WJTV-TV Jackson
USACE publishes record of decision for Yazoo Area Pumps Project
NEWS
VICKSBURG, Miss. (WJTV) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) published its Record of Decision for the Yazoo Area Pumps Project on Friday, January 15.
The Record of Decision details USACE’s decisions on the...
WJTV-TV Jackson
Mississippi National Guard being sent to D.C. to assist with inauguration security
NEWS
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – The men and women serving in the Mississippi National Guard (MSNG) are preparing for service in support of civil authorities in Washington D. C. This mission is in...
WJTV-TV Jackson
Wicker, Hyde-Smith sign letter to stop illegal PPP loans to Planned Parenthood
Politics
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – On Thursday, U.S. Senators Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith signed a letter encouraging the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) to prevent Planned Parenthood...
Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Tupelo
Majority of Mississippi’s House delegation votes against Trump's second impeachment
By Taylor Vance
TUPELO • After opposing a resolution that urged the vice president to remove the president from office, the majority of members representing Mississippi...
WAPT-TV Jackson
Hyde-Smith calls mob that attacked U.S. Capitol ‘criminals’
Senator says it was a terrible day for the country
By Ross Adams
BOLTON, Miss. — U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith said the mob of people who stormed the U.S. Capitol last week are criminals who need to be prosecuted.
Hyde...
Indianola Enterprise-Tocsin
EPA Administrator Talks Yazoo Pumps, Agriculture Pest Control In Mississippi Visit
On Tue, 01/12/2021 - 04:26 PM
On Monday, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler wrapped up his visit to Mississippi announcing a multi-million-dollar...
Vicksburg Post
Vicksburg District commander: Pumps project will take four years to complete
By John Surratt
Once the funding becomes available for the Yazoo Backwater Pumps project, it would take about four years to complete the work, the commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Vicksburg...
Associated Press
Reeves: Mississippi will double number of vaccination sites
By Leah Willingham
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Gov. Tate Reeves said Friday that the coronavirus vaccine rollout is not going fast enough in Mississippi. He said officials are working behind the scenes to “eliminate roadblocks...
WLBT-TV Jackson
Hyde-Smith: ‘My heart is broken’ after death of US Capitol police officer
By Justin Dixon
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) issued a statement Friday on the death of U.S. Capitol Police Officer Brian D. Sicknick.
He died on Thursday after being injured...
Jackson Clarion-Ledger
Hyde-Smith: Mississippi to receive nearly $200 million from CDC in COVID-19 fight
By Gabriela Szymanowska
Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith announced Friday that Mississippi has been awarded nearly $200 million to help with COVID-19 testing and vaccinations.
Hyde-Smith, a member of...
