DODDSVILLE, Mississippi, June 29 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release: Doddsville, Mississippi, resident Stella Groves has endured many Mississippi summers, but this one would have been unbearable due to a broken air conditioning system. However, a more than $8,000 Special Needs Assistance Program (SNAP) grant from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) through member Planters Bank provided c  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- The Federal Labor Relations Authority issued the following news release on June 26, 2024: Today, the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) announces the appointment of Brent S. Hudspeth as the Regional Director of the FLRA's Atlanta Regional Office. In this position, Mr. Hudspeth will be responsible for the investigation and resolution of unfair labor practice charges and representation petitions filed under the Federal Service Labor-Management Relations Statute (the S  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau issued the following public notice (WC Docket No. 24-192) on June 26, 2024: * * * Re: Copper Retirement Network Change Certification Received BellSouth Telecommunications, LLC d/b/a AT&T Mississippi (AT&T), an incumbent local exchange carrier (LEC), has filed certification that public notice of network change(s) involving the retirement of copper has been provided through its publicly accessible Interne  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Internal Revenue Service issued the following news release on June 27, 2024: * * * Various Deadlines Postponed To Nov. 1, 2024 * * * The Internal Revenue Service announced today tax relief for individuals and businesses in Mississippi that were affected by severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes and flooding that began on April 8, 2024. These taxpayers now have until Nov. 1, 2024, to file various federal individual and busin  more

GULFPORT, Mississippi, June 28 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi issued the following news release: A Covington, LA man was sentenced to 84 months in prison for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl across state borders. Santana Phillipe Elzy, 23, was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Gulfport. According to court documents, on August 29, 2023, the Hancock County Sheriff's Office and the Drug Enforcement Administration followed up   more

JACKSON, Mississippi, June 28 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi issued the following news release on June 27, 2024: Today, United States Attorney Todd Gee announced criminal charges against a defendant in connection with an alleged conspiracy to defraud the United States. The charges filed in federal court are part of the Department of Justice's 2024 National Health Care Fraud Enforcement Action. The charges stem from a scheme to pay kickbacks to a mark  more

OXFORD, Mississippi, June 28 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Mississippi issued the following news release: Two Arizona men have been sentenced for trafficking drugs from California into the Northern District of Mississippi. According to court records, Enrique Rivera, 45, previously pled guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute approximately 110 pounds of methamphetamine. Omar Villacorta was convicted at trial of conspiracy to possess with inte  more