HYDE-SMITH: $45.9 MILLION CONTRACT AWARDED FOR CUSTOMS & BORDER PROTECTION HELICOPTERS

HYDE-SMITH:  $45.9 MILLION CONTRACT AWARDED FOR CUSTOMS & BORDER PROTECTION HELICOPTERS
 
Aircraft Produced at Columbus Plant Will Support CBP Law Enforcement

 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today applauded the award of a $45.9 million U.S. Department of Homeland Security procurement contract for seven Light Enforcement Helicopters (LEH), which will be manufactured in Mississippi.
 
Hyde-Smith, who serves on the Senate Appropriations Committee, said the LEH aircraft...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCE $6.32 MILLION FOR IMPROVEMENTS AT 15 LOCAL AIRPORTS

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCE $6.32 MILLION FOR IMPROVEMENTS AT 15 LOCAL AIRPORTS

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced the award of more than $6.32 million in grants to make improvements at 15 local airports throughout Mississippi.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) airport improvement grants will support infrastructure construction, safety improvements, and equipment acquisition.  The grants, which range from $1.0 million for...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCE $6.32 MILLION FOR IMPROVEMENTS AT 15 LOCAL AIRPORTS

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCE $6.32 MILLION FOR IMPROVEMENTS AT 15 LOCAL AIRPORTS

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced the award of more than $6.32 million in grants to make improvements at 15 local airports throughout Mississippi.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) airport improvement grants will support infrastructure construction, safety improvements, and equipment acquisition.  The grants, which range from $1.0 million for...

Evers home to become a national monument

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Evers home to become a national monument

By Steven Gagliano

The Medgar & Myrlie Evers home in Jackson is on its way to becoming a national monument. 

Congress recently sent the ‘Natural Resources Management Act’ to President Trump’s desk, and included in the bill, is a proposal...

$1.25M parks bill advances to Senate

Brookhaven Daily Leader

$1.25M parks bill advances to Senate

By Daily Leader

A bill that would authorize the state to provide $1.25 million to Scenic Rivers Development Alliance for projects in Southwest Mississippi, including at Lake Okhissa, passed the House Wednesday and will go the Senate for...