Lawmakers seek to expand student access to food

News Mississippi

Lawmakers seek to expand student access to food

By Steven Gagliano

A bipartisan bill in D.C. could help increase access to food for students during the summer months. 

Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith is an original cosponsor of the Hunger-Free Summer for Kids Act of 2019, which give...

Northeast Mississippi airports receiving nearly $800,000 in grants

Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Tupelo

Northeast Mississippi airports receiving nearly $800,000 in grants

Daily Journal

Five airports in Northeast Mississippi are among 18 across the state receiving grants totaling $4.81 million.

The grants were announced by the state's U.S. Senators, Roger...

After a Veto, Pump Talks Continue in the Mississippi Delta

Mississippi Public Broadcasting

After a Veto, Pump Talks Continue in the Mississippi Delta

By Alexandra Watts

Recent flooding in the South Mississippi Delta is reigniting conversations about a controversial pump project. MPB’s Alexandra Watts reports on why people are for and against the pumps...

State’s delegation asks Trump for disaster declaration

Vicksburg Post

State’s delegation asks Trump for disaster declaration

By Staff Reports 

Mississippi’s congressional delegation sent a letter to President Trump Monday asking him to grant Gov. Phil Bryant’s request for a major federal disaster declaration in the wake of devastating storms and...

Taylor Defense Products to extend life of US Marine Corps cranes

Naval Technology 

Taylor Defense Products to extend life of US Marine Corps cranes

Taylor Defense Products has secured an indefinite-delivery / indefinite-quantity contract to repair and maintain all-terrain cranes for the US Marine Corps.

The contract is worth up to $84m and was awarded as part...