VICKSBURG, Mississippi, March 3 -- The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center issued the following news story: * * * By Annette Kirklin, public affairs specialist After a career spanning more than 50 years in government service, Ernest "Butch" Lutz has retired from the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC). Lutz, who had served as ERDC's chief of internal review since 2012, officially completed 30 years of civilian service in December 2024. Born in New Orlean  more

OXFORD, Mississippi, March 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Mississippi issued the following news release on March 4, 2025: * * * Marshall County Residents Arrested for Payroll Protection Fraud Oxford, Mississippi - Two Marshall County residents were arrested yesterday on criminal charges related to their involvement in a conspiracy to fraudulently obtain government funds intended to protect employees of endangered businesses during the COVID pandemic through   more

JACKSON, Mississippi, March 4 -- Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch issued the following news release on March 3, 2025: * * * (Jackson, Mississippi) Today, Attorney General Lynn Fitch commended both the Mississippi Senate and House of Representatives for passing their respective versions of a financial literacy curriculum bill. Senate Bill (SB) 2147and House Bill (HB) 1527 both require the Mississippi Department of Education to implement a financial literacy curriculum for students in gra  more

JACKSON, Mississippi, March 5 -- Mississippi Secretary of State Michael Watson issued the following statement on the Corporate Transparency Act: * * * Through continued efforts to push back against the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), I'm proud to report the U.S. Treasury Department recently announced it has suspended enforcement of beneficial ownership reporting. According to the news release, the Treasury Department will: * NOT enforce any penalties or fines associated with the beneficial  more

JACKSON, Mississippi, March 5 -- Mississippi Secretary of State Michael Watson issued the following news release: * * * OPINION COLUMN: Upcoming Municipal Elections Should Be Prioritized Despite successfully administering the 2024 Presidential Election just a few months ago, Mississippi has shifted full steam ahead into the 2025 municipal elections. While the presidential election routinely garners tremendous attention, our local municipal elections are often drastically overlooked despite be  more

OXFORD, Mississippi, March 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Mississippi issued the following news release on March 4, 2025: * * * Six Defendants Sentenced in Multi-State Gun Trafficking Scheme ABERDEEN, MS - The final defendant was sentenced today in a case targeting the trafficking of firearms from Mississippi to Chicago, Illinois. Ronnell Pratt, 30, of Chicago, Illinois, was sentenced to 151 months in prison for firearms trafficking, conspiracy to traffic fi  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * Station Nation: Meet Chris Wade, Visiting Vehicle Integration Manager for SpaceX Vehicles Chris Wade is a visiting vehicle integration manager for SpaceX vehicles in the International Space Station Transportation Integration Office. He plays a key role in ensuring that all vehicle requirements are on track to support SpaceX missions to the space station. Chris also manages a team of real-time mission support personnel who fo  more