NARVIK, Norway, April 25 -- The Army's 21st Theater Sustainment Command, the lead organization for all sustainment activities in Europe, issued the following news: By Maj. Vonnie Wright, 21st Theater Sustainment Command The 21st Theater Sustainment Command and 598th Transportation Brigade of the Army's Surface Deployment Distribution Command, alongside their Norwegian Allies makes history today by setting the theater for the first time here during the Defender 2024 exercise April 24, 2024. Th  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on April 22, 2024: * * * EPA announces 60 selectees under Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund grant competition to deliver solar to more than 900,000 low-income and disadvantaged households nationwide through the President's Investing in America agenda * * * Today, April 22, as the Biden-Harris Administration celebrates Earth Day, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced 60 selectees that will   more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration is announcing $148 million in grants to 11 states and Puerto Rico under the first round of a new $400 million program to improve air quality and reduce pollution for truck drivers, port workers and families that live in communities surrounding ports. The Reduction of Truck Emissions at Port Facili  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $150 Million in Grants to Help Reduce Truck Air Pollution Near America's Ports The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration is announcing $148 million in grants to 11 states and Puerto Rico under the first round of a new $400 million program to improve air quality and reduce pollution for truck drivers, port workers and families  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 25 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on April 24, 2024, entitled "Kentucky Job Openings and Labor Turnover - February 2024": * * * Kentucky had 114,000 job openings in February 2024, compared to 116,000 openings in January, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee noted that the job openings rate in Kentu  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 25 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on April 24, 2024, entitled "Tennessee Job Openings and Labor Turnover - February 2024": * * * Tennessee had 184,000 job openings in February 2024, compared to 200,000 openings in January, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee noted that the job openings rate in Ten  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: SAVANNAH, GA. - So far in the 2024 federal fiscal year, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers have intercepted 18 stolen vehicles valued at approximately $1.1 million dollars during outbound enforcement operations and inspection of shipping containers in Charleston, South Carolina and Savannah, Georgia, destined for countries such as Ghana, Libya, Jorda  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, April 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut issued the following news release on April 24, 2024: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JASON COX, 50, formerly of Bridgeport, Connecticut, and Savannah, Georgia, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in New Haven to 125 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for trafficking fentanyl an  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 24 -- Gov. Brian P. Kemp, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: Governor Brian P. Kemp, accompanied by First Lady Marty Kemp, members of the General Assembly, and state and local leaders, signed a series of bills focused on improving recruitment and supporting veterans, military service members and their spouses as they look to utilize their skills and abilities to fulfill the numerous opportunities available throughout the state. With this package of legislatio  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 25 -- The Georgia State Senate issued the following news release on April 24, 2024: Yesterday, Governor Brian P. Kemp signed Senate Bill 464, sponsored by Chairman of the Senate Committee on Education and Youth Sen. Clint Dixon (R-Gwinnett), into law. This measure mandates the State Board of Education to establish a program for the Department of Education to allocate funds for eligible teachers to purchase school supplies online. It also provides for universal reading sc  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 25 -- The Georgia State Senate issued the following news release on April 24, 2024: This week, Sen. Nabilah Islam Parkes (D-Lawrenceville), Georgia's youngest female state Senator, celebrated a legislative landmark following the signage of her first bill, SB 144. Sen. Islam Parkes celebrated her first signed piece of legislation saying, "I am honored that this is my first measure to be signed into law. My experience on the Senate Committee on Veterans, Military and Home  more

MACON, Georgia, April 24 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia issued the following news release: A Pelham, Georgia, resident with a lengthy criminal history in Southwest Georgia who admitted to possessing with the intent to distribute nearly one kilogram of methamphetamine was sentenced to serve more than 15 years in federal prison today. Skeeter Eugene Weeks, 41, was sentenced to serve 188 months in prison to be followed by four years of supervised release by   more

MOODY AFB, Georgia, April 25 -- The U.S. Air Force Moody Air Force Base (23rd Air Wing) issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class Whitney Gillespie In support of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response office hosted a SAPR Real Talk event at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, April 22, 2024. "Beneath the Uniform" seminar taught healthy boundaries, emotional intelligence, trauma-informed care and how to build, maintain, and foster professional relationships.  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 24 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following news release on April 23, 2024: The National Park Service (NPS) today announced the selection of Steve Theus as the new superintendent for Little River Canyon National Preserve and Russell Cave National Monument in Alabama, effective May 5. "Steve's journey from Georgia's Cumberland Island to the southern edge of the nation's Cumberland Plateau is sure to bring new opportunities and   more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: $30 Million for Flood Risk Reduction Project Is Largest Mitigation Grant in Georgia History ATLANTA -- Today, FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell and White House Intergovernmental Affairs Director Tom Perez joined Savannah Mayor Van Johnson, along with Georgia elected officials to celebrate a $30.15 million grant from FEMA's Building Resilient Infrastructure   more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release on April 23, 2024: Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding an $18 million grant to the city of Cleveland, Georgia, for water infrastructure improvements to support job creation and economic growth. This grant will support upgrades to the local wastewater treatment plant that will   more

SPRINGVILLE, Alabama, April 24 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release on April 23, 2024: The Department of the Interior today announced more than $70 million from President Biden's Investing in America agenda for 43 projects in 29 states that will improve fish passage around outdated or obsolete dams, culverts, levees and other barriers fragmenting the nation's rivers and streams. Projects receiving funding showcase a diverse po  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on April 12, 2024: * * * President Joe Biden Announces Student Debt Cancellation for 11,470 More Borrowers in Georgia, Pursuing Every Path Available to Cancel Student Debt - New announcement brings debt cancellation to over 120,870 people in Georgia under Biden-Harris Administration Today, President Biden announced that 277,000 more borrowers across the country will get their student debt cancelled, including 11  more