WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * HYDE-SMITH, COLLEAGUES CALL ON HEALTH AGENCIES TO PROTECT MEDICAL RESIDENTS' CONSCIENCE RIGHTS * Pro-Life Senators, House Members Challenge 'Opt-Out' Criteria for Medical Residents Who Oppose Abortions WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), chair of the Senate Pro-Life Caucus, joined fellow pro-life lawmakers in urging the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation posted the following news release: * * * NFWF Announces More Than $33 Million in New Awards for Restoration Projects in Mississippi * WASHINGTON, D.C. (December 16, 2025) The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) today announced the award of more than $33 million in obligations from its Gulf Environmental Benefit Fund (GEBF) for three new projects in the state of Mississippi. Developed in consultation with state and fede  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation posted the following news release: * * * NFWF Announces More Than $57 Million in New Awards for Restoration Projects in the Gulf * WASHINGTON, D.C. (December 16, 2025) The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) today announced the award of more than $57 million in obligations from its Gulf Environmental Benefit Fund (GEBF) for five new projects and three amendments in the states of Alabama, Florida and Mississippi. This  more

OXFORD, Mississippi, Dec. 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Mississippi issued the following news release on Dec. 16, 2025: * * * Sledge, Mississippi Man Sentenced to 37 months imprisonment for COVID-19 Fraud Scheme ABERDEEN, MS - Docterance Atkins, 32, was sentenced last week to 37 months imprisonment for Wire Fraud Conspiracy and Money Laundering. Atkins, at a prior date, had pleaded guilty to one count of Wire Fraud, and a separate count of Money Laundering  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Rep. Mike Ezell, R-Mississippi, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, issued the following news release on Dec. 16, 2025: * * * Chairman Ezell Statement from Hearing on Developing Technologies in Maritime Transportation Opening remarks, as prepared, of Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee Chairman Mike Ezell (R-MS) from today's hearing, entitled "Changes in Maritime Technology: Ca  more

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, Dec. 16 -- Mississippi State University posted the following news: * * * USDA leaders visit MSU to honor Jenkins' 64-year career, highlight 'Mississippi Model' partnership Mississippi State University welcomed leaders from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service, or ARS, to campus on Tuesday [Dec. 16] to celebrate the retirement of Johnie Jenkins, an ARS Hall of Fame research plant geneticist whose 64-year career has had a global impact on a  more