WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: * * * BLM seeks input for March 2026 sales of oil and gas leases in six states * WASHINGTON - The Bureau of Land Management today opened a 30-day public comment period to receive public input on plans to include oil and gas parcels in Arkansas, Colorado, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi and Nevada in March 2026 lease sales. The comment period ends Dec. 12, 2025. The BLM p  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 -- Rep. Mike Ezell, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * Ezell: Democrat-Led Shutdown Finally Ends After Hurting Mississippi Families and Businesses * Congressman Mike Ezell (MS-04) released the following statement after voting to end the Democrat-led government shutdown: "After more than 40 days of unnecessary pain and uncertainty, Senate Democrats have finally agreed to reopen the government something Republicans, President Trump, and millions of ha  more

CLINTON, Mississippi, Nov. 14 -- Mississippi College issued the following news: * * * MC family can show giving spirit by supporting Wingard Home, Sponsor a Child at Christmas programs Mississippi College faculty, staff and students are engaging the community with two longstanding service projects that help spread the message of Christ by reaching out to those in need. Shari Barnes, director of MC's Community Service Center, coordinates the university's participation in the "Sponsor a Child   more

OXFORD, Mississippi, Nov. 14 -- The University of Mississippi issued the following news: * * * National Award Recognizes UM Scholar's Work in Prison Classrooms Literature classes teach community, freedom to incarcerated students * University of Mississippi professor Patrick Alexander has earned the 2025 Teaching Literature Book Award for a collection that explores the power of the humanities to foster community in prisons. Alexander, associate professor of African American studies and Engl  more