JACKSON, Mississippi, Feb. 1 -- The Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce issued the following news release: * * * MALTB Recovers Plane Stolen from Sunflower County Across State Lines JACKSON, Miss. - The Mississippi Agriculture and Livestock Theft Bureau (MALTB), with the assistance of the Chilton County Alabama Sheriff's Office, recovered a Piper Archer II airplane that was stolen from the Indianola Airport in Sunflower County, Mississippi. On December 20, 2024, the Sunflower   more

JACKSON, Mississippi, Feb. 1 -- The Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce issued the following news release on Jan. 31, 2025: * * * MALTB Recovers Stolen Agricultural Equipment in Hinds County JACKSON, Miss. - This week, the Mississippi Agriculture and Livestock Theft Bureau (MALTB) recovered a stolen Bobcat T870 skid steer in Hinds County. On January 29, 2025, the Warren County Sheriff's Office took a report of a stolen Bobcat T870 skid steer. Investigators with the Mississippi   more

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, Feb. 1 -- Mississippi State University issued the following news: * * * MSU secures prestigious defense grant, ranks among elite institutions STARKVILLE, Miss.--Mississippi State University has been awarded one of just seven inaugural Defense Security Cooperation University grants, funding research to evaluate a critical component of the military arms ecosystem: capabilities that are reused, refurbished, dated or discounted, known as R2D2. This research aims to positi  more

JACKSON, Mississippi, Feb. 1 -- Mississippi Secretary of State Michael Watson issued the following news release: * * * Secretary Michael Watson Joins $106 Million Multi-State Settlement with Vanguard over Big Tax Bills, Restitution to Investors JACKSON, Miss. - Secretary of State Michael Watson joined a taskforce of state securities regulators and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in a $106 million settlement with Vanguard Marketing Corporation (VMC) and The Vanguard Group, In  more

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, Feb. 1 -- Mississippi State University issued the following news: * * * Strickland named MSU's assistant vice president and executive director for research administration Contact: Kathryn Rodenmeyer and Greta Allen STARKVILLE, Miss.--A Mississippi State research administrator has been promoted to assistant vice president and executive director for research administration. Kacey Strickland, the MSU Office of Research and Economic Development's executive director of  more