WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, D-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Thompson Visits Claiborne County Students for "Hour of AI" Event * Washington, D.C. - On Monday, December 8, 2025, at 9:00 a.m., Congressman Bennie G. Thompson will visit students from the Claiborne County Career and Technical Education (CTE) Center at the Port Gibson High School Gymnasium as they participate in the Hour of AI, a national initiative that helps young people unde  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries issued the following information for a legislative hearing at 10 a.m. on Nov. 19, 2025, at 1324 Longworth House Office Building: Agenda: * H.R. 338 (Rep. Costa), "Every Drop Counts Act" * H.R. 1514 (Rep. Ezell), "Mississippi River Basin Fishery Commission Act" * H.R. 3756 (Rep. Crenshaw), "Fighting Foreign Illegal Seafood Harvests Act of 2025" or the "FISH Act of 2025" * H.R. 5699 (Rep. Rutherfo  more

JACKSON, Mississippi, Nov. 15 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi posted the following news release on Nov. 13, 2025: * * * Jackson County Man Pleads Guilty to Assault on a Federal Law Enforcement Officer and Discharging a Firearm in Furtherance of a Crime of Violence Gulfport, MS - A Jackson County, Mississippi man pleaded guilty on October 6, 2025, to one count of assault on a federal law enforcement officer and one count of discharging a firearm in f  more

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, Nov. 14 -- Mississippi State University posted the following news: * * * MSU students, Partnership Middle School educators engage in 'Building Thinking Classrooms' professional development * STARKVILLE, Miss. Aspiring and current secondary math educators from Mississippi State and Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District's Partnership Middle School are engaging in professional development together, thanks to a $10,560 grant secured by the university. Liza B  more

JACKSON, Mississippi, Nov. 15 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi posted the following news release on Nov. 14, 2025: * * * Philadelphia Man Pleads Guilty to Possessing With the Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine On October 15, 2025, a Neshoba County man pleaded guilty to Possession of Methamphetamine with the Intent to Distribute. According to court documents, in November of 2023, Billy Thomas Pike, 67, was found to be in possession of methamphetami  more