ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 12 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Consumer Price Index, South Region -- July 2025 * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the South region increased 0.1 percent in July, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.1 percent over the month. The index for food increased 0.3 per  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- The Federal Reserve issued the following news release: * * * Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with former employee of First Horizon Bank * The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced the execution of the enforcement action listed below: Consent prohibition order against Khalila Cooper Former employee of First Horizon Bank, Memphis, Tennessee Embezzlement of bank funds Additional enforcement actions can be searched for here. For media inqui  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service issued the following news release: * * * Manhattan Project NHP: Manhattan Project National Historical Park Marks 80th Anniversary of VJ Day With Special Program in Oak Ridge * News Release Date: August 12, 2025 Contact: Ian Wilder, (865) 482-1942 Oak Ridge, Tennessee: On August 14th, 1945, President Harry S. Truman addressed the nation, "I have received this afternoon a message from the Japanese Government.  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service issued the following news: * * * USDA Conducts 2025 Oral Rabies Vaccination Efforts Targeting Wildlife in Eastern United States * Contact: aphispress@usda.gov WASHINGTON, August 12, 2025--The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) will begin its annual distribution of RABORAL V-RG(r), an oral rabies vaccine (ORV) bait, in select areas in the east  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency issued the following news release: * * * USDA Designates Two Tennessee Counties as Contiguous for Natural Disaster Area due to Flooding * This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans. Emergency loans can be used to meet var  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service issued the following news release: * * * USDA Forecasts U.S. Corn Production Up and Soybean Production Down from 2024 Aug. 12, 2025 - The Crop Production report issued today by USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) forecasted corn production up from 2024 and soybean production down from last year. Corn production is up 13% from last year, forecast at 16.7 billion bushels; soyb  more