BYHALIA, Mississippi, July 2 -- Daimler Trucks North America, a heavy-duty truck manufacturer, issued the following news release: Amplify Cell Technologies, a joint venture between Accelera(TM) by Cummins, the zero-emissions business unit of Cummins Inc. [NYSE: CMI], Daimler Trucks & Buses US Holding LLC [a Daimler Truck Group Company; DAX: DTR0CK; "Daimler Truck"] and PACCAR [NASDAQ: PCAR], recently broke ground at its new battery cell manufact uring plant in Marshall County, Mississippi. The  more

JACKSON, Mississippi, July 3 -- The Mississippi State Auditor issued the following news on July 2, 2024: Today State Auditor Shad White announced that Special Agents from his office have arrested Lacosta Lee, a contracted probation officer for Court Programs, Inc (CPI), on seven counts of embezzlement. Lee is accused of receiving court ordered fines and fees from those on probation and embezzling those funds for her own personal use. Lee was served with a $7,558.50 demand letter at the time of  more

CLARKSDALE, Mississippi, July 2 -- The Delta Regional Authority issued the following news release: * * * Five communities in Illinois, Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennesee receive funding through DRA's Community Infrastructure Fund to improve basic public infrastructure. * * * The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) has awarded more than $4.1 million in investments to five projects in Illinois, Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee through its Community Infrastructure Fund (CIF). Funding for this p  more

BRANDON, Mississippi, July 3 -- Entergy issued the following news release: Ahead of the one of the busiest travel days of the year, the Fourth of July, Entergy Mississippi is officially unveiling the next location of its direct current electric vehicle fast chargers. It is the second company-owned electric vehicle charging station of its kind in Entergy Corporation's four-state service area. Located in downtown Brandon near I-20, the company's $350,000 fast charging station will serve both res  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, July 2 -- The Maryland State Board of Education issued the following news release: * * * Improved literacy outcomes, better accountability models and implementing the Blueprint are top priorities * * * Today, Dr. Carey M. Wright begins a four-year term as State Superintendent of Schools, a full circle moment for the Maryland born, raised and trained education leader. Dr. Wright, a former Mississippi State Superintendent of Education who previously served as Interim Maryl  more

JACKSON, Mississippi, July 3 -- The Mississippi Department of Education issued the following news release on July 2, 2024: The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) and the Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) welcome Dr. Lance Evans today as he officially begins his duties as state superintendent of education. Dr. Evans succeeds Dr. Raymond Morgigno, who served as interim state superintendent July 2023 through June 2024. The SBE selected Dr. Evans in December 2023 after conducting a  more

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, July 3 -- Mississippi State University issued the following news: An alliance between Mississippi State and William Carey universities is bringing the Magnolia State into a national collaborative focused on building rural communities through education. The Rural Schools Collaborative, which works to sustain rural communities by addressing teacher shortages through philanthropy and promoting place-based learning, is welcoming Mississippi educators and advocates through   more

MOBILE, Alabama, July 3 -- The University of South Alabama issued the following news release: University of South Alabama biology professor Dr. Brian Axsmith discovered a previously undescribed species of passionflower. Now it has been named for him posthumously. The fossil, now known in the Latin form as passiflora axsmithii, was uncovered in south Mississippi and is approximately 25 million years old, making it the oldest example ever found of that genus. Axsmith, who served as a biology pr  more