MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Oct. 29 [Category: BizBizHospital] -- Baptist Memorial Health Care posted the following news release: * * * Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi recognizes Baptist DeSoto for quality care * SOUTHAVEN, Miss., Oct. 29, 2025- Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto is among an elite group of five Mississippi hospitals recognized as top-performing hospitals within Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi's Comprehensive Quality Model Program. The Comprehensive Quality Model is a more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * Chairmen of Senate and House Armed Services Committees: We Strongly Oppose the Pentagon's Decision to Scale Back the U.S. Troop Presence in Romania * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement expressing concern with the Pent more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Rep. Mike Ezell, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * Ezell Introduces Bill to Restore Flood Insurance Coverage for Homeowners Impacted by Shutdown * Congressman Mike Ezell (MS-04) today introduced the NFIP Retroactive Renewal and Reauthorization Act, legislation to immediately restore the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and ensure that those who plan to renew are not punished due to the Democrat-led government shutdown. Because of the ongo more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * HYDE-SMITH BACKS BILL TO BOOST AVIATION SECURITY * Miss. Senator Cosponsors SAFEGUARDS Act to End Diversion of Airport Security Funds WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), chair of the Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Subcommittee, today announced her support for legislation to ensure revenue already being collected from the flying p more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * HYDE-SMITH INTRODUCES 'LABEL ACT' TO REQUIRE CLEAR SEAFOOD LABELING * Offered During National Seafood Month, Hyde-Smith Bill Aims to Strengthen Transparency for Consumers, Support U.S. Seafood Industry WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) on Tuesday introduced the Let Americans Buy with Explicit Labeling (LABEL) Act, legislation to ensure all seafood, whether wild-cau more PR

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, Oct. 29 -- Mississippi State University posted the following news: * * * Into the Eye of the Storm: MSU Ph.D. student studies hurricanes from the inside out Mississippi State Ph.D. student Kayleigh Addington took hands-on, experiential learning to a new level last month when she joined the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Hurricane Hunters for a research flight into Tropical Storm Imelda as it churned across the Greater Antilles, the Bahamas and Bermu more PR

NEW YORK, Oct. 30 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on Oct. 28, 2025, to the Wall Street Journal: * * * The Enduring Success of Piney Woods School By Jason L. Riley The historically black boarding academy in Mississippi is a model worth seeking to emulate. It's no revelation that Dixie has long lagged other parts of the country--be it economically, educationally or otherwise--or that Mississippi has long been the region's poster child for underachievem more PR

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, Oct. 29 -- Mississippi State University posted the following news: * * * MSU takes top spot in ScholarGPS aquaculture rankings STARKVILLE, Miss. - For the second year in a row, Mississippi State is the best in the world at studying aquaculture, according to ScholarGPS' global institutional rankings. One of today's most robust and comprehensive scholarly analytics platforms, ScholarGPS evaluates institutions by publication productivity, research quality and meaningfu more PR

HEIDELBERG, Mississippi, Oct. 30 -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2025: * * * PETA Demands Release of Veterinary Records for Escaped Monkeys in Mississippi Please see the following statement from PETA Senior Science Advisor for Primate Campaigns Dr. Lisa Jones-Engel regarding the hunt for three escaped rhesus macaques who fled an overturned truck taking them from Tulane National Primate Research Center. Some escaped monkeys were kill more PR