WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families announced that it expects to award a discretionary grant for the expansion of Head Start services in Rutherford, Williamson, Cheatham, Robertson, Sumner, Trousdale, Wilson and Cannon counties, Tennessee. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $1,096,511. The agency said the grant was associated with income security and social services. The funding is open to sta  more

ARNOLD AIR FORCE BASE, Tennessee, Oct. 8 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: A weeklong course for a group of lead Operations Engineers (OE) within the Aeropropulsion Combined Test Force at Arnold Air Force Base was held in September to support their leadership development. According to Jeffrey Sapach, the C-1/C-2 Group Plant Supervisor for National Aerospace Solutions, the Test Operations and Sustainment contractor at Arnold, the OE leads are the individuals who help run the plan  more

ARNOLD AIR FORCE BASE, Tennessee, Oct. 8 -- The U.S. Air Force Arnold Air Force Base issued the following news: The cola wars have no place in Jim Raabe's home. There, vintage signs advertising Coca-Cola share the same wall space as classic displays for Pepsi. Hanging alongside signage for these rivals are colorful ads once used by now-defunct soft drink companies to catch the eyes of potential customers. These signs surround shelves and cases containing toys and trinkets from decades past.   more

ARNOLD AIR FORCE BASE, Tennessee, Oct. 8 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: After serving as the AEDC vice director for the past year, Edward Ayer will soon depart Arnold Air Force Base to begin the next phase of his Air Force career by returning to where it began. Ayer has been appointed as a member of the Air Force Senior Executive Service to the post of Associate Director of Engineering and Technical Management for the Air Force Sustainment Center at Robins Air Force Base, Geo  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Oct. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management issued the following news release: EM cleanup contractors from coast to coast were recently honored with a variety of awards for safety and health excellence in DOE's Voluntary Protection Program (VPP). (https://www.energy.gov/ehss/voluntary-protection-program) Working through cooperative efforts among labor, management, and government at DOE contractor sites, the VPP promotes improved   more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 8 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently honored top-performers in the freight industry with its annual SmartWay Excellence Awards. Awardees are shippers, carriers and logistics providers that excel at saving fuel and shrinking their emissions footprints. "Over the past 15 years, the U.S. EPA's SmartWay Transportation Partnership has provided the tools and information for thous  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Oct. 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri issued the following news release: Two brothers who formerly operated a tax preparation business in Kansas City, Missouri, pleaded guilty in federal court today to preparing false tax returns. Eliyas Jiregna, 34, of Kansas City, and his brother, Eyob Jiregna, 42, of Memphis, Tennessee (formerly of Kansas City), pleaded guilty in separate appearances before U.S. District Judge Stephen R. Bough.  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Tennessee Field Office issued the following news release: Corn production in Tennessee is forecast at 161 million bushels, unchanged from the September forecast and up 39 percent from the previous year. Yield was estimated at 175 bushels per acre, unchanged bushel from last month and up 7 bushels from the 2018 level. Acres for harvest as grain were estimated at 920,000 acres, up 230,  more

ARNOLD AIR FORCE BASE, Tennessee, Oct. 8 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: The U.S. Army is looking to improve its aviation technology and recently called upon the AEDC National Full-Scale Aerodynamics Complex at Moffett Field in Mountain View, California, to advance this effort. Engineers from Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation and The Boeing Company, in partnership with the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation & Missile Center Army Aviation Development Directo  more

