WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Wicker Statement on Ukraine * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today released the following statement. "This so-called 'peace plan' has real problems, and I am highly skeptical it will achieve peace. Ukraine should not be forced to give up its lands to one of the world's most flagrant war criminals in Vladimir Putin. The  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, D-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Bennie Thompson Announces Nearly $10 Million in Disaster Recovery Investments for Delta Regional Communities * BOLTON, MS Today, Congressman Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) announced that the Delta Regional Authority (DRA) has approved nearly $10 million in Supplemental Disaster Recovery Funding (SDRF) to support communities impacted by major disaster declarations over the past two y  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Rep. Mike Ezell, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * Ezell, Mullin Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Improve Dredging Coordination in Ports Across Country * Consumers across America rely on the nation's maritime shipping industry. To maintain this essential logistics system and keep consumer prices low, Reps. Mike Ezell (MS-04) and Kevin Mullin (CA-15) introduced the bipartisan Dredging Coordination Improvement Act. As cargo and passenger ships   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Wicker Questions Nominee for Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard * Click Here to Watch WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today participated in a Senate Commerce Committee hearing on the nomination hearing for Admiral Kevin Lunday to be the Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard. The transcript is lightly edited for clarity. "Admiral Lunday, the experience of serving in Junior   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Wicker Statement on Mississippi Nominees Favorably Reported Out of the Senate Judiciary Committee * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today issued the following statement after four Mississippi nominees were favorably reported out of the Senate Judiciary Committee. The panel approved Mississippi Supreme Court Justices Robert Chamberlin and James Maxwell for positions on the U  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Nov. 21 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Entergy posted the following news release: * * * Shining the light on solar power and solar scams: Get the facts first * There's nothing better than a sunny day in Mississippi, no matter the season. Feeling that sunshine on your skin may encourage homeowners to consider converting our state's abundant sunshine into power. It's true that installing solar panels on your home may be an option for reducing energy costs and producing your o  more

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, Nov. 21 -- Mississippi State University posted the following news: * * * Shooting for the Stars: MSU's Gout makes asteroid discovery first for Mississippi A Mississippi State University faculty member has made a celestial discovery in Starkville: the first asteroid identified from the state of Mississippi. Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences Jean-Francois Gout, an amateur astronomer in his spare time, recently became the official discoverer of a new asteroid,  more

OXFORD, Mississippi, Nov. 22 -- The University of Mississippi issued the following news: * * * Law School Grows Statewide Network With New 3+3 Partnerships Ole Miss, Millsaps College and William Carey University create a streamlined route to a Juris Doctor * The University of Mississippi School of Law has joined forces with Millsaps College and William Carey University to allow undergraduates from those schools to earn law degrees in less time through the schools' new Accelerated Law School  more