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16 hurt in shuttle bus crash near Atlanta airport

...equipped with seat belts and, if so, whether passengers were wearing them, Stanley said.Atlanta Fire Rescue Department spokeswoman Janet Ward said the bus served Hampton Inn, Fairfield Inn and Hilton hotels and was headed to Hartsfield-Jackson...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/metro/2013-05-24/16-hurt-shuttle-bus-crash-nea
Congress approves funding to avoid SRS furloughs

...important step to ensuring the cleanup mission makes as much progress as possible with the available resources," department spokeswoman Lindsey Geisler said in an e-mail.Wilson credited a town-hall meeting in Aiken this month and teamwork...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/metro/2013-05-16/congress-approves-funding-avo
Texas tragedy stirs interest in chemical plant safety

...aren't being shortchanged."We actually do not regulate the actual facility," said Mary Kathryn Yerta, department spokeswoman.State Fire Marshal Dwayne Garriss doesn't either. He only has responsibility for buildings with more than...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/metro/2013-04-27/texas-tragedy-stirs-interest-
S&P expects to be sued by Justice Department over ratings of mortgage-backed bonds

...failed to fully anticipate the rapidly deteriorating conditions in the U.S. mortgage market."Justice Department spokeswoman Nanda Chitre declined to comment.According to a report in The New York Times, the lawsuit will likely be brought...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/business/2013-02-05/sp-expects-be-sued-justice
Interim warden appointed at northwest Ga. prison after inmate deaths

...Owens named Rick Jacobs to head Hays State Prison in Trion. Warden Clay Tatum is being reassigned within the department, spokeswoman Gwendolyn Hogan said.Within six weeks in December and January, two Hays State inmates were killed in fights...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/crime-courts/2013-02-06/interim-warden-appoint
Flu fills metro Atlanta hospitals

...metro Atlanta.During the same four-week period last year, there were just eight hospitalizations, heath department spokeswoman Nancy Nydam said. Dr. Patrice Harris, director of Fulton County Health Services and a district health director...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/health/2013-01-15/flu-fills-metro-atlanta-hosp
Texts, e-mails to alert Ga. food stamp recipients

...million per month is distributed in 10 days often leading to store inventory shortages and empty shelves," said department spokeswoman Ravae Graham.The new schedule will also help the Food Stamp users."Clients often need to re-visit stores...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/latest-news/2012-07-12/text-alerts-e-mails-alert-ga
Federal loan cost estimates for Plant Vogtle expansion still secret

...with all parties involved with the Vogtle Nuclear Plant to reach a final agreement on the loan guarantee," a department spokeswoman said.Southern Nuclear officials say the loan guarantee agreement will be completed by the end of June.

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/business/2012-04-12/federal-loan-cost-estimate
Haley's job creation numbers inaccurate

...fewer companies, totaled 9,400 jobs. Further questions saw the number shrink to about 9,000. Commerce Department spokeswoman Amy Love said companies had been listed prematurely, and their job announcements are forthcoming.The governor...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/metro/2011-07-17/haleys-job-creation-numbers-i
Across South Carolina

...said he hopes to overturn a state law that limits liability to a total of $600,000 for the crash.A Labor Department spokeswoman said the agency doesn't talk about pending litigation. There was no response from Spartanburg County officials...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/metro/2011-08-13/across-south-carolina