VICKSBURG, Mississippi, Sept. 5 -- The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center issued the following news story: * * * ERDC modifies test facility to support full-scale PFAS destruction demonstration By Justus Reed, Public Affairs Specialist Experts at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center's (ERDC) Environmental Laboratory (EL) have made rapid, significant modifications to a one-of-a-kind facility intended to support a full-scale demonstration of state-of-the-art t  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development issued the following action in the Federal Register. * * * Housing Trust Fund: Fiscal Year 2026 Allocation Notice The Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 (HERA) established the Housing Trust Fund (HTF) to be administered by HUD. Pursuant to the Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Security and Soundness Act of 1992, as amended by HERA, eligible HTF grantees are the 50 states, the District of Columbia, t  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis issued the following August 2026 Beige Book: * * * Summary of Economic Activity Economic activity in the Eighth District has modestly increased since our previous report. Employment was unchanged and wage growth remained moderate. Prices have risen at a robust pace and increases were widespread. Consumer spending reports were mixed, and banking conditions were largely unchanged. Nonfinancial services and manufacturing activity modes  more

OXFORD, Mississippi, Sept. 5 -- The University of Mississippi posted the following news: * * * Major Gift Funds a Legacy of Hope for All Mississippians * OXFORD, Miss. - A $1 million gift of appreciated stock to the University of Mississippi Medical Center will bring world-class cancer treatment closer to home for Mississippi families while honoring the donor's wife. For more than four decades, Jackson attorney Ron Yarbrough built a distinguished legal career representing clients in some o  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- The White House Office of Management and Budget issued the following statement of administration policy on the Buying American Cotton Act (S. 1919), which was introduced by Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Mississippi, and 18 cosponsors: * * * The Administration strongly supports S. 1919, the Buying American Cotton Act of 2025. This legislation advances core Administration priorities of putting American farmers and workers first, restoring domestic manufacturing, securing critic  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 (TNSbrep) -- Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, D-Mississippi, ranking member of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 4, 2026: * * * Walkinshaw, Thompson Demand Elon Musk Testify Under Oath After GAO Finds DOGE-Driven DHS Savings Claims Vastly Overstated Rep. James R. Walkinshaw (D-VA) and Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the following statement: "The numbers from a new Govern  more