ATLANTA, Georgia, Sept. 5 -- Mercer University issued the following news: * * * At Mercer, student civic engagement is tradition By Andrea Honaker Amid the many traditions at Mercer University, civic engagement has emerged in recent years as a powerful addition. Through purposeful action plans, a culture of student voter participation has become embedded in the undergraduate college experience. Staff, faculty, community members and peers help students discover why their voice matters durin more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Sept. 4 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Constangy, Brooks, Smith and Prophete, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * Cara Crotty Quoted in North and South Carolina Lawyers Weekly on Supreme Court's Ames Ruling * Cara Crotty, Constangy partner and co-chair of the firm's EEO/Contractor Compliance, Reporting, & Analytics and Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion practice groups, was recently quoted in North and South Carolina Lawyers Weekly. The article examines the U.S. S more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Rep. Earl L. Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Carter Brings Home $65.7 Million for Georgia Ports in House-Passed Bill * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA) today secured $65.7 million through the House-passed Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 to fund the United States Army Corps of Engineers' modification and maintenance of the Port of Brunswick and the Port of Savannah. The House o more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Sept. 4 [Category: BizMedia] -- CNN posted the following news: * * * CNN Originals Debuts Trailer and Premiere Date for Newest Travelogue "Tony Shalhoub Breaking Bread" * September 4th, 2025 SIX-PART SERIES PREMIERES ON SUNDAY, OCTOBER 5 AT 9PM ET/PT Trailer: https://youtu.be/GO6W-0nsP58 NEW YORK, NY - (September 4, 2025) - CNN Originals will premiere Tony Shalhoub Breaking Bread on Sunday, October 5 at 9pm ET/PT on CNN. Produced by Lionsgate Alternative Television an more PR

ROBINS AFB, Georgia, Sept. 4 -- The U.S. Air Force Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * Continuity in Freedom Shield * * Published Sept. 4, 2025 * By Staff Sgt. Stuart Bright * Air Force Reserve Command OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- A U.S. Air Force Reserve delegation, led by Lt. Gen. John Healy, Chief of the Air Force Reserve and commander of Air Force Reserve Command, visited Osan Air Base to observe Ulchi Freedom Shield 2025, the annual combined exercise that  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Railroad Administration is reviewing a request from the Norfolk Southern Corp. (NS), Atlanta, Georgia, to join a waiver of compliance from certain safety regulations. The request is for relief from specific rules for air brake system calibration and Class I brake tests on locomotives. The Federal Railroad Administration has assigned the petition Docket Number FRA-2016-0086. NS seeks to be included in an existing waiver more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Reserve System is reviewing an application from SunMark Bancshares Inc., Perry, Georgia, for a merger that would give it control of another bank. SunMark Bancshares has applied to merge with Wheeler Bancshares Inc. and indirectly acquire Wheeler County State Bank, both of Alamo, Georgia. The application and related filings are open for public inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta and the offices of the Board of Governors. The Federal Reser more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut posted the following news release on Sept. 2, 2025: * * * Georgia Man Admits Trafficking Methamphetamine Pills to Connecticut David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that TYRONE BROWN, 33, of Lithonia, Georgia, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to a methamphetamine trafficking offense. According to cour more PR

SAVANNAH, Georgia, Sept. 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia posted the following news release: * * * Hinesville Man Convicted at Trial for Threatening to Kill Federal Employees and Americans A Hinesville man has been found guilty at trial for making threatening phone calls to the Department of Veterans Affairs in December 2024. Alexis Beatles, 44, of Hinesville, was convicted after a two-day jury trial in U.S. District Court on charges of Interstate C more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Sept. 4 -- The Georgia Public Policy Foundation posted the following news release: * * * How Georgia can fix its housing shortage * Georgians are facing a hard truth about housing: when government ties up supply, prices soar. Homeownership slips further out of reach, rents climb and workers are pushed farther from their jobs. The Foundation's recent report confirms the depth of the problem, finding an estimated shortage of over 365,000 homes across the state, and warns that more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Lead With Endurance, Character, Hegseth Tells New Army Officers * You have endured, and when you endure, character is developed, which leads to hope, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told the graduating class of Officer Candidate School at Fort Benning, Georgia, today. Your character will continue to be forged. May you lead with endurance, may you build character, and in the end, may there be hope, because more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Rep. Lucy McBath, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * McBath, Task Force, House Dems Call on Speaker Johnson to Address Gun Violence: "Your Actions and Inactions Will be Judged for Eternity" * Washington, DC - In the wake of the deadly school shooting at the Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Congresswoman Lucy McBath (GA-06) joined Gun Violence Prevention Chairman Mike Thompson and 130 Democrats in calling on Speaker Johnson to lis more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Sept. 4 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Constangy, Brooks, Smith and Prophete, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * Missy Spainhour Presents at Haywood County Human Resources Association's 2025 Legal Scoop * Constangy partner Missy Spainhour will speak at the Haywood County Human Resources Association's 2025 Legal Scoop. This event will be held at the Haywood Community College on September 17 from 8:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. Missy will lend your experience to a discus more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Sept. 4 [Category: BizFood/Beverage] -- Coca-Cola issued the following news release: * * * The Coca-Cola Company Joins MIT AI Impact Consortium to Tackle Real-World Problems With Tech * Artificial Intelligence (AI) and other emerging digital technologies are transforming nearly every aspect of The Coca-Cola Company's global business. From R&D and marketing to inventory management and supply chain procurement, the company is constantly exploring how AI can progress creativit more PR