ELLISVILLE, Mississippi, March 23 -- Jones College issued the following news release: The Jones College student newspaper, The Radionian, once again took the General Excellence award at the annual Better Newspaper Contest for Mississippi colleges. The General Excellence award is earned by the number of points scored during competition. The college also brought home four first place awards and nine second or third place awards. Jaylynn Conner of Waynesboro received first place in the Best News  more

ELLISVILLE, Mississippi, March 23 -- Jones College issued the following news release: Jones College's Greene County Center in Leakesville is adding new programs to its already growing number of programs offered to the region. Area healthcare clinics and hospitals have asked Greene County Center Dean, Alan Cook to offer the healthcare related programs like Healthcare Assistant (career pathway certificate), Medical Assistant (academic credit) and Phlebotomy (workforce) because of the increasing n  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, March 23 (TNSres) -- The Minnesota Department of Health issued the following news release: The Minnesota Department of Health has new and updated guidance on fish consumption for the Mississippi River from St. Paul to Wabasha, due to a mixture of pollutants -- including per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) -- found in fish tissue. The new guidance, issued with support from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency   more

JACKSON, Mississippi, March 22 -- The Mississippi Public Service Commission issued the following news release: Public Service Commissioner De'Keither Stamps is encouraging residents to participate in the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) annual Fix a Leak Week campaign. Fix a Leak Week, which takes place from March 18-24, aims to raise awareness about water conservation and encourages individuals to take action in identifying and repairing household leaks. During Fix a Leak Week and year  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, March 22 -- Gov. Jeff Landry, R-Louisiana, issued the following news: Governor Jeff Landry's request for a U.S. Small Business Economic Injury Disaster Declaration was approved for all 64 parishes in Louisiana. Last year's extreme drought conditions impacted businesses across our state and affected 365,000 acres of land hurting our farmers and the agriculture industry. The drought has also led to lows in the Mississippi River causing a saltwater intrusion from the Gulf o  more

STERLING, Kansas, March 23 -- Sterling College issued the following news release: The Sterling College Forensics and Debate team not only competed at the recent Pi Kappa Delta National Tournament and Convention held in Phoenix, Ariz., but was also recognized as being one of few colleges to have had an active team which has competed in the National PKD Tournament for over 100 years. Fifty-seven colleges and universities competed at PKD Nationals this year including Marshall University, Mississ  more

BURLINGTON, Vermont, March 20 (TNSres) -- The University of Vermont issued the following news: In a tractor trailer in Mississippi, vials of urine and blood are color-coded with stickers and packed on ice bricks in a Styrofoam-lined box before a 1,100-mile flight to the University of Vermont's research facility in Colchester. There, April Perry demonstrates how a team of other technicians catalog the samples and organize the red blood cells, plasma, urine, and serums into batches for lab testi  more