ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Aug. 19 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-St. Paul District issued the following news release: * * * Corps of Engineers hosts Lock and Dam 1 open house The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is hosting an open house at Lock and Dam 1 on the Mississippi River near Minneapolis, Sept. 27. 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 w  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Aug. 19 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-St. Paul District issued the following news release: * * * Corps of Engineers hosts Lock and Dam 10 open house The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is hosting an open house at Lock and Dam 10 on the Mississippi River near Guttenberg, Iowa, Sept. 20. 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 understandi  more

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, Aug. 19 -- Mississippi State University issued the following news: * * * MSU, ECCC sign agreement to expand access to culinology degrees Mississippi State and East Central Community College in Decatur are partnering to create a seamless transfer pathway for culinary arts students to pursue a bachelor's degree in culinology at the university. MSU President Mark E. Keenum and ECCC President Brent Gregory signed a memorandum of understanding today [Aug. 18], giving tran  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, D-Mississippi, ranking member of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Members Thompson and McIver Slam Secretary Noem for Living Rent Free in Waterfront Military Home Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, and Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-NJ), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security, issued the following statemen  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * Wicker's Statement on the Official Return of Amtrak to the Gulf Coast * Click here for photos. TUPELO - U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., released the following statement after Amtrak's Mardi Gras Service began running full passenger rail service through Mississippi's Gulf Coast. "At last, passenger rail has returned to the Mississippi Gulf Coast. In 2005, Hurricane Katrina shuttered the l  more