ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 19 [Category: BizMedia] -- CNN posted the following news: * * * CNN Uncovers New Orleans: Soul of a City in New 4-Part CNN Original Series * August 19th, 2025 "REBIRTH OF THE SUPERDOME" SPECIAL PREVIEW EPISODE PREMIERES SUNDAY, AUGUST 24 NEW YORK, NY - (August 19, 2025) - Timed to the twentieth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina and the fiftieth birthday of the stadium that came to symbolize both refuge and renewal, CNN Original Series New Orleans: Soul of a City wil  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- Rep. Henry C. 'Hank' Johnson Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Johnson Holds Successful Week of H.O.P.E. * DECATUR, GA - Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) held a successful Week of H.O.P.E. (Helping Other People Elevate) from August 11-16 to celebrate nonprofits, their importance to our community and to give back to the community through volunteerism. Held in conjunction with National Nonprofit Day, it was a week of uplift and celebrat  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 20 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Constangy, Brooks, Smith and Prophete, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * Constangy Presents Webinar on Pay Equity in 2025 * Constangy partner Lara de Leon presented a webinar on pay equity in 2025 on Aug. 19. The legal landscape for employers is shifting fast, but one constant is the charge to drive and improve pay equity. While some progress has been made over the past 20 years, the gap has slightly narrowed, but pro  more

BUFFALO, New York, Aug. 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of New York posted the following news release on Aug. 19, 2025: * * * Federal grand jury indicts Georgia man for his role in Jamestown drug conspiracy U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging Jeryel L. Winfield a/k/a Derezz a/k/a Idriys, 51, of McDonough, GA, formerly of Binghamton, NY, with narcotics conspiracy, which carries a mandatory minimum p  more

ROBINS AFB, Georgia, Aug. 19 -- The U.S. Air Force Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * Forging the Fight Together: Synchronizing Joint Operations in Bamboo Eagle 25-3 * * Published Aug. 19, 2025 * By Deb Henley, 505th Command and Control Wing Public Affairs * 705th Combat Training Squadron KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. -- "Bamboo Eagle 25-3 demonstrated that mission command is not theory but a warfighting imperative built through realistic training, integration, and a  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 20 -- Georgia State University issued the following news: * * * From Alzheimer's to AI: How the TReNDS Center at Georgia State Is Advancing Brain Research The TReNDS Center at Georgia State University has hit a new stride, earning dual NIH R01 grants aimed at tackling Alzheimer's disease progression and advancing multimodal brain imaging techniques in neuropsychiatric disorders. The awards mark an exceptional year of achievement for the center and its director, Vince Ca  more

STATESBORO, Georgia, Aug. 20 -- Georgia Southern University issued the following news release: * * * Georgia Southern biology professor named 2025-26 Fulbright U.S. Scholar to Vietnam Stephen Greiman, Ph.D., associate professor of biology in Georgia Southern University's College of Science and Mathematics, has been awarded a 2025-26 Fulbright U.S. Scholar award to Vietnam where he will lead a teaching and research project focused on parasite diversity in bats. "Dr. Greiman is further proof   more

KENNESAW, Georgia, Aug. 20 -- Kennesaw State University issued the following news release: * * * Kennesaw State, Walens Family Announce Fifth Third Stadium Field Naming Partnership, Halftime Ceremony KENNESAW, Ga. - Kennesaw State athletics is proud to announce that the field at Fifth Third Stadium, home of the Owls' football, soccer and lacrosse programs, will be named Walens Family Field in recognition of a transformative $4 million philanthropic gift from Dave and Donna Walens. A special   more

SAVANNAH, Georgia, Aug. 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia issued the following news release on Aug. 18, 2025: * * * Meg E. Heap takes oath as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia Margaret "Meg" Heap took the oath of office at 11:00 a.m. today, administered by U.S. District Judge J. Randal Hall, to become the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia. Attorney General Pamela Bondi appointed Mrs. Heap as the interim U.S. A  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 20 -- Mercer University issued the following news: * * * Mercerians help preserve environmental knowledge in the Amazon By Andrea Honaker Mercer University students assisted an Indigenous community in preserving local plants and cultural and environmental knowledge related to them during a three-week trip to Ecuador in July. Dr. Lauren Dodaro, assistant professor of anthropology, and Dr. John White, adjunct professor of biology, took 15 undergraduate students to the Am  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 20 -- Mercer University issued the following news: * * * School of Medicine announces Ieesha Johnson as featured speaker for 2025 Greenberg-Williams Lectureship By Katherine Lybarger Mercer University School of Medicine (MUSM) has announced Ieesha Johnson as the featured speaker for the 2025 Greenberg-Williams Lectureship, presented by the Mason Center for Organ Donation and Transplantation Education and Policy (The Mason Center). The free lecture, presented virtually   more

FAYETTEVILLE, Georgia, Aug. 20 [Category: BizHealth Care] -- Piedmont posted the following news release: * * * Piedmont Augusta First in Region to Offer Proven Treatment for Patients with Chronic Back Pain Augusta, Ga. (August 19, 2025) - Piedmont Augusta today announced it is the first in the CSRA to offer an innovative approach to provide relief for patients suffering from a distinct type of chronic low back pain (CLBP) called vertebrogenic pain. The treatment is the Intracept(R) Procedure  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- Rep. Andrew Clyde, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Clyde Touts Wins for Northeast Georgians in President Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill * GAINESVILLE, GA -- Last week, Congressman Andrew Clyde (GA-09) visited with numerous community and business leaders across the Ninth District to share how provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) positively impact his constituents. "Republicans' One Big Beautiful Bill is a tremendous win for workers,  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 19 [Category: BizComputer Technology] -- Sage Group, a provider of cloud business management solutions, issued the following news release: * * * Sage empowers HR leaders with new tools to build smarter stronger global workforces * Sage (FTSE:SGE) the leader in accounting, financial, HR and payroll technology for small and mid-sized businesses, today announced the launch of Workforce Intelligence, a new analytics engine for Sage People, designed to give HR leaders deepe  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Ossoff Pressing Trump Administration to Reverse Canceled Grants That Help Georgians Access Digital Internet Devices * Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is pressing to reverse canceled grants that helped underserved communities across Georgia access digital internet devices. Sen. Ossoff recently joined Congressman David Scott (GA-13), Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock, Rep. Nikema Willi  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 19 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Troutman Pepper, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Troutman Pepper Locke's Elizabeth Phillips Corey Named 2025 Rising Star by Law360 * HOUSTON - Elizabeth Phillips Corey, an attorney in Troutman Pepper Locke's Environmental and Natural Resources Practice Group, has been recognized by Law360 as a 2025 Rising Star in the Environmental category. This esteemed distinction recognizes attorneys under 40 who are "practicing at a level  more