASHINGTON, March 15 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following news release on March 14, 2024: More U.S. counties experienced population gains than losses in 2023, as counties in the South saw faster growth and more Northeast and Midwest counties had population losses turn to gains, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Vintage 2023 estimates of population and components of change released today. Approximately 60% (1,876) of U.S. counties gained population from 2022 to 2023, an i  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services division issued the following news release on March 14, 2024: The Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) today announced the two recipients of the 2024 L. Anthony Sutin Award for Innovative Law Enforcement and Community Partnerships. They are: * Lancaster County (South Carolina) Sheriff's Office with the Coalition for Healthy Youth; and * Macomb County (M  more

DECATUR, Georgia, March 15 -- DeKalb County issued the following news release: DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond announces the promotion of Andrew Cauthen to chief communications officer. Cauthen, who will serve as the county chief communications officer, has been with the county since 2016, most recently serving as communications manager. An award-winning journalist with extensive experience covering local and state government in South Carolina and Georgia, Cauthen has more than 20 years of  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, March 15 -- Richland County issued the following news: County staff will soon announce a neighborhood improvement project along Sunset Drive in Columbia, just north of downtown. Beginning April 1, Richland County Transportation crews will install a 5-foot-wide pedestrian sidewalk, plus curb and gutter, along a 0.75-mile long path running from Makeway Drive, near River Drive, to Elmhurst Road, near North Main Street. The upgrades, scheduled for completion in December,   more