WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 [Category: Financial Services] -- The Conference of State Bank Supervisors posted the following news release: * * * 2026 John W. Ryan Community Banking Research Award Announced * St. Louis - A paper examining the role of civic engagement in community bank resilience earned the John W. Ryan Award for Most Significant Contribution to Community Banking Research at the 2026 Community Banking Research Conference. The Community Banking Research Conference, co-sponsored by the Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS), the Fe more PR

GALLOWAY, New Jersey, Oct. 8 -- Stockton University posted the following news: * * * Activist Urges Students to Carry Hamer's Legacy Forward * That's the slogan that Kenneth Salaam repeatedly came back to during his talk on Oct. 6 at the 23rd annual Fannie Lou Hamer Human and Civil Rights Symposium at Stockton University. Salaam, also known as Freedom Smitty, is a Philadelphia-based civil rights activist who has protested alongside Hamer and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. He urged the crowd of students in the Performing Arts Center to follow t more PR

OXFORD, Mississippi, Oct. 8 -- The University of Mississippi posted the following news: * * * Alumni Honorees are Forever Red and Blue * OXFORD, Miss. - The Ole Miss Alumni Association will celebrate seven exceptional alumni whose leadership, service and accomplishments reflect the very best of the University of Mississippi. This year's Alumni Hall of Fame inductees will be honored during the sold out 2026 Alumni Awards Gala on Oct. 15 at The Inn at Ole Miss. The recipients are: * Dr. Bryan Barksdale (BS 69, MD 72), of Ridgeland * Victor more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. October 2, 2026 U.S. Department of Transportation Docket Operations 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE Washington, DC 20590 Response to Request for Information on America's Great Corridors of Commerce Docket No.: DOT-OST- 2026-3269 The American Conservation Coalition (ACC) appreciates the opportunity to comment on the Department of Transportation's (DOT's) Request for  more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 [Category: Agriculture] -- The American Farmland Trust posted the following news release: * * * American Farmland Trust Announces Winners of the 18th Annual America's Farmers Market Celebration(tm) * (Washington, D.C.) American Farmland Trust (AFT) announces the winners of the 18th annual America's Farmers Market Celebration(tm), a national event honoring the role of farmers markets, which ran between August 1, 2026, and September 30, 2026. Ten markets receiving the most public votes are declared the national winners. A  more PR

CLINTON, Mississippi, Oct. 8 -- Mississippi Christian University posted the following news: * * * Barksdale, Stewart join MC Christian Studies, Counseling faculty * Micah Barksdale has joined the Department of Christian Studies faculty at Mississippi Christian University (MC) as an instructor, and Delarious Stewart has joined the MC Department of Counseling faculty as an associate professor of counseling and school counseling program coordinator. David Champagne, professor and chair of Christian Studies at MC, said Barksdale will be a stro more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Oct. 7 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Entergy posted the following news release: * * * Entergy's Louisiana utilities monitoring Tropical Storm Isaias * NEW ORLEANS - Entergy Louisiana and Entergy New Orleans are closely monitoring Tropical Storm Isaias in the Gulf and are preparing for severe weather that could impact our service territory within the next several days. Should the storm impact our service areas, Entergy crews are ready to respond quickly and safely once conditions allow. The companies encourage customers t more PR

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Oct. 7 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN and SEC announce 2026-27 men's college basketball schedule with more than 230 games across ESPN networks * No. 16 Alabama at Ole Miss Wed, Oct 28 6 p.m. Exhibition SEC Network UCF at No. 22 Kentucky Mon, Nov 2 6 p.m. Orion180 Tipoff Classic (Tampa, Fla.) ESPN2 No. 18 Miami vs. No. 1 Florida 9 p.m. Chicago State at Texas SEC Network Tue, Nov 3 6 p.m. Wofford at No. 7 Tennessee SEC Network Thu, Nov 5 6 p.m. W more PR

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, Oct. 8 -- Mississippi State University posted the following news: * * * MSU alum Fred P. Burke commits $10M gift to MSU's industrial engineering department * STARKVILLE, Miss. --The president, CEO and co-founder of one of the nation's leading pharmaceutical service companies has committed $10 million in support of Mississippi State's Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering in the Bagley College of Engineering. The gift, from Fred P. and Sara Jean Burke of Atlanta, Georgia, will create programs benefiting M more PR

