HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 5 -- Texas Southern University posted the following news: * * * 9/11, Recreated: New Film Revisits the Classroom Where America Changed Forever * Twenty-five years ago, one of the most recognizable moments in American history unfolded inside a second-grade classroom at Emma E. Booker Elementary School in Sarasota, Florida. On September 11, 2001, then-U.S. Secretary of Education Dr. Rod Paige, a longtime educator and former Texas Southern University coach, athletic director and education dean, stood alongside President G more PR

NEW YORK, Oct. 5 [Category: Religion] -- The American Jewish Committee posted the following news release: * * * AJC Names Sharon Goldman as Atlanta Regional Director * American Jewish Committee (AJC), the global advocacy organization for the Jewish people, has named Dr. Sharon Goldman, a leader in Jewish communal affairs, education, and philanthropy, as Director of its Atlanta regional office. Goldman comes to AJC from Kivunim, a Jerusalem-based international Jewish gap-year program, where she served as Director. Prior to Kivunim, Goldman more PR

DES MOINES, Iowa, Oct. 5 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Brenna Bird Leads Coalition Demanding 9/11 Victims and Families Get Frozen Taliban Funds * DES MOINES--Attorney General Brenna Bird today announced she, joined by a bipartisan group of 29 other state attorneys general, has filed a friend of the court brief at the United States Supreme Court on behalf of the victims and families of victims of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks demanding they be awarded financial judg more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Oct. 5 -- Pennsylvania Attorney General David W. Sunday issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Sunday Joins Coalition Demanding 9/11 Victims and Families Get Frozen Taliban Funds * HARRISBURG - Attorney General Dave Sunday has joined a bipartisan group of 31 state attorneys general in filing a brief with the United States Supreme Court on behalf of the victims and families of victims of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. The brief demands that those victims be awarded financial judgments from fro more PR

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Oct. 5 [Category: BizBizHospital] -- Baptist Memorial Health Care posted the following news release: * * * Baptist Memorial and Arcare host first-ever West Tennessee Substance Use Summit * MEMPHIS, Tenn., Oct. 5, 2026- More than 185 addiction medicine, social services and law enforcement professionals attended the 2026 West Tennessee Substance Use Summit, held in Memphis for the first time at the Memphis Botanic Gardens. Baptist Memorial Health Care's Center of Excellence in Addiction Medicine and Arcare, a community-ba more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Oct. 5 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Entergy posted the following news release: * * * David Borde named president and CEO of Entergy Texas * NEW ORLEANS - David Borde has been named president and CEO of Entergy Texas, succeeding Eliecer Viamontes, who has departed the company for other opportunities. The change is effective Oct. 5. "Eli has been a tremendous leader and a great colleague, and his many years of experience will serve him well in this next chapter," said Drew Marsh, chair and CEO of Entergy. Borde currently more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * Oct 5, 2026 WHAT THEY'RE SAYING: Democrats' "Recipe for Flipping Red-State Senate Seats" and "Advantage in Candidate Quality" Generate "Momentum" Across the Map With just one month to go until Election Day, an "extraordinary run of polls for Democrats" shows Republicans confronting "an increasingly precarious political map," as "growing disapproval of President Trump's handling of the economy and the Iran war have fueled Democrats' ch more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * The District of Columbia had the highest unemployment rate, 5.7 percent, in August 2026 October 05, 2026 In August 2026, the District of Columbia had the highest unemployment rate, 5.7 percent. South Dakota had the lowest jobless rate in August, 2.0 percent, followed by North Dakota, 2.2 percent. The rate in Ohio (3.3 percent) set a new series low. (All state series begin in 1976.) In total, 19 states had u more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- Environment America Research and Policy Center issued the following news release: * * * Gas power plant proposals surging, new interactive map shows October 5, 2026 New proposals in 32 states, D.C; Dramatic rise driven largely by data center demand - DENVER - A new online resource and interactive map released Monday reveals that proposals for grid-connected natural gas power plants have tripled since early 2023, and increased by nearly half in the last eight months alone, driven largely by rising power demand for dat more PR

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Oct. 5 -- Christian Brothers University posted the following news: * * * Fall 2026 Entering Class: CBU Welcomes a Fall of Growth and Opportunity * Christian Brothers University welcomed 253 students in its Fall 2026 entering class, an increase of nearly 26% over last year's 201 -- bringing new faces, new aspirations, and renewed energy to campus. The incoming group includes 166 first-time freshmen, up from 135 in Fall 2025, an increase of approximately 21%. Transfer and returning students are also a part of this year's  more PR

