JACKSON, Mississippi, Oct. 1 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi posted the following news release on Sept. 30, 2025: * * * Canton Woman Pleads Guilty to SNAP Benefits Fraud Hattiesburg, MS - A Canton woman pleaded guilty last week to stealing Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits intended for low-income families to supplement their grocery budget so they can afford nutritious food. According to court documents and statements made i  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration is aligning the final countervailing duties investigation determination of silicon metal from Turkiye with the final less-than-fair-value investigations of silicon metal from Angola and Laos. This action was taken in response to a timely request from Ferroglobe USA Inc., Waterford, Ohio, and Mississippi Silicon LLC, Birmingham, Alabama. ITA initiated the countervailing duties investigation of silico  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) released Techniques and Methods 2-A22, a report titled 'Long Term Resource Monitoring Procedures--Aquatic Vegetation Monitoring', authored by Danelle M. Larson, Eric Lund, Alicia M. Carhart, Seth Fopma, and Stephanie Szura. The document, prepared in cooperation with the Long Term Resource Monitoring (LTRM) element of the Upper Mississippi River Restoration Program and various state agencies, provides an updated standard operating   more