Leland receives grant for new fire truck

Delta Democrat Times (Greenville, Miss.)

Leland receives grant for new fire truck

By Catherine Kirk

The City of Leland will soon boast a brand new fire truck thanks to a recent federal grant they obtained.

Just last week, Mississippi Senators Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith announced 11 cities...

State, county reacts to Cochran passing

DeSoto Times-Tribune

State, county reacts to Cochran passing

By Bob Bakken

The state of Mississippi and DeSoto County were saddened Thursday when it was announced that retired U.S. Senator Thad Cochran had passed away at the age of 81.

Cochran passed away peacefully at his home in Oxford, said a...

He was a hardworking gentleman — Memories of Thad Cochran

Brookhaven Daily Leader

He was a hardworking gentleman — Memories of Thad Cochran

By Donna Campbell

When Rep. Becky Currie was getting her feet wet in politics as a Teen Age Republican, she campaigned alongside Thad Cochran to help him win a seat in Congress in 1972.

Currie, of Brookhaven...