WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corp.) issued the following news: * * * Book Now for Amtrak Mardi Gras Service starting August 18 * Amtrak Guest Rewards members get free trips faster on this new route MOBILE, Ala., and NEW ORLEANS - Tickets are now available for new twice-daily Amtrak intercity train service starting Aug. 18 between Mobile, Ala., and New Orleans, along the Mississippi Gulf Coast. The new state-sponsored Amtrak Mardi Gras Service will offer conveni  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, July 1 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-St. Paul District issued the following news release: * * * Corps of Engineers hosts Lock and Dam 2 open house The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is hosting an open house at the Mississippi River Lock and Dam 2 in Hastings, Minnesota, July 19. Corps officials are hosting the free event from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., to allow people to get a behind-the-scenes view of the site while also getting a better understanding of   more

DALLAS, Texas, July 1 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release: * * * FHLB Dallas and Veritex Community Bank Award $11K Grant to Texas Retiree * Esperansa Castillo, seen here with two of her great grandchildren, received nearly $11,000 from FHLB Dallas through Veritex Community Bank to repair her Dallas, Texas, home. DALLAS, TEXAS, July 1, 2025--Thanks to new insulation upgrades, Esperansa Castillo can no  more