DALLAS, Texas, Nov. 2 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release: HURST, TEXAS, November 1, 2024 -- Retired Army E-4 Specialist Danielle Costly is feeling safe and secure in her home with the help of a $20,000 Housing Assistance for Veterans (HAVEN) grant from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas), through its member Gulf Coast Bank & Trust. Ms.Costly used the funds to replace old windows and a sl  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service issued the following news release: There were 212,714 farms with 53.1 million irrigated acres, which included 81 million acre-feet of water applied in the United States, according to the 2023 Irrigation and Water Management Survey results, published today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). In 2018, the irrigation survey results showed that the  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Nov. 2 -- Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release on Nov. 1, 2024: Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders today announced that she has appointed Gary Arnold to serve on the Arkansas State Board of Education. This is Governor Sanders' third appointment to the Board of Education. Arnold, whose term will expire on June 30, 2027, is replacing Steve Sutton. "Gary is a longtime education leader and was one of our key allies in the LEARNS implementat  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Nov. 1 -- Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release on Oct. 31, 2024: Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Arkansas Department of Corrections Secretary Lindsay Wallace, Arkansas Board of Corrections Chairman Benny Magness, and other state and local officials today announced that the State of Arkansas has purchased land in Charleston to build a new prison. "I promised the people of Arkansas we would address our state's prison bed shortage and   more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Nov. 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas issued the following news release on Nov. 1, 2024: Freddie "Bankroll Freddie" Gladney, III, will spend the next 150 months in federal prison after being convicted of multiple narcotics offenses, including a firearms offense, which involved a conspiracy to distribute large amounts of marijuana in and around central Arkansas. Jonathan D. Ross, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Ar  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- The Federal Reserve System has issued a notice, published in the Federal Register on Oct. 1, 2024, entitled "Change in Bank Control Notices; Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or Bank Holding Company." The notificants listed below have applied under the Change in Bank Control Act (Act) (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)) and Sec.225.41 of the Board's Regulation Y (12 CFR 225.41) to acquire shares of a bank or bank holding company. The factors that are considered in acting on the application  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration issued the following news release: The grants fund innovations like innovative debris removal, enhanced work zone safety, integrating technology to support emergency responders, using drones to conduct infrastructure inspections, and improving bridge design and developing more sustainable materials. FHWA's Accelerated Innovation Deployment Demonstration program supports the Biden-Harris Administration's I  more

LAKEWOOD, Colorado, Nov. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Colorado Field Office issued the following news release: There were 212,714 farms with 53.1 million irrigated acres, which included 81 million acrefeet of water applied in the United States, according to the 2023 Irrigation and Water Management Survey results, published today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). In 2018, the irrigation  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release: They have quirky names and are often mistaken for stones, but freshwater mussels are very much alive and perform critical ecological functions in rivers and streams. We at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service have published a recovery plan to save four imperiled mussels protected under the Endangered Species Act: the rayed bean, sheepnose, snuffbox and spectaclecase. The   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: As Part of President Biden's American Rescue Plan, Funding Will Help Grocers, Markets and Other Organizations Provide Healthy Food Options to Underserved Communities Nov. 1, 2024 U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small announced today that USDA is partnering with Reinvestment Fund to invest nearly $6 million to improve access to healthy foods in underserved communiti  more