VICKSBURG, Mississippi, Feb. 27 -- The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center issued the following news story: * * * By Megan Saxton, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center Team members from the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) Information Technology Laboratory (ITL) have developed an app that streamlines the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Vicksburg District (MVK) maintenance data collection process. The app provides an efficient way to submit da  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 27 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 26, 2025, entitled "Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Mississippi - 2024": * * * In 2024, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6 (which includes the unemployed, workers employed part-time for economic reasons, and those marginally attached to the labor force), was 5.7 percent in Missis  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Feb. 26, 2025 NAVY General Dynamics NASSCO-Bremerton, Bremerton, Washington, is awarded a $654,668,551 cost-plus-fixed-fee/cost-plus-award fee/cost-plus-incentive fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for Aircraft Carrier shipyard availabilities. This contract includes a five-year base and a one year option, for a six year total ordering period which, if exercised, would brin  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Feb. 26 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release: * * * Drummond calls on FDA to take action against counterfeit weight-loss drug makers OKLAHOMA CITY (Feb. 26, 2025) - Attorney General Gentner Drummond has asked the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to take swift action against bad actors who are endangering consumers with counterfeit forms of the weight-loss and diabetes drugs Mounjaro, Zepbound, Ozempic and Wegovy. In a let  more

DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 27 -- 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 Red River Bank Award $100K Grant to Acadiana Legal Service Corporation Funds Will Assist Low-Income Families With Title Issues LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA, February 26, 2025 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) awarded a $100,000 Heirs' Property Program grant to Acadiana Legal Service Corp  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Feb. 26, 2025: * * * Florida Financial Advisor Pleads Guilty to Promoting Illegal Tax Shelter and Stealing Client Funds Defendant Helped Clients in Mississippi and Elsewhere File False Tax Returns That Caused Nearly $40M in Tax Loss to the IRS A Florida man pleaded guilty today to orchestrating a nearly decade-long scheme to promote an illegal tax shelter and commit wire fraud. He also pleaded guilty t  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 26 -- Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr issued the following news release: * * * Carr Defends President Trump's Executive Order Banning Federal Funding for Child Sex-Change Procedures ATLANTA, GA - Attorney General Chris Carr has filed an amicus brief in support of President Donald Trump's Executive Order requiring federal agencies to stop funding sex-change procedures for minors. The Order was challenged by plaintiffs represented by the ACLU and Lambda Legal in feder  more

JACKSON, Mississippi, Feb. 27 -- The Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce issued the following news release: * * * MDAC to Host Farmers Market Manager Workshop Thursday, March 13 JACKSON, Miss. - The Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce will host a workshop for farmers market managers, staff, volunteers and board members on Thursday, March 13, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. inside the Sparkman Building at the Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Museum, located at 115  more

JACKSON, Mississippi, Feb. 26 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi issued the following news release: * * * Meridian Man Sentenced to 220 Months in Prison for Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine Jackson, MS - A Meridian, Mississippi, man was sentenced today to 220 months in prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. According to court documents, Jarvis Jermaine Hampton, 28, sold methamphetamine on two occasions in   more

JACKSON, Mississippi, Feb. 26 -- Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch issued the following news release: * * * AG Fitch Urges the U.S. Senate to Confirm Harmeet Dhillon as United States Assistant Attorney General (Jackson, Mississippi) Attorney General Lynn Fitch led a letter urging the United States Senate to swiftly confirm Harmeet Dhillon to serve as Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Justice. The letter was signed by all four Republican women Attorney  more

JACKSON, Mississippi, Feb. 27 -- The Mississippi State Board of Education issued the following news release on Feb. 26, 2025: * * * Mississippi State Board of Education seeks stakeholder feedback on MSMS proposals JACKSON, Miss. - The Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) is seeking stakeholder feedback about proposals from the Mississippi University for Women (MUW) and Mississippi State University (MSU) to house and operate the Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science (MSMS). Th  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Feb. 26 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson backs Trump executive order ending federal funding for gender transitions for kids (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced today he's joined a 23-state coalition filing a friend-of-the-court brief supporting President Trump's Executive Order, Protecting Children from Chemical and Surgical Mutilation. "S  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Department of Education's Statement on Title IX Compliance Office for Civil Rights commends Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association, New Hampshire Interscholastic Athletic Association, which have changed their athletic policies to conform to President Trump's Executive Order and antidiscrimination laws. WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights today rele  more