RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, Feb. 24 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: * * * CAFB UPT Class 25-05 Graduation * Published Feb. 24, 2025 * By Airman Hayley Brown * 14th Flying Training Wing COLUMBUS AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. -- Seventeen Undergraduate Pilot Training student pilots of Class 25-05, graduated on February 14, 2025, at the Columbus Event Center on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. The UPT graduation ceremony officially marks the c  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Feb. 24 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-St. Paul District issued the following news release: * * * Corps of Engineers seeks comments on Blackhawk Park bank stabilization The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is seeking public comments on a draft Environmental Assessment, or EA, for its proposed Blackhawk Park bank stabilization and erosion protection project. The proposed project is upstream of Lock 9 on the Upper Mississippi River on the Wisconsin side  more

VICKSBURG, Mississippi, Feb. 23 -- The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center issued the following news story: * * * ERDC Director Dr. David W. Pittman retires after almost 40 years of service By Annette Kirklin, public affairs specialist The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) recently honored Dr. David W. Pittman, Senior Executive Service (SES), in a retirement ceremony to recognize his 38 years of federal service. Hosted by Maj. Gen. Kimberly Colloton, De  more

DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 25 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release: * * * Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas and Community Bank Award $100K Grant to North Mississippi Rural Legal Services Funds Will Be Used to Resolve Heirs' Property Issues AMORY, MISSISSIPPI, February 24, 2025 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas), through its member Community Bank, awarded a $100,000 Heirs' Property Program g  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Kevin J. McOmber appointed to lead EPA's Southeast Region ATLANTA (February 24, 2025) - Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin announced that President Donald J. Trump has appointed Kevin J. McOmber, P.E., to serve as regional administrator for the EPA's Southeast Region (Region 4). McOmber will lead the implementation of President Trump's environmental agend  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Medal of Honor Monday: Air Force Capt. Hilliard Wilbanks After hundreds of combat missions in Vietnam, Air Force Capt. Hilliard Almond Wilbanks gave his life to save friendly troops when air support wasn't available quickly enough. His heroic actions led Wilbanks to be awarded a posthumous Medal of Honor. Wilbanks was born July 26, 1933, in Cornelia, Georgia, to Travis and Ruby Wilbanks. He had a sister n  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Feb. 24 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson joins 20-state coalition defending Presidential authority over executive branch (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - Today, South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson joined 19 other state attorneys general in filing a friend-of-the-court brief in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia to uphold the President's constitutional at-wi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 (TNSrep) -- The Government Accountability Office issued the following report: * * * Temporary Assistance for Needy Families: HHS Could Facilitate Information Sharing to Improve States' Use of Data on Job Training and Other Services Fast Facts States get about $16.5 billion a year for Temporary Assistance to Needy Families, a program for people and families with low incomes. States use these funds and their own to provide cash and various "non-assistance" services such as  more