JACKSON, Mississippi, July 8 -- The Mississippi Department of Archives and History issued the following news release on July 7, 2025: * * * Governor Tate Reeves Launches Mississippi's America250 Commission The Mississippi Department of Archives and History kicked off commemoration of America 250 by hosting a Naturalization Ceremony at the Two Mississippi Museums. By an oath of citizenship administered by U.S. District Judge Daniel P. Jordan III, 78 people became American citizens. More than 2  more

JACKSON, Mississippi, July 8 -- Mississippi Secretary of State Michael Watson issued the following news release on July 7, 2025: * * * Secretary Michael Watson Joins Multi-State, Multimillion-Dollar Settlement with Investment Firms Over Unreasonable Commissions to Customers JACKSON, Miss. - Secretary of State Michael Watson and the Mississippi Secretary of State's Securities Division, a member of the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA), have joined a multi-state, mult  more

JACKSON, Mississippi, July 8 -- The Mississippi State Auditor issued the following news release on July 7, 2025: * * * Former Park Commission Treasurer Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement JACKSON, Miss. - Today State Auditor Shad White announced that Megan Berry, former Caledonia Park Commission (CPC) Treasurer, has pleaded guilty to one count of Embezzlement. Berry took public funds that came into her possession by virtue of her employment with the CPC and pocketed the money for her own personal   more

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, July 8 -- Mississippi State University issued the following news: * * * Mississippi State to develop autonomous soaring for federal DARPA Albatross program STARKVILLE, Miss.--The federal Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or DARPA, has selected Mississippi State University's Raspet Flight Research Laboratory to be a prime performer for its groundbreaking Albatross program. The Albatross program seeks to revolutionize uncrewed aerial systems operations by demo  more