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News Tipoffs - Mississippi Editors Newsletter for Tuesday March 11, 2025 ( 5 items )  

ERDC's Environmental Lab Publishes First-of-its-kind National Ordinary High Water Mark Manual
VICKSBURG, Mississippi, March 11 -- The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center issued the following news story: * * * ERDC's Environmental Lab publishes first-of-its-kind National Ordinary High Water Mark manual By Justus Reed, Public Affairs Specialist The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) Environmental Laboratory (EL) recently published a groundbreaking technical guide geared toward identifying Ordinary High Water Marks (OHWM) across the nation. In Janu  more

Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, Cadence Bank and Citizens National Bank Award $9K Grant to Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Housing Nonprofit
DALLAS, Texas, March 11 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release: * * * Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, Cadence Bank and Citizens National Bank Award $9K Grant to Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Housing Nonprofit Funds Will Be Used to Educate Low-Income Homebuyers HATTIESBURG, MISSISSIPPI, March 10, 2025 -- Representatives from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas), Cadence Bank and Citizens Nati  more

Miss. A.G. Fitch Fitch Announces Recent Child Exploitation Sentencing From Undercover Operation
JACKSON, Mississippi, March 11 -- Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch issued the following news release on March 10, 2025: * * * AG Fitch Announces Recent Child Exploitation Sentencing from Undercover Operation (Pascagoula, Mississippi) Today, Attorney General Lynn Fitch announced the recent sentencing of Brandon Anthony Courtney of D'Iberville, Mississippi who was arrested as a result of Operation Press Your Luck, led by the Mississippi Attorney General's Office. This case was identified  more

Miss. A.G. Fitch Urges Support for Legislation to Assist Sexual Assault Survivors
JACKSON, Mississippi, March 11 -- Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch issued the following news release on March 10, 2025: * * * AG Fitch Urges Support for Legislation to Assist Sexual Assault Survivors (Jackson, Mississippi) Attorney General Lynn Fitch urged the Mississippi Legislature to pass SB 2211, a bill that would bring Mississippi's Sexual Assault Victims Bill of Rights into compliance with federal law, resulting in an increase in annual federal funding for victim service programs  more

MSDH Continues Fight Against Colorectal Cancer in March
JACKSON, Mississippi, March 11 -- The Mississippi Department of Health issued the following news release on March 10, 2025: * * * MSDH Continues the Fight Against Colorectal Cancer in March Jackson, Miss. -- More Mississippians die of colorectal cancer than anywhere else in the nation, according to the National Cancer Institute's 2022 State Cancer Profiles. During March, Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) is stressing the importance of prevent  more