ALBANY, Georgia, Jan. 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia issued the following news release: * * * Deputies Recovered Methamphetamine, Guns from Defendant's Leesburg, Georgia, Residence * * * A Southwest Georgia man was sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for distributing methamphetamine from his Leesburg, Georgia, residence. Shaun Anthony Akins, 44, of Leesburg, was sentenced to serve 144 months in prison to be followed by four years of supervised r  more

NAVAL SUBMARINE BASE KINGS BAY, Georgia, Jan. 16 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following news story: From Jeffrey Hamlin Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Southeast hosted a groundbreaking ceremony Tuesday for the construction of a new facility for the Nuclear Regional Maintenance Department (NRMD) at Naval Submarine Base (NSB) Kings Bay, Georgia. The facility will serve as a centralized, state-of-the-art hub for NRMD, enabling critical maintenance and repair operations for T  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: The Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against Houston County, Georgia, to challenge the county's at-large method of electing the Houston County Board of Commissioners. The lawsuit alleges that the county's current at-large method of electing county commissioners results in Black citizens having less opportunity than other members of the electorate to participate in the political process and to elect c  more

RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, Jan. 16 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: * * * Last of Its Kind: 58th SOW Welcomes Final MC-130J to Kirtland AFB * Published Jan. 16, 2025 * By 1Lt Will Witherow * 58th Special Operations Wing KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, NM. -- The final MC-130J ever produced has joined the 58th Special Operations Wing at Kirtland Air Force Base. Aircraft 5994 arrived Jan. 14, 2025, after rolling off the production line in Mariett  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights Announces Resolution of Complaint Against Emory University Alleging Anti-Muslim and Anti-Palestinian Discrimination The U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) today announced that Emory University in Georgia has entered into a resolution agreement to ensure compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 with res  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights issued the following news on Jan. 16, 2025: * * * Emory University in Georgia enters into resolution agreement to ensure compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 with respect to alleged harassment of students based on national origin - shared Palestinian and/or Muslim ancestry * * * The U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) today announced that Emory University in Georgia h  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Video: What They Missed the Most When soldiers deploy, they leave behind their families and loved ones. The separation can weigh heavily on service members, and when the soldier finally returns home, the reunion is full of powerful emotions. This was the scene that greeted soldiers from the Army's 3rd Infantry Division when they came home to Fort Stewart, Georgia. It followed a 10-month deployment to East  more

ROBINS AFB, Georgia, Jan. 15 -- The U.S. Air Force Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * Wyoming, Nevada Guard aircrews assist California firefighters * Published Jan. 15, 2025 * By Joseph Coslett * 153rd Airlift Wing Public Affairs CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AFNS) -- Three Wyoming Air National Guard C-130 Hercules equipped with the U.S. Forest Service 's Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems and associated personnel were activated by U.S. Northern Command to help fight Los Angele  more