MILLINGTON, Tennessee, Oct. 7 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following story: Based on positive fleet feedback and the success of recent pilot programs, the Navy announced Oct. 7 that it has permanently established the Active Duty Enlisted Advancement-to-Position (A2P) program, via NAVADMIN 230/19. The A2P program offers active duty E-5s, or second-class petty officers, the opportunity to advance to E-6 (petty officer first class) by filling priority billets and successfully completing any requir  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Oct. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Two of the researchers who share the Nobel Prize in Chemistry announced Wednesday--John B. Goodenough of the University of Texas at Austin and M. Stanley Whittingham of Binghamton University in New York--have research ties to the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, where scientists use neutrons to seek new insights into materials and chemical proces  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Oct. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory and The University of Toledo have entered into a memorandum of understanding for collaborative research into the advanced design and manufacturing of high-strength, intelligent, lightweight materials for use by the automotive sector. The partnership brings together the manufacturing, carbon fiber and comp  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Oct. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory demonstrated that metal foam enhances the evaporation process in thermal conversion systems and enables the development of compact heating, ventilation and refrigeration, or HVAC&R, units. Compact and efficient HVAC&R equipment is needed to support the global industry transition to using alternative, environmentally friend  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Oct. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: In a recent study, researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory performed experiments in a prototype fusion reactor materials testing facility to develop a method that uses microwaves to raise the plasma's temperature closer to the extreme values reached in a fusion energy reactor's exhaust system. The test platform, known as Proto-MPEX (precursor to the future MPEX   more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Oct. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Researchers used neutron scattering at Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Spallation Neutron Source and High Flux Isotope Reactor to better understand how certain cells in human tissue bond together. They learned that specialized cell-to-cell adhesion complexes, known as adherens junctions, use flexible proteins to attach themselves to neighboring cells and build larger  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Oct. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * - NASA team uses supercomputing to evaluate a retropropulsion-powered descent to the Martian surface * * * The type of vehicle that will carry people to the Red Planet is shaping up to be "like a two-story house you're trying to land on another planet. The heat shield on the front of the vehicle is just over 16 meters in diameter, and the vehicle itself, dur  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Oct. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory will present eight innovative technologies currently available for commercialization during a public event at ORNL on October 17. "From high-temperature alloys to drought-tolerant plant technology to safe impact resistant electrolytes, our scientists are bringing forth some of the most exciting inventions that could break   more

ARNOLD AIR FORCE BASE, Tennessee, Oct. 8 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: The Aeropropulsion Systems Test Facility at Arnold Air Force Base was completed just over 35 years ago, marking the end of construction on a project decades in the making and the beginning of what then-Arnold Engineering Development Center Commander Col. Philip Conran called "a new era of turbine engine and airplane testing." ASTF was dedicated on Oct. 2, 1984. "I would like to extend our appreciation fo  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Development - Tennessee office issued the following news release: * * * - Projects in Rural Middle, Upper Cumberland, and East Tennessee will Provide High - Speed Communications Technology to Support Economic and Educational Opportunities * * * U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Donald "DJ" LaVoy today announced that USDA is investing $152 million in 20 projects to provi  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 11 -- The U.S. Department of State issued the following speech by Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo at the American Association of Christian Counselors: "It's a real privilege to be with you, and it's a heck of a deal to be out of Washington today. (Laughter.) I was going to give you some wisdom, said maybe you'll hold your conference there next year, but I thought about it and that'd be a bad idea. (Laughter.) But Washington could use your spirit and your love. "  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Oct. 7 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee, D. Michael Dunavant, issued the following news release: Two years ago, the Department of Justice announced the revitalization and enhancement of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), the centerpiece of the department's violent crime reduction strategy. PSN is an evidence-based program proven to be effective at reducing violent crime. Through PSN, a broad spectrum of stakeholders work together to identify the most  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Oct. 8 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee, D. Michael Dunavant, issued the following news release: U.S. Attorney D. Michael Dunavant and 25th Judicial District Attorney General Mark Davidson announced today that the first phase of a joint federal, state and local law enforcement anti-violence initiative has resulted in the federal indictments of six individuals from Tipton County, TN. The agencies participating in the initiative include the U.S. Attor  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 4 -- The Tennessee Valley Authority issued the following news release: The Tennessee Valley Authority is moving forward with plans to remove coal ash stored at the former Allen Fossil Plant in Shelby County, Tennessee, and to demolish the plant structures. The public is invited to comment on a draft Environmental Impact Statement which will look at the potential environmental effects of various options for removal of coal ash stored at the site. That document is avai  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 9 -- The Tennessee Valley Authority issued the following news release: The Tennessee Valley Authority is asking the public to provide input on a draft Environmental Assessment for private-scale renewable offerings. The TVA board approved the closure of new applications to the Green Power Providers program effective Jan. 1, 2020, pending completion of appropriate environmental review in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act. All current GPP customers w  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture issued the following news release: Recognizing visionary leadership and diversity in educational programming, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), Cooperative Extension, and the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) today announced that Matthew Devereaux, of the University of Tennessee, will receive the 2019 Excellence  more

GOODLETTSVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 7 -- The White House issued the following remarks by Vice President Mike Pence on the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement at the Tyson Foods: THE VICE PRESIDENT: To Mr. Secretary, to your governor, to the members of Congress, to distinguished guests, but most of all, it's a joy to be here at Tyson with Noel White and the men and women of this great company -- a legendary American company that sets the pace, that packages the food that feeds America and feeds the world.   more