JACKSON, Mississippi, Sept. 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi posted the following news release on Sept. 15, 2025: * * * Meridian Man Pleads Guilty to Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine A Meridian man pleaded guilty on Tuesday, September 2nd in federal court to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. According to court documents and statements made in court, on April 28, 2023, Jimmy Hodges, 40, was identified by Eas more PR

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, Sept. 16 -- Mississippi State University issued the following news: * * * MSU scholar spotlights early modern women writers as key to future studies in book, upcoming campus presentation Lara Dodds, professor and head of Mississippi State's Department of English, highlights the often-overlooked literary contributions of women in the early modern period in the new book "Early Modern Women's Writing and the Future of Literary History." Published in June by Oxford Unive more PR

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, Sept. 16 -- Mississippi State University issued the following news: * * * MSU Staff Council announces 2025-2026 campus representatives Thirty employees from all areas of campus are representing their fellow coworkers this year on the Mississippi State Staff Council. The 2025-2026 group represents every university division and serves as the primary conduit between staff and MSU leadership. Specifically, the advisory committee provides a forum for staff to discuss thei more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee issued the following information for a nominations hearing at 10:15 a.m. on Sept. 18, 2025, at 216 Hart Senate Office Building: I. NOMINEES a. Jennifer Lee Mascott, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit b. Robert P. Chamberlin, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Mississippi c. Edmund G. LaCour, Jr., to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama d. Bill Lewis, to be more PR