WASHINGTON, June 5 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * EEOC Sues Ground Zero Blues Club for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation * Federal Agency Charges Biloxi Blues Venue Fired Assistant Manager for Opposing Co-Owner's Sexual Harassment MOBILE, Ala. - Ground Zero Biloxi LLC, which operates a blues club located in Biloxi, Mississippi, violated federal law by subjecting an assistant manager to sexual harassment by one of its co-owners and fi  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service has announced a notice of intended repatriation concerning a cultural item in the possession of the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, Division of Archaeology. This notice is issued in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, outlining the intent of the Tennessee archaeological division to return a significant un-associated funerary object. The cultural   more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * HYDE-SMITH INTRODUCES BILL TO MAKE AMERICAN HARDWOOD, PRODUCTS ELIGIBLE FOR FEDERAL TAX CREDIT * The 'Solid American Hardwood Tax Credit Act' Would Enhance Local Forest Economies, Benefit Consumers WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today introduced legislation to allow consumers to claim a tax credit for purchasing solid American hardwood products for their homes, a  more

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, June 6 -- Mississippi State University issued the following news: * * * MSU research brought to life through Harned Hall student murals STARKVILLE, Miss.--Another mural is brightening the halls of campus through a collaboration of Mississippi State's Department of Art and the Department of Biology. Located on Harned Hall's ground floor near the university's herbarium, a vibrant mural featuring native Mississippi plants and pollinators was begun by Starkville native M  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, D-Mississippi, ranking member of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news release on June 5, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Thompson Statement on Kristi Noem Continuing to Play Politics with National Security as She Ends Quiet Skies Program (WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the below statement on Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem ending th  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Trent Kelly, R-Mississippi, chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, issued the following remarks on June 4, 2025, at a hearing on the posture of the U.S. Navy for fiscal 2026: * * * Rep. Kelly's remarks as prepared for delivery: Thank you, everyone, for being here today to discuss the Department of the Navy's posture for the upcoming fiscal year. I understand that we will be getting more budget details for the Department  more