MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Feb. 3 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Memphis District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Mississippi Valley Division announced today the drought that plagued the Mississippi River basin since 2022 is officially over. Low water conditions began in the region in September 2022. "I'm happy to report there are no draft restations on the Mississippi River for the third week and we do not have dredges operating for low water. The Dr  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Feb. 3 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Memphis District issued the following news release: The Mississippi River Commission will conduct its annual inspection trip on the Mississippi River, April 8-12, 2024. The Commission will host public meetings in select towns along the Mississippi River, with commission members meeting with local partners, stakeholders, and residents. Committee members will listen to public concerns, ideas, and issues during each meeting. Public m  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Feb. 3 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-New Orleans District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will host public scoping meetings for the Lower Mississippi River Comprehensive Management Study (LMR Comp) at venues throughout the study area between Feb. 27 and March 11. The meetings will consist of a remote overview presentation and followed by an on-site open house to meet with and collect input from the public. The meeting dates, tim  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Feb. 3 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Memphis District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will host public scoping meetings for the Lower Mississippi River Comprehensive Management Study (LMR Comp) at venues throughout the study area between Feb. 27 and March 11. The meetings will consist of a remote overview presentation and followed by an on-site open house to meet with and collect input from the public. The meeting dates, times a  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release on Feb. 2, 2024: FEMA Deputy Administrator Erik Hooks delivered the keynote address this week at FEMA Region 4's 2024 Southeast Private-Public Partners Summit in Pearl, Mississippi. Nearly 200 state, local and federal officials joined members of the private sector for the summit held on Jan. 31 and Feb. 1, marking the first time the event was held since the sta  more

KEESLER AFB, Mississippi, Feb. 3 -- The U.S. Air Force Keesler Air Force Base (81st Training Wing) issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class Devyn Waits, 81st Training Wing Public Affairs Four Coast Guardsmen are scheduled to graduate from Airman Leadership School for the first time since 2020 on Feb. 8th, 2024. ALS teaches leadership skills for service members who enter the non-commissioned officer tier. "ALS is a five-week class that emphasizes leadership and supervision," said U.S. A  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory issued the following news release: By Mary Hamisevicz, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Corporate Communications U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) meteorologists, in partnership with NASA, will join a team of international scientists to participate in the Airborne and Satellite Investigation of Asian Air Quality (ASIA-AQ) experiment beginning on February 2. NRL's collaborators, David Peterson, Ph.D., meteorologist, Theodore McHardy, Ph  more

TUPELO, Mississippi, Jan. 31 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following news release: The National Park Service (NPS) seeks public comment on an environmental assessment (EA) to construct an extension of the Chisha Foka Multi-Use Trail near Jackson, Mississippi. The EA analyzes the impacts of the construction and use of the proposed 2.5-mile trail extension. Also available for public review and comment is a Wetland Statement of Findings (WSOF). The WSO  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Feb. 3 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release: Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares joined 25 other states in a letter to U.S. Congressional leadership, calling for them to defund the United Nations Relief and Works Agency ("UNRWA") for ties to terrorism. On January 26, UNRWA announced it fired more than a dozen employees for participating in the Hamas terrorist massacre against Israel on October 7. But UNRWA's ties to terrorism a  more