JACKSON, Mississippi, Jan. 6 -- The Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce issued the following news release on Jan. 5, 2026: * * * Commissioner Gipson Announces Promotional Initiative by MDAC of America250 Mississippi Today, Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson announced a promotional initiative of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce (MDAC) to celebrate America250 Mississippi. In conjunction with the nationwide America250 celebrations, this init  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Geological Survey has concluded that a widely used suite of climate model-driven hydrologic data products is not reliable enough to guide habitat and ecosystem restoration on the Upper Mississippi and Illinois Rivers, according to a new Scientific Investigations Report, "Evaluating Hydrologic Data Products for Scientific and Management Applications Related to Potential Future Streamflow Conditions in the Upper Mississippi and Illinois Rivers." The report,  more