NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Nashville District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District announces that the Cordell Hull Lake staff is seeking applicants for the 9th Annual Defeated Creek Youth Deer Hunt. The Corps of Engineers is hosting the youth deer hunt in partnership with the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency at the Defeated Creek and Tailwater Recreation Areas the morning of Saturday, Dec. 7, and noon   more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Oct. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management issued the following news release: Innovative solutions by employees in Oak Ridge (https://www.energy.gov/orem/oak-ridge-office-environmental-management) are leading to approximately $110,000 in savings over the next five years. The initiative of two Isotek employees, Donna Stringfield and Micelle McDaniels, led to a solution that is avoiding costs and saving tax dollars. Isotek is resp  more

SHELBYVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration issued the following news release: The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee has approved a settlement between the U.S. Department of Labor and Big G Express Inc., Stephen Thompson, and David Nolan involving the company's Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). In accordance with the consent judgment, Big G Express - a Shelbyville, Tennessee-based trucking company - paid  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have demonstrated a way to isolate and grow targeted bacteria using genomic data, making strides toward resolving the grand challenge of uncultivated microbial "dark matter" in which the vast majority of microorganisms remain unstudied in the laboratory. Despite the importance of microorgan  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have demonstrated a way to isolate and grow targeted bacteria using genomic data, making strides toward resolving the grand challenge of uncultivated microbial "dark matter" in which the vast majority of microorganisms remain unstudied in the laboratory. Despite the importance of microorgan  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Oct. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Using the Titan supercomputer and the Spallation Neutron Source at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, scientists have created the most accurate 3D model yet of an intrinsically disordered protein, revealing the ensemble of its atomic-level structures. As its name indicates, an IDP does not adopt an ordered, static structure like other proteins;  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The White House issued the following news release: Today, President Donald J. Trump announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key positions in his Administration: James P. Danly of Tennessee, to be a Member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, for the remainder of a five-year term expiring June 30, 2023. James Danly is General Counsel of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Before joining the Commission, he was a member of the energy re  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- The White House issued the following news release: Today, President Donald J. Trump announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key positions in his Administration: Paul J. Ray of Tennessee, to be the Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget. Paul J. Ray has served as the Acting Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs for the last six months and as Associate Administrato  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Development - Tennessee office issued the following news release: * * * - East Tennessee Rural Community to Receive Assistance with Essential Services * * * U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Donald "DJ" LaVoy today announced that USDA is investing $139 million in 56 projects to improve community facilities and provide essential services for 3.3 million rural residents  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Oct. 2 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee, D. Michael Dunavant, issued the following news release: Carl Spurlin Jr., 42, pleaded guilty to a federal offense and admitted concealing other correctional officers' assault of an inmate while Spurlin was serving as a correctional officer with the Tennessee Department of Corrections. "The Department of Justice will not tolerate this egregious behavior," said Assistant Attorney General Eric Dreiband of the C  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Tennessee Field Office issued the following news release: Tennessee farmers harvested 14.4 million bushels of winter wheat during the summer of 2019 according to the Tennessee Field Office of USDA'S National Agricultural Statistics Service. This was down 22 percent from the previous year. Yield is estimated at 67.0 bushels per acre, up 2.0 bushels from 2018. Farmers seeded 280,000   more