LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Feb. 28 -- The Arkansas Economic Development Commission issued the following news on Feb. 27, 2026: * * * Clark County Receives CCI, Select Site, and ONSite Recognition ARKADELPHIA, Ark. (February 27, 2026) - Clark County has received the Competitive Communities Initiative (CCI) designation from the Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC), the Select Site certification from Entergy Arkansas, and the ONSite certification from the Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Feb. 27 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson challenges Biden-era Department of Energy policy * (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson joined a 21-state friend-of-the-court brief challenging a Biden-era Department of Energy rule that imposes costly efficiency standards for consumer furnaces and commercial water heaters. "Under the guise of 'expertise,' the Biden adminis  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 28 (TNSLrpt) -- Union Members in Mississippi 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Southeast Region - Feb. 27, 2026 * * * In 2025, union members accounted for an estimated 4.2 percent of wage and salary workers in Mississippi, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See chart 1 and table 1.) Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee noted that the estimated number of workers belonging to unions was 47,000. Nationwide, union mem  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Cassidy Announces Over $70.5 Million for Louisiana Disaster Recovery, Emergency Preparedness * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) announced Louisiana will receive $70,508,828.60 in federal funding from the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to support disaster recovery and emergency preparedness efforts following Hurricanes Laura, Ida, and Francine, as well as respons  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 28 -- Columbia University Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory issued the following news: * * * How Can AI Address Climate Justice When Women's Voices Are Silenced? Unless women's lived realities are embedded in AI's foundations, it risks reinforcing the very inequities it claims to solve. By Pavithra Priyadarshini Selvakumar and Marco Tedesco Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly becoming central to environmental decision-making. But unless women's voices, labor and lived real  more

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, Feb. 27 -- Mississippi State University posted the following news: * * * Community engagement projects recognized at MSU with annual awards * Contact: Allison Matthews STARKVILLE, Miss.-Mississippi State is honoring four community engagement projects with the university's annual Excellence in Community Engagement Awards. Winners and honorable mention recipients were selected for projects that demonstrate best practices in community-engaged service, as well as com  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo Joins 'GRIP Act' to Block State Gun Registries * Washington, D.C. \-U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) has teamed up with U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Mississippi) and U.S. Representative Paul Gosar (R-Arizona) to continue a bicameral fight to prohibit states, localities or any other organization from using federal funding and background check information to maintain gun registries. "Federal   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release on Feb. 27, 2026: * * * Trump and Republicans Are Waging an All-Out Assault on Black Americans' Voting Rights Black voters' access to the ballot box is under attack as Trump commands Republican-led states to rip away voting rights, including from communities of color. Trump knows his trail of broken campaign promises and his deeply unpopular agenda is catching up to him -- and now he's using desperate p  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Feb. 27 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Entergy posted the following news release: * * * Entergy Arkansas prioritizes affordable power, supports reliability improvements for all customers in rate review * LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Entergy Arkansas today made a filing with the Arkansas Public Service Commission to establish new base rates effective January 2027. Residential customers are expected to see minimal change to their monthly bills as the company introduces new rate struct  more

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, Feb. 27 -- Mississippi State University posted the following news: * * * Faces of Fulbright: MSU launches Fulbright Pathways website celebrating program alumni, championing future participants * Mississippi State's International Research Development Office is announcing a new Fulbright Pathways website, a repository that builds upon decades of MSU's Fulbright legacy and provides a central hub for interested campus community members. The multimedia approach shares f  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- The U.S. Department of War issued the following news: * * * Harsh Treatment of Colonists Leads to American Revolutionary War * The roots of the Revolutionary War can be traced to just after the French and Indian War that lasted from 1754 to 1763, in which the American colonists fought alongside British troops against the French and hostile Native American tribes, who controlled a large area of the interior of North America. Britain's victory dramatically expanded its  more

JACKSON, Mississippi, Feb. 28 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi posted the following news release on Feb. 27, 2026: * * * Louisiana Man Pleads Guilty to Committing COVID Relief Fraud While in Prison Gulfport, MS - A Louisiana man pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal court to conspiring with another individual to fraudulently obtain unemployment insurance benefits related to the COVID-19 pandemic while he was in prison. According to court documents and  more

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, Feb. 27 -- Mississippi State University posted the following news: * * * Mississippi State's Department of Art teams up with Tupelo firm to blend classroom and professional world * Contact: Christie McNeal STARKVILLE, Miss.-A nationally recognized creative firm is a new partner with Mississippi State University's Department of Art to create meaningful, hands-on experiences for students to connect classroom learning with professional practice. Tupelo-based Mabus A  more

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, Feb. 27 -- Mississippi State University posted the following news: * * * Mississippi Theatre Association honors MSU legacies with named awards * Contact: Sarah Nicholas STARKVILLE, Miss.-The Mississippi Theatre Association renamed two of its annual DramaFest awards in honor of longtime Mississippi State faculty members Wayne "Dur" Durst and Betty "Jo" Durst, recognizing their decades of service and lasting impact on theater education in Mississippi. Announced durin  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, D-Mississippi, ranking member of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 27, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Thompson Statement on Kristi Noem Endangering Nation's Aviation Security Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the below statement on news reports (https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/kristi-noem-classified-report-shoes-airport-b  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- The Smithsonian Institution issued the following news release: * * * Smithsonian Launches Regional Collaboratives, a National Initiative To Strengthen Community Partnerships Across the Country First Project Kicks Off in Mississippi With a 10-Part Community Cultural Conservation Workshop Starting Feb. 27 * As the United States commemorates its 250th anniversary, communities across the country are illuminating the stories, creativity and remarkable local expertise that   more

JACKSON, Mississippi, Feb. 28 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi posted the following news release on Feb. 27, 2026: * * * THIRD MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO COMMITTING COVID RELATED UNEMPLOYMENT FRAUD FROM PRISON Gulfport, MS - A Nachez, Mississippi man pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud today. According to court documents and information presented to the Court, Kev'Veonta Short, 32, conspired with other inmates at the South Mississippi Correc  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Feb. 28 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee posted the following news release on Feb. 26, 2026: * * * U.S. Attorney Dunavant adds Additional Attorneys and Support Staff to U.S. Attorney's Office U.S. Attorney D. Michael Dunavant, of the Western District of Tennessee, is pleased to announce the recent hiring and assignment of five (5) new Assistant U.S. Attorneys, one (1) new Special Assistant U.S. Attorney (JAG SAUSA), and two (2) new s  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following news story: * * * U.S. Navy to Christen Future USNS Robert Ballard * PASCAGOULA, Ms. -The U.S. Navy will christen the future USNS Robert Ballard (T-AGS 67) during a ceremony at Bollinger Mississippi Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Mississippi, Feb. 28 at 10:00 a.m. (CST). The principal address will be delivered by Dr. Robert Ballard, the ship's namesake. Additional speakers will include the Honorable Cindy Hyde-Smith, U.S. Senator, Miss  more

ORLANDO, Florida, Feb. 27 -- The University of Central Florida posted the following news: * * * UCF Researcher Developing New Therapy to Treat Diabetic Neuropathy * Neuropathy -chronic pain, numbness and tingling in the hands and feet -is a challenging fact of life for many patients with Type 1 diabetes. Thanks to a new National Institutes of Health grant, a UCF College of Medicine scientist is investigating a new approach to treat neuropathy without relying on pain pills and anti-depressa  more