VICKSBURG, Mississippi, Dec. 21 -- The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center issued the following news story: By Mary Miller Morgan, public affairs specialist The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) has a lead role in the study of blast effects, and a newly upgraded facility allows for even more innovative research to better protect structures, facilities and most importantly, people. From testing military helmet designs to evaluating full-scale walls and hi  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2023: Population trends are returning to pre-pandemic norms as the number of annual deaths decreased last year and migration reverted to patterns not seen since before 2020, according to the new Vintage 2023 population estimates released today by the U.S. Census Bureau. The nation gained more than 1.6 million people this past year, growing by 0.5% to 334,914,895. More states experienced population growt  more

JACKSON, Mississippi, Dec. 21 -- The Mississippi State Auditor issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2023: Today State Auditor Shad White announced the completion of the 2020 Hinds County Routine Annual Financial Audit. "Hinds County has a lot of work to do," said Auditor White. "Our typical audits of counties take 7-9 months. This audit took 15 months--perhaps the longest it's taken to do a county audit in my five years as Auditor. The reason is that Hinds County does not have adequat  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2023: The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement today announced an $8 million investment through President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for states and Tribes to update their abandoned mine land inventories, to support future remediation efforts. The enhanced Abandoned Mine Land Inventory System, commonly known as   more