WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service issued the following news release on Feb. 14, 2024: The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced it has a cooperative agreement with Georgia under the Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program (RFSI). Through this agreement, USDA and Georgia are working together to offer $7.1 million in competitive grant funding for projects designed to build resilie  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 15 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release on Feb. 14, 2024: * * * Federal Agency Charges Retirement Community With Firing Long-Tenured Receptionist Because of Age and Disability * * * Covenant Woods Senior Living, LLC and BrightSpace Senior Living, LLC (together, "Covenant Woods"), which operate the Covenant Woods retirement community in Columbus, Georgia, violated federal law when they fired a 78-year-old employee from her pos  more

AUGUSTA, Georgia, Feb. 15 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia issued the following news release: The last of 10 defendants in an Augusta-area drug trafficking conspiracy has been sentenced to more than a decade in federal prison. Justin Wayne Fields, 40, of Swainsboro, Ga., was sentenced to 168 months in prison after pleading guilty to Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute, and to Distribute, Methamphetamine and Heroin, said Jill E. Steinberg, U.S.  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 56959) involving Hatch Nuclear Plant, Georgia: * * * Facility: Hatch Region: 2 State: GA Unit: [1] [] [] RX Type: [1] GE-4,[2] GE-4 NRC Notified By: Kenneth Hunter HQ OPS Officer: Natalie Starfish Notification Date: 02/11/2024 Notification Time: 11:38 [ET] Event Date: 02/11/2024 Event Time: 10:11 [EST] Last Update Date: 02/11/2024 Emergency Class: Non Emergency 10 CFR Section: 50  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the following news release: Experts from the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration will welcome thousands of students - from Georgia's middle, high and tech schools - to the 2024 Construction Ready Career Expo in Atlanta. The event highlights the importance of on-the-job safety to the industry's next generation of workers. Held at the Georgia World  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Feb. 14 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: FORT EISENHOWER, Georgia - Three Airmen from the Sixteenth Air Force's 480th Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group earned the German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge at a German-hosted competition at Fort Eisenhower, Georgia, Jan. 22-26, reinforcing the long-standing partnership with German allies. Fourteen of 17 Airmen  more