ADA, Oklahoma, Oct. 3 -- The Chickasaw Nation, a federally-recognized Native American tribe, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Anoatubby affirms state of the Chickasaw Nation is strong * During his Oct. 3 State of the Nation Address, Chickasaw Nation Governor Chris Anoatubby credited the tribe's continued progress and self-determination to decades of planning, innovation and a unified vision. "It is my great honor to report to you today the state of the Chickasaw Nation is strong, and we have a bright future ahead," Governo more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Oct. 4 -- The AIDS Healthcare Foundation posted the following news: * * * HIV is a Serious Public Health Problem in the American South * Most Americans probably aren't aware of a very disturbing fact: HIV is a serious public health problem in the American South. That's especially true in the "Deep South" (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas), which experiences a higher burden of HIV compared to other parts of the United States. In fact, AIDSvu.org  more PR

MIAMI, Florida, Oct. 5 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Holland and Knight, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * Holland & Knight Significantly Expands Tennessee Government Advocacy Team with Former Jigsaw Principal, Gov. Lee's Former Deputy Chief of Staff, Former Aide to Sen. Blackburn, and Bass, Berry & Sims Consultant * Steven Henry from Political Consulting Firm Jigsaw, Christian Potucek from Gov. Lee's Administration, Andrew Palmer from Sen. Blackburn's U.S. Senate Office, and Mary Martha Willson from Bass, Berry & Sims Join more PR

NEW PORT RICHEY, Florida, Oct. 5 [Category: Food/Beverage] -- The Southern Shrimp Alliance posted the following news release: * * * Local Governments Call on Senate to Pass the Save Our Shrimpers Act * Support continues to grow for the Save Our Shrimpers (SOS) Act, legislation that would require the U.S. government to oppose World Bank and other U.S.-taxpayer-backed International Financial Institutions (IFIs) support for foreign shrimp aquaculture projects. The bill overwhelmingly passed the House. Bipartisan companion legislation has been  more PR

JACKSON, Mississippi, Oct. 6 (TNSrpt) -- Mississippi Secretary of State Michael Watson issued the following news release: * * * 2026 November General Election Absentee Report October 5, 2026 JACKSON, Miss. - As of Monday, October 5, 2026, the Statewide Election Management System (SEMS) reported a total of 15,170 absentee ballots requested, 14,771 absentee ballots sent, and 9,761 absentee ballots received in the state of Mississippi for the 2026 November General Election on Tuesday, November 3. As a reminder, the requested total reflects th more PR

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, Oct. 5 -- Mississippi State University posted the following news: * * * MSU landscape architecture students, faculty advisors win national honor for local elementary school project * STARKVILLE, Miss.--A Mississippi State Department of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Design team is the recipient of a prestigious national accolade for innovative work at a local elementary school. The group of approximately 60 MSU students and faculty advisors was recognized with an Honor Award from the American Society of L more PR

OXFORD, Mississippi, Oct. 3 -- The University of Mississippi posted the following news: * * * Oxford Attorney Celebrates Dad's 'Rock Hound' Legacy * OXFORD, Miss. - George Haymans IV spent his childhood in the backseat of his father's Ford Bronco, parked on muddy oil fields where fortunes teetered on the edge of a drill bit. Weekends weren't for rest; they were for watching men chase the earth's hidden promise. "They would drill for two days straight and would start getting antsy looking at the readings," said Haymans, an Oxford attorney.  more PR

OXFORD, Mississippi, Oct. 5 -- The University of Mississippi posted the following news: * * * Researchers Study How Psychopathic Traits Shape Language * Findings reveal differences in language associated with psychopathic traits OXFORD, Miss. - Popular culture often depicts people with psychopathy as cold, emotionless and hollow, but a recent University of Mississippi study found that the language associated with psychopathic traits is more complicated than often described. University of Mississippi psychologists studied hundreds of autob more PR

OXFORD, Mississippi, Oct. 4 -- The University of Mississippi posted the following news: * * * Retired Faculty Member Named to Southern Public Relations Hall of Fame * OXFORD, Miss. - The Southern Public Relations Federation has named Robin Street, retired senior lecturer in integrated marketing communications at the University of Mississippi, to its Hall of Fame. Street, who retired in December 2025 after 30 years with the Ole Miss journalism program, is the first faculty member from the School of Journalism and New Media to achieve the ho more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Oct. 5 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association issued the following news: * * * Shackelford, Blythe Re-elected; Members Approve All Bylaws and Standing Rules Proposals * William "Bill" Shackelford of Centreville, VA, has been re-elected National President of NARFE, the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association. His third two-year term will begin January 1, 2027. "I am grateful for the confidence NARFE members have placed in me and fo more PR

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Oct. 5 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Southern Poverty Law Center posted the following news: * * * SPLC Calls For Rigorous, Transparent Investigations Into Deaths of Black People Throughout the South * JACKSON, Miss. -- Nolan Wells' family is still asking how their son died. A Mississippi grand jury found no evidence of a crime, but his cause of death remains undetermined. The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) offers our deepest condolences to the Wells family. We also extend them to the families of Black people found ha more PR