JEMISON, Alabama, June 5 -- Gov. Kay Ivey, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: Governor Kay Ivey joined the leaders of Alabama Mineral Springs LLC today to celebrate the company's ambitious five-year project to sustainably distribute mineral-rich water from a free-flowing spring in Chilton County. Alabama Mineral Springs LLC is officially starting production today at a $6 million bottling plant at the location where natural spring water was first discovered around 165 years ago. The  more

FORT DRUM, New York, June 5 -- The U.S. Army's Fort Drum (10th Mountain Division) issued the following news on June 4, 2024: By Mike Strasser A cartoon panda bear on skis made its mimeographed debut to 10th Mountain Division Soldiers on an informational bulletin in January 1943, at Camp Hale, Colorado. What became known as the Pando Commando is a part of 10th Mountain Division history and can be seen throughout Fort Drum today. The logo is displayed inside Hays Hall and in a new exhibit at th  more

KEESLER AFB, Mississippi, June 6 -- 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 Air Education and Training Command officials conducted an occupational competency seminar covering two career fields - command and control battle management operations, Air Force specialty code 1C5X1, and command and control operations, AFSC 1C3X1, here, March 18-21. Airmen and Guardians attend technica  more

KEESLER AFB, Mississippi, June 6 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class Devyn Waits, 81st Training Wing Public Affairs Air Education and Training Command officials conducted an occupational competency seminar covering two career fields - command and control battle management operations, Air Force specialty code 1C5X1, and command and control operations, AFSC 1C3X1, here, March 18-21. Airmen and Guardians attend technical trainin  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 5 -- Gov. Jeff Landry, R-Louisiana, issued the following news: Today, Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry signed into law Senator Valarie Hodges bill--SB 462 . This bill gives the governor the authority to appoint the chairs of boards that he already appoints the majority of the membership. Following the signing of SB 462, Governor Landry appointed Stephen I. Dwyer as the chairman of the Housing Corporation and Mark E. Romero as chairman of the Board of Supervisors for t  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- President Biden issued the following proclamation on June 4, 2024, on June 4, 2024, on securing the southwest border: * * * There are more people around the world who are displaced from their homes today than at any point in time since World War II. Many factors have contributed to this problem. Failing regimes and dire economic conditions afflict many countries, including several in the Western Hemisphere. Violence linked to transnational criminal organizations has displ  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, June 6 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined a Petition for Review in Nebraska v EPA in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. The coalition of States are challenging a new EPA rule that forces the trucking industry to expedite its rollout of electric vehicles to replace more gas-powered engines. In this court filing, the coalition of attorneys general asks the federal appeals court to review the E  more