WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- 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

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Railroad Administration announced that it expects to award a discretionary grant for magnetic levitation technology deployment. The award ceiling for this funding opportunity is $24,027,500. The agency said the grant was associated with transportation. The funding is open to Pittsburgh, Baltimore-Washington, and Atlanta-Chattanooga projects in Georgia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Washington. The agency descriptio  more

FORT BENNING, Georgia, Nov. 14 -- The U.S. Army's Fort Benning issued the following news release: Earlier this year, after the Army band from Fort Benning took part in a big music festival in Chattanooga, Tennessee, the musicians were approached by members of the public, some in tears, eager for a handshake and friendly word with America's sons and daughters in uniform. It is something the members of Fort Benning's Maneuver Center of Excellence Band experience virtually anytime they perform fo  more

MADISON, Alabama, Nov. 13 -- The Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command issued the following news: Members of the Tennessee Valley community came together during the 2019 Veterans Week to honor those who have served the nation. More than 300 veterans, service members, families and community members met at the Craig and Steven Hogan Family YMCA in Madison to give thanks and show their respect for veterans at the 14th annual Veterans Prayer Breakfast Nov. 8. "Today  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 12 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * - Grants awarded to Clifton, Spencer for water infrastructure improvements * * * Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the cities of Clifton and Spencer, Tennessee as the first recipients of funding through the Assistance for Small and Disadvantaged Communities Drinking Water Grant from the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act (WIIN). Grants  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Nov. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management issued the following news release: It's 5:30 a.m. As most employees' alarm clocks are repeating their dreaded sound, Henry Mutka is already in the office starting a pot of coffee to begin his day at DOE's Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM). (https://www.energy.gov/orem/oak-ridge-office-environmental-management) While Mutka's surroundings have changed considerably since  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 54380) involving the Sequoyah power reactor in Tennessee: EMERGENCY OPERATIONS FACILITY OUT OF SERVICE "On November 12, 2019, the Central Emergency Control Center (CECC) was removed from service for a planned facility upgrade project. The CECC is a common Emergency Operations Facility (EOF) for the TVA Nuclear sites (Browns Ferry / Sequoyah / Watts Bar). The duration of the upgrade project is   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 54379) involving the Watts Bar power reactor in Tennessee: EMERGENCY OPERATIONS FACILITY OUT OF SERVICE "On November 12, 2019, the Central Emergency Control Center (CECC) was removed from service for a planned facility upgrade project. The CECC is a common Emergency Operations Facility (EOF) for the TVA Nuclear sites (Browns Ferry / Sequoyah / Watts Bar). The duration of the upgrade project is  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Nov. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Oak Ridge National Laboratory will give college students the chance to practice cybersecurity skills in a real-world setting as a host of the Department of Energy's fifth collegiate CyberForce Competition on Nov. 16. The event brings together student teams from across the country to compete at 10 of DOE's national laboratories. According to Cybersecurity Ventures, t  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Nov. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Parans Paranthaman, a researcher in Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Physical Sciences Directorate, has received the ORNL Director's Award for Outstanding Individual Accomplishment in Science and Technology for his efforts in mentoring and developing future scientists. The Director's Awards were presented by ORNL Director Thomas Zacharia during Saturday night's annua  more

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee, Nov. 13 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Tennessee, J. Douglas Overbey, issued the following news release: United States Attorney J. Douglas Overbey announced today that Rahim and Karim Sadruddin were entering guilty pleas to two counts of wire fraud and one count of money laundering in connection with an information filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee. The Sadruddins were charged as part of a scheme greater than $30 mil  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Nov. 13 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee, D. Michael Dunavant, issued the following news release: Today, Attorney General William P. Barr announced the launch of Project Guardian, a new initiative designed to reduce gun violence and enforce federal firearms laws across the country. Specifically, Project Guardian focuses on investigating, prosecuting, and preventing gun crimes. Reducing gun violence and enforcing federal firearms laws have always be  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 14 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Tennessee, J. Douglas Overbey, issued the following news release: Today, Attorney General William P. Barr announced the launch of Project Guardian, a new initiative designed to reduce gun violence and enforce federal firearms laws across the country. Specifically, Project Guardian focuses on investigating, prosecuting, and preventing gun crimes. Reducing gun violence and enforcing federal firearms laws have always b  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 15 -- The Tennessee Valley Authority issued the following news release: The Tennessee Valley Authority reported $11.3 billion in operating revenues for fiscal year 2019, a one percent increase over fiscal year 2018. The financial performance reflected lower sales based on overall milder weather in 2019 than in 2018, and lower fuel cost recovery revenues, offset by higher base rates. "TVA's success at reducing costs and reducing debt while investing in cleaner generat  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 15 -- The Tennessee Valley Authority issued the following news release: The Tennessee Valley Authority is asking the public to comment on the scope of a planned environmental review of options for storage and closure of a coal ash impoundment at its former Johnsonville Fossil Plant in Humphreys County, Tennessee. TVA is preparing an Environmental Impact Statement to consider potential environmental impacts of various options for future management of coal ash at Johns  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Nov. 14 -- The Tennessee Valley Authority issued the following news release: The Tennessee Valley Authority Board of Directors recognized the accomplishments of TVA employees in fiscal year 2019 that further strengthen public power's ability to serve the nearly 10 million people in the Tennessee Valley during its quarterly meeting Thursday. "Public power is about putting those we serve first through delivering safe, reliable energy at the lowest cost possible while protecti  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Development - Tennessee office issued the following news release: * * * - Investments will Benefit More Than 38,000 Tennessee Residents and Help Communities Thrive * * * U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Donald "DJ" LaVoy today announced that USDA is investing $394 million to improve critical community facilities in 28 states and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. USDA i  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Nov. 13 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia, Bill Powell, issued the following news release: * * * - Initiative emphasizes enforcing gun prohibitions based on domestic violence convictions and mental health denials * * * Today, Attorney General William P. Barr announced the launch of Project Guardian, a new initiative designed to reduce gun violence and enforce federal firearms laws across the country. Specifically, Project Guardian focuses on   more