RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, Jan. 23 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: * * * CAFB UPT Class 25-04 Graduation * Published Jan. 22, 2025 * By Airman Hayley Brown * 14 Flying Training Wing COLUMBUS AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. --Twenty-six Undergraduate Pilot Training student pilots of Class 25-04, graduated on January 17, 2025, at the Columbus Event Center on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. The UPT graduation ceremony officially marks the completion o  more

RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, Jan. 22 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: * * * CAFB UPT Class 25-04 Graduation * Published Jan. 22, 2025 * By Airman Hayley Brown * 14 Flying Training Wing COLUMBUS AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. -- Twenty-six Undergraduate Pilot Training student pilots of Class 25-04, graduated on January 17, 2025, at the Columbus Event Center on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. The UPT graduation ceremony officially marks the com  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Jan. 22, 2025 ARMY Carahsoft Technology Corp., Reston, Virginia, was awarded a $44,985,868 firm-fixed-price contract for commercial off-the-shelf software licenses and technical software in support of information technology network operations. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion da  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Jan. 24 -- The Georgia Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: The Georgia Department of Natural Resources' (DNR) Wildlife Resources Division (WRD) has confirmed through the United States Department of Agriculture's National Veterinary Services Laboratories that a hunter-harvested deer sampled for routine surveillance in Lanier County has tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). This is the first case of CWD detected in Georgia. The sample  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Jan. 24 -- The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * $20 million available for restoration and recreation projects * * * A request for proposals will open in early February for restoration and recreation projects in the Twin Cities east metropolitan area and in downstream areas of the Mississippi and St. Croix rivers that have been affected by Per- and Polyfluorinated Alkyl Substances (PFAS) released by 3M. The state of Minne  more

JACKSON, Mississippi, Jan. 24 -- The Mississippi Department of Insurance issued the following news release: The Mississippi Insurance Department (MID) Consumer Services Division handled more than 10,000 inquiries last year in the form of emails, phone calls, and written complaints. Those cases resulted in more than $10 million recovered for consumers in 2024. Additionally, about 1,600 Mississippians used the Life Insurance Policy Locator Tool to recover about $35 million in lost life insurance   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- President Trump issued the following memorandum on Jan. 23, 2025: * * * MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR SUBJECT: Federal Recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina Section 1. Purpose and Policy. The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, known as the People of the Dark Water, have a long and storied history. The tribe's members were descendants of several tribal nations from the Algonquian, Iroquoian, and Siouan language families, including the Hatteras,   more

JACKSON, Mississippi, Jan. 24 -- The Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce issued the following news release: Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson gave the following statement regarding the U.S. Senate Confirmation Hearing of U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Nominee Brooke Rollins. It was with keen interest that I listened to the U.S. Senate Confirmation Hearing for Brooke Rollins, President Donald J. Trump's nominee to serve as our next U.S. Secretary of Agriculture   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 (TNSfact) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on Jan. 23, 2025: * * * President Donald J. Trump Directs Administration to Advance Lumbee Tribe Recognition DIRECTING PLAN FOR RECOGNITION OF LARGEST TRIBE EAST OF MISSISSIPPI RIVER: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed a Presidential Memorandum to the Secretary of the Interior to submit a plan to advance full federal recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina. * The memorandum establishes that it is  more