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*Georgia Editor Tipoffs Newsletter for Saturday August 30, 2025 ( 7 items )  

Army Reserve Soldiers support National Capital Region medical sites during Medical Readiness Skills Sustainment Program for the Military 2025
FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Aug. 29 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * Army Reserve Soldiers support National Capital Region medical sites during Medical Readiness Skills Sustainment Program for the Military 2025 * WASHINGTON, D.C. - More than 40 Army Reserve Soldiers of the Staten Island, New York-based Northeast Medical Area Readiness Support Group and other direct reporting units from the Army Reserve Medical Command hierarchy took part in two concurrent r  more

Coast Guard Cutter Mohawk returns home to Key West, Florida after 75-day maritime border security patrol
WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news release: * * * Coast Guard Cutter Mohawk returns home to Key West, Florida after 75-day maritime border security patrol * KEY WEST, Fla. -- The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Mohawk (WMEC 913) returned to their home port in Key West, Friday, following a 75-day maritime border security patrol in the Windward Passage, Florida Straits and Caribbean Sea. During the patrol, Mohawk's crew deployed t  more

EEOC: Sam's Club to Pay $60K Over Disability Discrimination
WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * EEOC: Sam's Club to Pay $60K Over Disability Discrimination * Retailer settles after firing worker who requested disability accommodation ATLANTA - Sam's East, Inc. and Walmart Inc., which together operate a chain of warehouse club retail stores known as Sam's Club, will pay $60,000 and undertake remedial measures to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal   more

Ernst Unmasks Double Dipping Bureaucrats
WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Unmasks Double Dipping Bureaucrats * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is asking the Trump administration to conduct a government-wide review to put a stop to bureaucrats double dipping on the dole. Ernst's effort to ensure government employees are not illegally receiving unemployment benefits comes after federal and state employees have been exposed for stealing millions of dollars of  more

Fish & Wildlife Service Proposes Threatened Status for Southern Hognose Snake
WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed adding the southern hognose snake, a small burrowing reptile native to southeastern coastal plains and sandhills, to the list of threatened species under the Endangered Species Act. This move follows a review of scientific data indicating the snake faces risks from habitat destruction and other pressures. Found in states like North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama and Mis  more

ICYMI: Warnock Discusses Tariff Impacts on Georgia Farmers During Visit to Augusta Area Farm
WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Warnock Discusses Tariff Impacts on Georgia Farmers During Visit to Augusta Area Farm * Senator Reverend Warnock visited Three Bees Pecan Farm to speak with Georgia farmers about how the uncertainty around Trump's tariffs are bad for business Senator Warnock is the top Democrat on the Finance subcommittee that handles trade and tariffs ICYMI from the Augusta Chronicle: SEE IT: Sen.   more

U.S. Marshals Capture Shelby County First-Degree Murder Suspect in Atlanta
WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Marshals Service issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Marshals Capture Shelby County First-Degree Murder Suspect in Atlanta * Shelby County, TN - Trenton Dillon Harris, 18, was arrested on the morning of August 28, 2025, in Atlanta, Georgia following an investigation by the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS). Harris was wanted for a homicide in Shelby County. On August 22, 2025, Shelby County Sheriff's Office (SCSO) Detectives began   more