WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- The Tennessee Valley Authority issued the following news release: * * * Google, Kairos Power, TVA Collaborate to Meet America's Growing Energy Needs Google and Kairos Power to deploy first advanced nuclear plant in the Tennessee Valley under orderbook agreement. * KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Google, Kairos Power, and the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) announced on August 18 a new collaboration to help meet America's growing energy demand and bolster the country's leadership   more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Aug. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Neutron research helps find ways to boost oil recovery * Research using neutrons at Oak Ridge National Laboratory's High Flux Isotope Reactor is helping scientists better understand how to extract oil from unconventional reservoirs, serving to reinforce America's energy independence. Dina Hegazy, a Colorado School of Mines researcher, is using neutrons at   more

MAXWELL AFB, Alabama, Aug. 19 -- The U.S. Air Force Auxiliary Civil Air Patrol issued the following news: * * * New York, Tennessee Cadets to Lead National Advisory Council Cadets from the New York and Tennessee wings are the new heads of the National Cadet Advisory Council. Cadet Lt. Col. Ben McGarvey of the New York Wing's Rochester Composite Squadron will serve as the council's chair. He's the New York Wing's public affairs officer, the Rochester squadron's cadet commander, and the Finger  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * Secretary Rollins Announces Major Investment in Tennessee's Rural Communities * (Lebanon, TN, August 18, 2025) - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins today announced nearly $89 million in Congressionally directed investments for 13 rural development projects in communities across the State of Tennessee. These projects, coordinated by USDA Rural Development (RD), will promote strong p  more