Grenada Star
Elliott VFD Awarded $48,476 for Upgrades
By Reggie Ross
The Elliott Volunteer Fire Department was recently the recipient of a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grant to support safety upgrades for first responders.
U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith...
WJTV-TV Jackson
Mississippi governor signs emergency declaration ahead of Zeta
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JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves signed an emergency declaration ahead of Hurricane Zeta.
The governor tweeted on Wednesday, “Watch the weather. Be prepared. Emergency operators...
The Hill
House Democrats introduce bill to invest $900 billion in STEM research and education
By Maggie Miller
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) and several other House Democrats introduced legislation on Tuesday to invest in and train a technologically proficient workforce for the future.
The 21st...
WDAM-TV Hattiesburg
USDA awarding grants to help rural Mississippi communities
By WDAM Staff
MISSISSIPPI (WDAM) - Two Pine Belt communities will receive part of $9.3 million in grants from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development program to fund community improvement projects.
The...
News Mississippi
Senate votes to confirm Amy Coney Barrett to U.S. Supreme Court
By Steven Gagliano
Following a vote largely along party lines, Amy Coney Barrett has been confirmed as the ninth justice on the U.S. Supreme Court.
The Senate voted 52-48 to confirm Barrett, who was nominated by...
Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Tupelo
Wicker, Hyde-Smith vote with GOP majority to confirm Amy Coney Barrett
By Caleb Bedillion
Both of Mississippi’s U.S. senators, Roger Wicker of Tupelo and Cindy Hyde-Smith of Brookhaven, joined with a majority of their Republican colleagues to confirm...
WLBT-TV Jackson
Sen. Hyde-Smith: I don’t expect any Democrats to vote to confirm Amy Coney Barrett
By Josh Carter
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith said Monday that she does not expect any Democratic senator to vote to confirm Judge Amy Coney Barrett this evening.
“It would be very...
News Mississippi
Wicker, Hyde-Smith voice support for Supreme Court nominee
By Steven Gagliano
This morning, the Senate Judiciary Committee advanced the confirmation process of Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett by a final vote of 12-0 — with all 10 Democrats on the committee boycotting the...
Clarksdale Press Register
Greenville Gets $7.7 Million for Flooding, Infrastructure
On Thu, 10/22/2020 - 01:30 PM
WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced Thursday the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a
$7.7 million grant to the city of...
Magee News
Hyde-Smith Votes for COVID-19 Small Business Relief
By Sue Honea -October 21, 2020
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today voted for the first of two measures intended to overcome partisan obstruction and begin delivering additional COVID-19 relief to the...