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, Oct. 8 -- Mississippi State University posted the following news: * * * MSU School of Health Professions launches first study abroad program * MERIDIAN, Miss.--Mississippi State will soon accept applications for an emerging study abroad experience that will change the way Bulldogs view healthcare delivery. Led by Lesley Clack, School of Health Professions dean, the MSU-Meridian program Comparing Health Systems: A European Perspective is designed to positively impact quality of care provided at home. It is expected  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service issued the following news release: * * * Meet the Past - Living History Bus Tour October 7, 2026 SHILOH, Tenn. -- Shiloh National Military Park is offering a special bus tour for visitors to learn about the Battle of Shiloh through the eyes of those who experienced it firsthand. The "Meet the Past" tour will feature living historians presenting the stories of five individuals from historical accounts, letters, diaries and other primary sources. The bus tour will more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. October 2, 2026 U.S. Department of Transportation Office of the Secretary Build America Bureau Re: Comments of the National Wildlife Federation on the "America's Great Corridors of Commerce; Request for Information" (DOT-OST-2026-3269; 91 Fed. Reg. 53479) I. Introduction The National Wildlife Federation (NWF) appreciates the opportunity to respond to the U.S.  more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 (TNSrep) -- Afterschool Alliance issued the following news release: * * * October 6, 2026 New Study: Parents Report Vast Majority of Afterschool Students In Both Los Angeles and Los Angeles County Are Engaging in STEM Learning in Their Afterschool Programs, But More Than One Million Children Shut Out LOS ANGELES, CA -- Afterschool programs are leading the way in educating the next generation in the STEM subjects the jobs of the future will require. Ninety-seven percent of parents of Los Angeles afterschool students, and 9 more PR

NEWBERRY, South Carolina, Oct. 8 -- Newberry College posted the following news: * * * Newberry Speech and Debate earns 17 awards at Hub City Swing * NEWBERRY, S.C. -- The Newberry College Speech and Debate Team continued its strong start to the competitive season, earning 17 awards at the Hub City Swing Tournament, held Oct. 1-4 in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The team competed in two separate tournaments hosted by the University of Southern Mississippi over three days, facing students from institutions including the University of Alabama, Mi more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 (TNSrpt) -- Protect Borrowers (formerly Student Borrower Protection Center) issued the following news release: * * * New Report Reveals Massive Student Loan Cancellation "Tax Bomb" Could Hit 3 Million Americans Over Next Decade, Doubling or Even Tripling Families' Tax Bills in Next Tax Year Alone Analysis Shows Borrowers in the South Will See the Largest Tax Increases - October 7, 2026 | WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A new report published by Protect Borrowers found that federal student loan borrowers could be forced to pay a mass more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Protect Borrowers (formerly Student Borrower Protection Center) issued the following news release: * * * Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Left A "Tax Bomb" for Families Who Earn Student Debt Relief. Congress Can Still Fix This. Over the Next Decade, 2 to 3 Million Americans Who Earn Student Debt Cancellation After Making Payments for 20+ Years Could Be Hit With a Massive Tax Bill By Jennifer Zhang & Gracie Bouwer | October 7, 2026 Last year, Republicans in Congress passed, and President Trump signed into law, the One Bi more PR

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Oct. 8 -- Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences issued the following news release: * * * Fresh Thinking For A Familiar Foe Oct. 7, 2026 Through collaborative research at VERO, scientists are uncovering new insights into one of the beef industry's biggest health challenges. - Bovine respiratory disease (BRD) has challenged the beef industry for decades, costing producers billions of dollars annually while remaining one of the leading causes of illness, death, and antibiotic us more PR

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Oct. 8 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: * * * Fay Jones School Students Earn Prestigious Aydelott Prize Three Years in a Row Oct. 07, 2026 For three consecutive years, the Aydelott Prize has come home to Fayetteville. Faith Hilvert, Canaan Thomas and Casey Hanauer each earned the prestigious prize for their architectural research, making students from the Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design at the U of A the Aydelott Prize recipients in 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively. Their winnin more PR

NEW YORK, Oct. 7 [Category: BizTelecommunications] -- Verizon, a communications and technology solutions company, issued the following news release: * * * Verizon readies network for Tropical Storm Isaias * Media contact: Liz Gelardi, Alonso Castillo Cuevas Published Oct 07, 2026 At a glance * Network response: Verizon teams are actively staging mobile assets while monitoring conditions 24/7. Ahead of the storm, crews are topping off generators with fuel. * On-the-ground support: Members from our Dedicated Impact Response Team (DIRT) ar more PR

HILLSBORO, Missouri, Oct. 8 (TNSjou) -- St. Louis University issued the following news: * * * World Wide Technology to Expand Technology Collaboration with Saint Louis University and Become Official Jersey Partner of Billiken Athletics By Jay Veteto ST. LOUIS (Oct. 7, 2026) - Saint Louis University (SLU) and World Wide Technology (WWT) announced a strategic partnership that brings together WWT's expertise in technology, artificial intelligence and data-driven decision-making with SLU's mission of education, research and community. Combined  more PR