JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Jan. 8 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: President Jimmy Carter, the nation's 39th chief executive and the first U.S. Naval Academy graduate to serve in the Oval Office, began his final journey Saturday with a procession that intertwined the small-town rhythms of Plains, Georgia, and the weighty traditions of American military pageantry. His was a life well lived, one whose actions epitomized more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: By Army Maj. Wes Shinego, DOD News President Jimmy Carter, the nation's 39th chief executive and the first U.S. Naval Academy graduate to serve in the Oval Office, began his final journey Saturday with a procession that intertwined the small-town rhythms of Plains, Georgia, and the weighty traditions of American military pageantry. His was a life well lived, one whose actions epitomized the motto o more PR

MACON, Georgia, Jan. 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia issued the following news release: U.S. Attorney Peter D. Leary will resign as the top-ranking law enforcement official for the Middle District of Georgia, effective January 11, 2025, and will join an Atlanta-based law firm. Leary began his federal career in 2007 working on complex civil litigation and with the Intelligence Community before joining the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of G more PR

MACON, Georgia, Jan. 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia issued the following news release on Jan. 8, 2025: A Macon resident who distributed fentanyl and other narcotics into Central Georgia was sentenced to prison yesterday. Gary Hollingshed, 31, was sentenced to serve 110 months in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release by U.S. District Judge Marc Treadwell on Jan. 7. Hollingshed previously pleaded guilty to one count of distribution of more PR

SAVANNAH, Georgia, Jan. 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia issued the following news release on Jan. 8, 2025: U.S. Attorney Jill E. Steinberg has announced her resignation from her presidentially appointed position in the Southern District of Georgia U.S. Attorney's Office, effective Friday, Jan. 17, 2025. U.S. Attorney Steinberg served as the Chief Federal Law Enforcement Officer for the 43-county Southern District of Georgia since being sworn into offic more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: ATLANTA Georgia survivors of Tropical Storm Debby (Aug. 4--20. 2024) and Hurricane Helene (Sept. 24--Oct. 30, 2024) in the counties designated for Individual Assistance have just one month left to apply for FEMA assistance. The application period for federal disaster assistance ends on Friday, Feb. 7, 2025. If you had storm-related expenses and live in one of t more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 (TNSrep) -- The National Science Foundation Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. 25-01-001) on Nov. 19, 2024, entitled "Industry-University Cooperative Research Center: Center for Advanced Forestry Systems -- University of Georgia." Here are excerpts: * * * At a Glance WHY WE DID THIS AUDIT NSF created the Industry-University Cooperative Research Center (IUCRC) program in 1973 to foster long-term partnerships among academia, industry, and government. T more PR

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Jan. 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release on Jan. 8, 2025: A resident of Dunwoody, Georgia, has been sentenced in federal court to 210 months of imprisonment, to be followed by five years of supervised release, on his conviction of violating federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced today. United States District Judge Cathy Bissoon imposed the sentence on Gordon Jo more PR

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Jan. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: The State Funeral for former President Jimmy Carter continues tomorrow in Georgia and D.C. Ceremonies celebrating and honoring the late president include: a departure ceremony from the Carter Presidential Center in Atlanta; a departure ceremony from Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Georgia; an arrival ceremony at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland; a funeral procession from the U.S. Navy Memorial  more PR

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Jan. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: WASHINGTON - The State Funeral for former President Jimmy Carter continues tomorrow in Georgia and Washington, D.C. Ceremonies celebrating and honoring the late president include: a departure ceremony from the Carter Presidential Center in Atlanta; a departure ceremony from Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Georgia; an arrival ceremony at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland; a funeral procession  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- The Federal Trade Commission issued the following news release: Under federal district court orders announced today, the co-founders of the Stem Cell Institute of America and several related companies are banned from marketing stem cell therapy in the future. The order resolves a complaint filed jointly by the Federal Trade Commission and Georgia Attorney General's Office. A separate order requires the defendants to pay $5,155,146 in both civil penalties and refunds to def more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- The U.S. Space Force issued the following news: WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- Joint Ceremonial Honor Guard members representing each military service are participating in the state funeral events honoring former President Jimmy Carter. The Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard Honor Guards have all participated in state funerals previously. However, this is the first state funeral for the newest U.S. military service - the Space Force. Carter, the 39th president of  more PR