NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, May 18 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-New Orleans District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is requesting public comments for the proposed deepening of the federal navigation channel at Port Fourchon, Louisiana. A draft Environmental Assessment (EA No. 601) titled "Draft Environmental Assessment Port Fourchon Belle Pass Deepening, Lafourche Parish Louisiana" and draft Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI), prepared by the U.S.   more

WASHINGTON, May 18 -- The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory issued the following news release: By Nicholas E. M. Pasquini, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Corporate Communications The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) hosted its first Innovation Day for Industry, May 16, to inform industry and assess interest in a focused set of emerging technologies that are potentially ready for collaboration with industry partners, and advance system-level technologies at NRL-DC headquarters. More than 110   more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- The General Services Administration issued the following news on May 16, 2024: When most people hear the name Rosa Parks, they think of the Montgomery bus boycott in 1950s Alabama, where Parks was a spark in the early days of the civil rights movement. But after her pivotal role in Montgomery, Parks moved to Detroit to continue her equity work, where she lived near family until 1988. Parks participated in the March on Washington (1963), Mississippi Freedom Summer (1964),  more

JACKSON, Mississippi, May 17 -- Mississippi Secretary of State Michael Watson issued the following opinion column on May 16, 2024: * * * Preserving the Integrity of Mississippi Elections * * * Since sounding the alarm in March on the Biden Administration's efforts (Executive Order 14019) to turn federal agencies into get-out-the-vote arms to bolster voter registration and participation via unlawful means, many other conservative leaders around the country have joined our fight to push back a  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, May 18 -- The Oklahoma State Senate issued the following news release on May 17, 2024: Local, state, and tribal leaders held a press conference Friday to announce funding for the Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) to redesign an intersection in Ada, widely known as "Crazy Corner." Numerous accidents have occurred at the intersection of N Mississippi Ave. and E Arlington St., where two state highways and a busy railroad converge. Recognizing the need to prevent  more

ROCK ISLAND, Illinois, May 18 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Rock Island District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, invites the public to an open house at the Thomson Ranger Station in Thomson, Illinois, May 29 from 1-3 p.m. with a formal ribbon cutting ceremony at 1:30 p.m. The new building, which is located near the entrance of the Thomson Causeway Recreation Area at 1600 Lewis Avenue, replaces a rented office space that the Corps   more

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, May 17 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release on May 16, 2024: * * * Federal Agency Charged Alabama Recycler Terminated Employee for Telling the Truth About Discriminatory Hiring Practices * * * TCI of Alabama, LLC, a recycling, removal, disposal and repair company, will pay $90,000 and provide other relief to settle a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) retaliation lawsuit, the federal agency announced today. Th  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 18 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Detroit District issued the following news release: The Chicago District is geared up to put an additional $27.8 million to work from the Fiscal Year 2024 Civil Works appropriations. Congress allocated a hefty $8.681 billion for the Army Civil Works Program, spreading across various crucial areas like Investigations, Construction, Operation and Maintenance, Mississippi River and Tributaries, and Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Actio  more

OXFORD, Mississippi, May 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Mississippi issued the following news release: A Starkville man was sentenced today to 15 years in prison for drug trafficking. According to court documents, Chad Boyd, aka Chadrick Robinson, 41, previously pled guilty to distribution of 50 grams or more of methamphetamine (actual), also known as "ice," a Schedule II controlled substance. Boyd was sentenced Thursday by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Mil  more