TIFTON, Georgia, Feb. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service issued the following news release on Feb. 21, 2024: The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and the University of Georgia (UGA) College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES) hosted a groundbreaking ceremony today for the new state-of-the-art research facility housing the Southeast Watershed Research Laboratory and the Crop Genetics and Breeding Research Uni  more

MOBILE, Alabama, Feb. 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama issued the following news release: A Georgia man was sentenced to 25 years in prison for conspiring to distribute fentanyl. According to court documents, Howard Labadie Grant, 54, of Snellville, Georgia, was arrested in March 2022 while trafficking bulk fentanyl and marijuana. Specifically, on March 30, 2022, sheriff's deputies stopped a pickup truck that Grant was driving with an attached U-Haul t  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 21 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 21, 2024, entitled "North Carolina Job Openings and Labor Turnover - December 2023": * * * North Carolina had 295,000 job openings in December 2023, compared to 294,000 openings in November, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee noted that the job openings ra  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 21 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 21, 2024, entitled "South Carolina Job Openings and Labor Turnover - December 2023": * * * South Carolina had 170,000 job openings in December 2023, compared to 166,000 openings in November, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee noted that the job openings ra  more

FORT MOORE, Georgia, Feb. 22 -- The U.S. Army's Fort Moore issued the following news: By Julia Hart and Meghan Kirby Leaders from the Maneuver Center of Excellence and United Service Organizations representatives hosted a grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony, Feb. 1, at 11 a.m., marking the official opening of their newest center, the Fort Moore USO. The establishment of the new center was carefully coordinated between MCoE leadership and the USO and will provide programs and services to  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 56975) involving Hatch Nuclear Plant, Georgia: * * * Facility: Hatch Region: 2 State: GA Unit: [1] [2] [] RX Type: [1] GE-4,[2] GE-4 NRC Notified By: Kenny Hunter HQ OPS Officer: Thomas Herrity Notification Date: 02/18/2024 Notification Time: 16:02 [ET] Event Date: 02/18/2024 Event Time: 11:33 [EST] Last Update Date: 02/18/2024 Emergency Class: Non Emergency 10 CFR Section: 26.71  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 56956) involving Shasta Beverages, Gainesville, Georgia: * * * Rep Org: Georgia Radioactive Material Pgm Licensee: Shasta Beverages Region: 1 City: Gainesville State: GA License #: GA 1756-2017-GL-1 Agreement: Y NRC Notified By: Elijah Holloway HQ OPS Officer: Bill Gott Notification Date: 02/09/2024 Notification Time: 10:55 [ET] Event Date: 09/21/2023 Event Time: 00:00 [EST] Last   more