New bill aims to grow South Mississippi’s space industry

WLOX-TV Biloxi

New bill aims to grow South Mississippi’s space industry

By WLOX Staff

HANCOCK COUNTY, Miss. (WLOX) - Stennis Space Center’s key role in our nation’s exploration of space may be expanding.

Senators Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith introduced the LIFT Act last week. The act’s full...

Doug Davis named as Hyde-Smith Chief of Staff

DeSoto Times-Tribune

Doug Davis named as Hyde-Smith Chief of Staff

By Bob Bakken

A former state senator representing DeSoto County has been named the new chief of staff for U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Mississippi). 

The state’s junior senator from the Magnolia State named Doug Davis to the...

Daylight Saving Time: Could Congress OK it permanently next year?

Orlando (Fla.) Sentinel

Daylight Saving Time: Could Congress OK it permanently next year?

By Steven Lemongello

If passed by Congress the U.S. would simply spring forward an hour in March one year and just stay there forever.

Could this have been the last fall that America set its clocks back?

U...

New Hope class meets Trump during Tupelo rally

Columbus Dispatch

New Hope class meets Trump during Tupelo rally

By Isabelle Altman

When New Hope Middle School seventh grader Lariyon Beckwith told his teacher, Liza Miley, he wanted to meet the president, she didn't really expect it to happen.

Still, Miley took a video of Beckwith on her phone...

Federal grant to fund $12.66M in improvements along Highway 182

Columbus Dispatch

Federal grant to fund $12.66M in improvements along Highway 182

By Tess Vrbin

About a mile of downtown Starkville along Highway 182, or Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, will get a long-awaited makeover thanks to a $12.66 million federal grant, the largest infrastructure grant...

Hyde-Smith Announces $1.2M Grant For Sunflower County

Indianola Enterprise-Tocsin

Hyde-Smith Announces $1.2M Grant For Sunflower County

U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced the award of $1.2 million in federal disaster assistance to Sunflower County for roadway repairs associated with flood damage earlier this year.

The Federal...

$20 million granted for new overpass in Gulfport

WLOX-TV Biloxi

$20 million granted for new overpass in Gulfport

By WLOX Staff

GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) - The U.S. Department of Transportation issued a $20.46 million Better Utilizing Investment to Leverage Development grant to assist with construction of a new roadway and overpass in Gulfport.

“T...

MSU homecoming king meets President Trump during Tupelo visit

Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Tupelo

MSU homecoming king meets President Trump during Tupelo visit

By Danny McArthur Daily Journal

TUPELO • After being named Mississippi State Homecoming King, Tupelo native Spencer Kirkpatrick received recognition for his accomplishment from the highest...