STARKVILLE, Mississippi, Sept. 16 -- Mississippi State University issued the following news: * * * MSU scholar spotlights early modern women writers as key to future studies in book, upcoming campus presentation Lara Dodds, professor and head of Mississippi State's Department of English, highlights the often-overlooked literary contributions of women in the early modern period in the new book "Early Modern Women's Writing and the Future of Literary History." Published in June by Oxford Unive  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Sewell Commemorates the 62nd Anniversary of the 16th Street Baptist Church Bombing and Honors the Four Little Girls * Birmingham, AL - Today, on the 62nd anniversary of the bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07) shared a video on social media commemorating the attack and honoring the legacy of the Four Little Girls. Watch the video he  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee issued the following information for a nominations hearing at 10:15 a.m. on Sept. 18, 2025, at 216 Hart Senate Office Building: I. NOMINEES a. Jennifer Lee Mascott, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit b. Robert P. Chamberlin, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Mississippi c. Edmund G. LaCour, Jr., to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama d. Bill Lewis, to be  more

TROY, Alabama, Sept. 16 -- Troy University issued the following news on Sept. 15, 2025: * * * TROY's IDEA Bank, Innovate Alabama expand entrepreneurial access in Pike County, Southeast Alabama Innovate Alabama and Troy University's IDEA Bank recently showcased new investments helping students and small businesses drive innovation in Southeast Alabama. The event, held on Sept. 9 at the IDEA Bank on the Square in downtown Troy, highlighted how statewide resources are fueling entrepreneurship b  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Tuberville Recognizes September as "National Literacy Month" * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) joined 17 Senate colleagues in introducing a resolution designating September 2025 as "National Literacy Month." As Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Subcommittee on Education and the American Family, Sen. Tuberville is committed to doing wha  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- University of Alabama Division of Endocrinology Professor Rita Basu submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) expressing support for the agency's proposed rule to continue reimbursement for a liver scan service at a specific rate for Calendar Year 2026. The letter stated that the continued assignment of CPT codes 0648T and 0649T to New Technology APC 1511 is crucial for maintaining  more