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Federal Tipoffs Involving Georgia Newsletter for 2024-04-25 ( 10 items )  
BLS - Southeast Region Issues Report Entitled 'Kentucky Job Openings and Labor Turnover - February 2024' (10)
ATLANTA, Georgia, April 25 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on April 24, 2024, entitled "Kentucky Job Openings and Labor Turnover - February 2024": * * * Kentucky had 114,000 job openings in February 2024, compared to 116,000 openings in January, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee noted that the job openings rate in Kentu more PR

BLS - Southeast Region Issues Report Entitled 'Tennessee Job Openings and Labor Turnover - February 2024' (10)
ATLANTA, Georgia, April 25 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on April 24, 2024, entitled "Tennessee Job Openings and Labor Turnover - February 2024": * * * Tennessee had 184,000 job openings in February 2024, compared to 200,000 openings in January, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee noted that the job openings rate in Ten more PR

CBP Officers Continue Recovering Stolen Vehicles at Charleston and Savannah Seaports (10)
WASHINGTON, April 24 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: SAVANNAH, GA. - So far in the 2024 federal fiscal year, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers have intercepted 18 stolen vehicles valued at approximately $1.1 million dollars during outbound enforcement operations and inspection of shipping containers in Charleston, South Carolina and Savannah, Georgia, destined for countries such as Ghana, Libya, Jorda more PR

Conn. U.S. Attorney: Drug Trafficker Sentenced to More Than 10 Years in Federal Prison (10)
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, April 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut issued the following news release on April 24, 2024: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JASON COX, 50, formerly of Bridgeport, Connecticut, and Savannah, Georgia, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in New Haven to 125 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for trafficking fentanyl an more PR

Ga. U.S. Attorney: Southwest Georgia Resident Sentenced to Prison for Meth Possession and Distribution (10)
MACON, Georgia, April 24 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia issued the following news release: A Pelham, Georgia, resident with a lengthy criminal history in Southwest Georgia who admitted to possessing with the intent to distribute nearly one kilogram of methamphetamine was sentenced to serve more than 15 years in federal prison today. Skeeter Eugene Weeks, 41, was sentenced to serve 188 months in prison to be followed by four years of supervised release by  more PR

Moody AFB: Sexual Assault Prevention & Response Hosts Real Talk Event (10)
MOODY AFB, Georgia, April 25 -- The U.S. Air Force Moody Air Force Base (23rd Air Wing) issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class Whitney Gillespie In support of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response office hosted a SAPR Real Talk event at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, April 22, 2024. "Beneath the Uniform" seminar taught healthy boundaries, emotional intelligence, trauma-informed care and how to build, maintain, and foster professional relationships. more PR

National Park Service: Steve Theus to Lead Little River Canyon National Preserve and Russell Cave National Monument (10)
ATLANTA, Georgia, April 24 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following news release on April 23, 2024: The National Park Service (NPS) today announced the selection of Steve Theus as the new superintendent for Little River Canyon National Preserve and Russell Cave National Monument in Alabama, effective May 5. "Steve's journey from Georgia's Cumberland Island to the southern edge of the nation's Cumberland Plateau is sure to bring new opportunities and  more PR

President Biden's Investing in America Agenda Supports Flood Reduction Infrastructure Project in Historic Savannah Community (10)
WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: $30 Million for Flood Risk Reduction Project Is Largest Mitigation Grant in Georgia History ATLANTA -- Today, FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell and White House Intergovernmental Affairs Director Tom Perez joined Savannah Mayor Van Johnson, along with Georgia elected officials to celebrate a $30.15 million grant from FEMA's Building Resilient Infrastructure  more PR

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $18 Million for Water Infrastructure Improvements to Support Economic Growth in Cleveland, Georgia (10)
WASHINGTON, April 24 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release on April 23, 2024: Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding an $18 million grant to the city of Cleveland, Georgia, for water infrastructure improvements to support job creation and economic growth. This grant will support upgrades to the local wastewater treatment plant that will  more PR

White House Fact Sheet: President Joe Biden Announces Student Debt Cancellation for 11,470 More Borrowers in Georgia, Pursuing Every Path Available to Cancel Student Debt (10)
WASHINGTON, April 25 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on April 12, 2024: * * * President Joe Biden Announces Student Debt Cancellation for 11,470 More Borrowers in Georgia, Pursuing Every Path Available to Cancel Student Debt - New announcement brings debt cancellation to over 120,870 people in Georgia under Biden-Harris Administration Today, President Biden announced that 277,000 more borrowers across the country will get their student debt cancelled, including 11 more PR