JACKSON, Mississippi, July 18 -- The Foundation for Mississippi History, a nonprofit organization that conducts fundraising efforts to help support and promote the projects and programs of the Mississippi Department of Archives and History, issued the following news release on July 17, 2025: * * * Nissan Awards $40,000 Grant to Support School Visits to the Two Mississippi Museums The Nissan Foundation has awarded a $40,000 grant to the Foundation for Mississippi History to support student fie  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The National Transportation Safety Board issued the following news release: * * * Tow Collision with Moored Barges Results from Distracted, Fatigued Pilot Personal cellphone use at issue * WASHINGTON (July 17, 2025) -- A tow pilot's distraction caused by personal cellphone use resulted in a collision last year with moored barges on the lower Mississippi River, the National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday. The towing vessel William B Klunk was pushing 22 loa  more