ARNOLD AIR FORCE BASE, Tennessee, April 4 -- The U.S. Air Force Arnold Air Force Base issued the following news: An Arnold AFB team member is being treated and evaluated by health care professionals following the first confirmed case of COVID-19 at the base. "This is our first confirmed case," said Col. Jeffery Geraghty, commander, Arnold Engineering Development Complex and Arnold AFB. "The continued safety and well-being of Arnold Air Force Base is my top priority. We are working with our bas  more

ARNOLD AIR FORCE BASE, Tennessee, April 4 -- The U.S. Air Force Arnold Air Force Base issued the following news: To further protect the health of the workforce at Arnold Air Force Base during the Coronavirus pandemic, while completing test missions critical to the nation's defense, Col. Jeffrey Geraghty, commander, Arnold Engineering Development Complex, has directed the base move to an "Operationally Urgent" posture, effective April 6. In an operationally urgent posture, the commander will cu  more

ARNOLD AIR FORCE BASE, Tennessee, April 3 -- The U.S. Air Force Arnold Air Force Base issued the following news: After a compressor in their facility went down, personnel at Arnold Engineering Development Complex Hypervelocity Wind Tunnel 9 in White Oak, Maryland, moved swiftly to install a system capable of picking up the slack. From the initial conceptualization to the finalization of operating procedures, the Tunnel 9 team completed all of the steps necessary to integrate the new Containeri  more

ARNOLD AIR FORCE BASE, Tennessee, April 4 -- The U.S. Air Force Arnold Air Force Base issued the following news: Engineers at Arnold Air Force Base have researched the use of a Cross-Domain Solution, or CDS, interface to allow plant operations systems outside of the plant control room to remain unclassified during classified test programs. Scott Howard and Greg Halliburton, Department of Defense team members with the Arnold Engineering Development Complex, Test Information Systems Section at A  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, April 1 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Memphis District issued the following news release: The Memphis District, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is activating a Phase I flood fight on the White River in the Arkansas and Missouri-state areas due to high river stages. During Phase I floodfight activities, USACE personnel deploy to the field and monitor all federal flood control works including levees, flood walls and pumping stations. They also monitor rainfall amo  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The Department of Energy's Office of Legacy Management issued the following news: In March, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) awarded the Office of Legacy Management (LM) support contract to RSI EnTech, LLC, in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. This is an Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract under which firm-fixed-price, time and materials, and/or cost reimbursement task orders may be issued for performance nationwide. Historically, this requirement has been se  more

SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, April 1 -- The Environmental Protection Agency has issued a rule, published in the Federal Register on April 1, entitled: "Air Plan Approval; Tennessee: Chattanooga NSR Reform". The rule was issued by Mary S. Walker, Regional Administrator, Region 4. DATES: This rule is effective May 1, 2020. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andres Febres, Air Regulatory Management Section, Air Planning and Implementation Branch, Air and Radiation Division, Region 4, U.S. Environmental   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 31 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: Applying for federal disaster assistance from FEMA will not affect other federal benefits that Tennessee disaster survivors may receive. Residents in Davidson, Putnam and Wilson counties who register with FEMA may have questions about whether funds from FEMA might cause them to lose other federal payments to which they are entitled. FEMA disaster   more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: FEMA announced that federal emergency aid has been made available for the state of Tennessee to supplement state, and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic beginning on January 20, 2020 and continuing. Public Assistance federal funding is available to the state, and eligible local governments and cert  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 4 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: Tennessee disaster survivors have until May 4, 2020 to register with FEMA for assistance. To date, more than $7.5 million in federal assistance has been approved for homeowners, renters and businesses recovering from the March 3 tornadoes. As of April 2, 436 households in Davidson, Putnam and Wilson counties have been approved for more than $1.3 mil  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 1 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Tennessee Field Office issued the following news release: Farmers in Tennessee intend to plant 1,040,000 acres of corn, 70,000 higher than 2019. U.S. corn growers intend to plant 97.0 million acres for all purposes in 2020, up 8 percent from last year and 9 percent higher than 2018. Soybean acreage in Tennessee was expected to total 1.50 million acres, up 100,000 acres from the prev  more

MURFREESBORO, Tennessee, April 4 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following news release: Stones River National Battlefield is announcing additional modifications to operations to support the Governor of Tennessee's Executive Order 23. The health and safety of our visitors, employees, volunteers, and partners is our number one priority. The National Park Service (NPS) is working servicewide with federal, state, and local authorities to closely monitor th  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, April 3 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory used a focused beam of electrons to stitch platinum-silicon molecules into graphene, marking the first deliberate insertion of artificial molecules into a graphene host matrix. While scientists have already used the beam of a high-resolution electron microscope to intentionally rearrange graphene's carbon-based molecular s  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, April 3 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers working on neutron imaging capabilities for nuclear materials have developed a process for seeing the inside of uranium particles - without cutting them open. Nuclear materials experts and neutron scientists collaborated on the process, which creates image-based 3D reconstructions of the particles. Researchers can even view   more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, April 3 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Community food banks are experiencing more stress than ever as they work to address the increased need caused by COVID-19. UT-Battelle, the managing contractor of Oak Ridge National Laboratory for the U.S. Department of Energy, has responded by donating $10,000 to Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee, providing 30,000 meals for those in need. "ORNL prioritize  more

