WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service issued the following news release on Jan. 8, 2024: The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced it has a cooperative agreement with Mississippi under the Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program (RFSI). Through this agreement, USDA and Mississippi are working together to offer over $5.8 million in competitive grant funding for projects designed to bu  more

KEESLER AFB, Mississippi, Jan. 9 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: By Tech. Sgt. Kristen Pitman, 403rd Wing Public Affairs Family, friends, and wingmen past and present gathered in the Roberts Consolidated Maintenance Facility auditorium Jan. 6 to celebrate Senior Master Sgt. Brett Blanchard's retirement from the Air Force after 33 years of service. Blanchard grew up in Houma, Louisiana, during a time when there wasn't much opportunity, so he   more

JACKSON, Mississippi, Jan. 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi issued the following news release: A Leake County woman pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute over 50 grams of methamphetamine. According to court documents, in May of 2021, Kelsy Ann Billie, 24, conspired to distribute over fifty grams of methamphetamine near the Pearl River Community of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians. Billie was indic  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory issued the following news release: By Nicholas E. M. Pasquini, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Corporate Communications U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Director of Research Dr. Bruce G. Danly, Senior Executive Service (SES), and Center for Biomolecular Science and Engineering Senior Scientist (ST) for Biosurveillance Dr. David A. Stenger receive Presidential Rank Awards. Established in 1978, the Presidential Rank Awards represent th  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Jan. 9 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news on Jan. 8, 2024: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined an amicus brief, led by the States of Indiana and Alabama, to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in Roe v. Critchfield. The case involves a challenge to Idaho's S.B. 1100, which augmented privacy and safety standards in public schools. Earlier this year, the Idaho State Legislature passed S.B. 1100. The law requires public schools to   more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Jan. 9 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release: Attorney General Jason Miyares joined 18 other states in submitting a public comment letter challenging the legality of the U.S. Department of Commerce's "Businesses Diversity Principles" proposal. The proposed "best practices" guidance allegedly seeks to increase "diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility" (DEIA) throughout corporate America by promoting racial discrimination and f  more