MACON, Georgia, March 12 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia issued the following news release: * * * Bibb County Jail Escapee Sentenced to Life in Prison for Armed Drug Trafficking Defendant Allegedly Possessed 23 Kilos of Meth, 3+ Kilos of Fentanyl, Firearms at Capture MACON, Ga. - A Macon man who broke out of the Bibb County Jail in 2023 as he was awaiting federal sentencing for armed drug trafficking and who was later captured in Augusta, Georgia, allege  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 13 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on March 12, 2025, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell - February 2025": * * * Area prices increased 0.7 percent over the two months and 2.1 percent over the year * * * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell increased 0.7 percent from December to Februa  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 13 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on March 12, 2025, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach - February 2025": * * * Area prices increased 1.4 percent over the two months and 2.9 percent over the year * * * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach increased 1.4 percent from De  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 13 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on March 12, 2025, entitled "Consumer Price Index, South Region - February 2025": * * * Regional prices increased 0.3 percent in February and 2.3 percent over the year * * * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the South region increased 0.3 percent in February, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported   more

ROBINS AFB, Georgia, March 11 -- The U.S. Air Force Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * Defense first, Airmen always * Published March 11, 2025 * By Capt. Donnie Hatheway * Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio YOUNGSTOWN AIR RESERVE STATION, Ohio -- The safety blanket that an invisible force, a security force, provides is what keeps each person on the installation safe, often without them even noticing it. Airmen believe in security forces, and 1st Lt. Anthony Brown be  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release on March 11, 2025: * * * SBA Relief Still Available to Georgia Small Businesses and Private Nonprofits Affected by Late Spring Water Main Breaks Deadline to apply for economic injury loans approaching ATLANTA - The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is reminding small businesses and private nonprofit (PNP) organizations in Georgia of the April 10, 2025, deadline t  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * Secretary Rollins Engages with Georgia Agriculture Community and State Leadership Atlanta, GA, March 12, 2025 - Today, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins traveled to Atlanta, Georgia to deliver remarks to the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA). Secretary Rollins and Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture Tyler Harper then met with elected officials at the Georgia Sta  more