WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau issued the following public notice (WC Docket No. 09-197) on Dec. 3, 2024: * * * The Wireline Competition Bureau (WCB or Bureau) seeks comment on the petition of Central Virginia Services, Inc. (CVSI) to expand its Eligible Telecommunications Carrier (ETC) designated service area in Virginia./1 CVSI seeks to expand its ETC designation in Virginia/2 to include census block group number 511139302003 (Assign  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: To date, Biden-Harris Administration has announced nearly 600 port and waterway projects that are strengthening supply chains, reducing the costs of everyday items, and lowering carbon emissions Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration (MARAD) awarded $4.85 million in grants to five marine highway projects across the nation via the United States Marine Highway Program (U  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Dec. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Education Activity issued the following news release: Guam -- McCool Elementary Middle School will host a ribbon cutting to celebrate the opening of the Annex at 0900 on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. An Open House for parents of seventh and eighth grade students will follow from 1630-1730. The McCool Elementary Middle School Annex will support anticipated student population growth at McCool Elementary Middle School, with seventh and e  more

SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, Dec. 3 -- The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency issued the following news: The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, in partnership with Oak Ridge National Laboratory, released LandScan Global 2023, the latest version of the jointly-developed global population distribution data. This year marks the 25th release of LandScan Global and introduces substantial methodological improvements. * * * LandScan Global 2023 enhancements include: * Consistent datasets rep  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service issued the following news release: GLEN JEAN, WV - The National Park Service (NPS) at Gauley River National Recreation Area invites interested members of the public to review and provide comments on the proposed rehabilitation and expansion of the Gauley Tailwaters Campground in Nicholas County, West Virginia. * * * Background Gauley Tailwaters Campground is nestled alongside the headwaters of the world-famous wh  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Dec. 3 -- The National Credit Union Administration issued the following news release on Dec. 2, 2024: The National Credit Union Administration Board today released its monthly meeting schedule for 2025. Open Board meetings are scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. Eastern on the following dates: * January 16 * February 27 * March 27 * April 17 * May 22 * June 17 * July 24 * September 18 * October 23 * November 20 * December 18 No meeting is scheduled for August and the  more

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, Dec. 3 -- Defense Health Agency issued the following news: By TRICARE Communications Jan. 1, 2025, marks the start of health care delivery under TRICARE's new regional contracts. There will be changes to the TRICARE regions in the U.S. as part of the new contracts. While there will still be two TRICARE regions, six states currently in the East Region (Arkansas, Illinois, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas, Wisconsin) will move to the West Region. There are also some zip codes i  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Dec. 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia issued the following news release on Dec. 3, 2024: Two active-duty U.S. Army soldiers pled guilty to, and a third soldier was charged with, obtaining fraudulent loans through a COVID-19 relief program while stationed at Fort Gregg-Adams. Major Eduwell Jenkins, 42, pled guilty today to defrauding the Small Business Administration (SBA) by obtaining a fraudulent loan through the Paycheck Protection  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Dec. 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia issued the following news release: Two Virginia men were sentenced to federal prison after attempting to sell methamphetamine and machineguns. According to court documents, on Dec. 20, 2023, Damien Jahon Reynolds, 36, of Woodford, and Trey Wright, 26, of Fredericksburg, sold purported "ecstasy" pills, which were later determined to be methamphetamine, 12 machinegun conversion devices (MCDs), and   more

MARTINSBURG, West Virginia, Dec. 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia issued the following news release: Sean Jarred Davis, 33, of Baltimore, Maryland, was sentenced to 240 months in federal prison for operating a fentanyl trafficking organization in Hampshire and Mineral Counties. According to court documents and statements made in court, Davis, also known as "Mike" and "Mike White," was supplying large quantities of fentanyl and heroin, delivering t  more

MARTINSBURG, West Virginia, Dec. 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia issued the following news release: A West Virginia man has been sentenced for his role and a Virginia woman has admitted to her involvement in a drug trafficking conspiracy operating in Berkeley, Morgan, and Hampshire Counties. Andrew Scott Sager, 55, of Berkeley Springs, West Virginia, was sentenced to 70 months in prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine hyd  more