OAK RIDGE, Tenn., April 3 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Community food banks are experiencing more stress than ever as they work to address the increased need caused by COVID-19. UT-Battelle, the managing contractor of Oak Ridge National Laboratory for the U.S. Department of Energy, has responded by donating $10,000 to Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee, providing 30,000 meals for those in need. "ORNL prioritizes ur  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The White House issued the following news release on April 2: Today, President Donald J. Trump declared that a major disaster exists in the State of Tennessee and ordered Federal assistance to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic beginning on January 20, 2020, and continuing. Federal funding is available to State and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations for   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 3 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Development - Tennessee office issued the following news release: U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Bette Brand announced that USDA is investing $65 million to improve critical community facilities to benefit more than 600,000 rural residents in 14 states. Rural Development State Director Jim Tracy is pleased to announce that Tennessee will invest nearly $8.7 million in l  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 1 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release: The U.S. Small Business Administration announced that certain Private NonProfit organizations (PNP)s in Tennessee that do not provide critical services of a governmental nature may be eligible to apply for low-interest rate disaster loans. These loans are available following a Presidential disaster declaration for Public Assistance resulting from damages caused by se  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, April 2 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Tennessee, J. Douglas Overbey, issued the following news release: U.S. Attorney J. Douglas Overbey of the Eastern District of Tennessee announced that more than $163 million in Department of Justice grants is available to help communities address America's addiction crisis. "Our nation is facing the difficult challenge of curbing substance addiction, which threatens public safety and is among the Administration's to  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, March 31 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Tennessee, J. Douglas Overbey, issued the following news release: U.S. Attorney J. Douglas Overbey of the Eastern District of Tennessee announced that more than $65 million in Department of Justice grants is available to help communities combat human trafficking and serve adults and children who are victimized in trafficking operations. "Our nation is facing difficult challenges, none more pressing than the scourge  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, April 2 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Tennessee, J. Douglas Overbey, issued the following news release: U.S. Attorney J. Douglas Overbey of the Eastern District of Tennessee announced that more than $83 million in Department of Justice grants is available to help communities improve school security and protect students, teachers and faculty from threats of violence. "School violence is no longer an abstract threat but has become a tragic reality in too   more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, April 2 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee, D. Michael Dunavant, issued the following news release: * * * - $3,049,546 Available to Western District of Tennessee * * * The Department of Justice announced that it is making $850 million available to help public safety agencies respond to the challenges posed by the outbreak of COVID-19. The Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding program, authorized by the recent stimulus legislation signed by Pre  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, April 2 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Tennessee, J. Douglas Overbey, issued the following news release: * * * - $7.2 Million Available to Tennessee * * * The Department of Justice announced that it is making $850 million available to help public safety agencies respond to the challenges posed by the outbreak of COVID-19. The Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding program, authorized by the recent stimulus legislation signed by President Trump, wil  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, April 3 -- The Tennessee Valley Authority issued the following news release: In response to enhanced public health guidance from federal and state authorities, the Tennessee Valley Authority is closing additional public recreation areas to help slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus. The closures will begin on Friday morning, April 3, and will continue indefinitely. TVA recreation areas at Chatuge, Cherokee, Fort Loudoun, the south side of Guntersville, Normandy, Norris, T  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, April 4 -- The Tennessee Valley Authority issued the following news release: The Tennessee Valley Authority is seeking public input on a draft Environmental Assessment that considers the environmental impacts of enabling local power companies to generate a portion of their load to meet customer needs. Details of the EA are available at www.tva.com/nepa. Under the proposed power supply flexibility option, the 138 LPCs who have currently entered into Long-Term Partnership A  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The Tennessee Valley Authority issued the following news release: The interest rate on the Tennessee Valley Authority 1999 Series A Putable Automatic Rate Reset Securities bonds, which are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol TVE, will be reset from 3.360% to 2.216% on May 1, 2020. "This reset will continue to provide investors an attractive return on investment in this market environment, while saving TVA $2.7 million annually," said TVA Treasurer and  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 31 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Southeast region and the U.S. Department of Energy are honoring three winners in Tennessee as ENERGY STAR partners for their outstanding contributions to public health and the environment. These enterprises have earned ENERGY STAR Awards for demonstrating national leadership in cost-saving energy efficient solutions. They are among the 192 ENERGY ST  more

ROANOKE, Virginia, April 2 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Virginia, Thomas T. Cullen, issued the following news release on April 1: United States Attorney Thomas T. Cullen and Assistant Secretary of Labor for the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) David G. Zatezalo, announced today a settlement between the United States and a group of 24 coal companies operating in Virginia, West Virginia, Tennessee, Alabama, and Kentucky to satisfy more than $5 million in unpaid pen  more