Senate aims to ban FGM nationwide

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Senate aims to ban FGM nationwide

By Charlie Butts

U.S. senators are providing a glimmer of hope that female genital mutilation will be banned nationally.

Elizabeth Yore, who heads End FGM Today, says the Centers for Disease Control reported in 2015 that approximately 513,000 U.S...

Hyde-Smith speaks at Hattiesburg ADP Luncheon

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Hyde-Smith speaks at Hattiesburg ADP Luncheon

By Charles Herrington

HATTIESBURG, MS (WDAM) - Labor secretary Alex Acosta resigned Friday.

President Trump made the official announcement.

Acosta’s resignation comes after backlash against him over his handling of a 2008 plea...

Hospice, Palliative Care Education Bill Introduced in Senate

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Hospice, Palliative Care Education Bill Introduced in Senate

By Jim Parker

Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) have introduced the Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA) in the U.S. Senate. The legislation would provide resources to...

$13.4M in federal grants awarded to 8 Mississippi airports

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$13.4M in federal grants awarded to 8 Mississippi airports

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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — More federal grants have been announced for Mississippi airports.

U.S. Sens. Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith say the Federal Aviation Administration is awarding $13.4 million...

Brookhaven airport plan is ‘coming together’

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Brookhaven airport plan is ‘coming together’

By Donna Campbell

The city is taking bids through July for a taxiway extension project at the Brookhaven-Lincoln County Airport, which will be funded from a $190,000 Federal Aviation Grant.

The taxiway is part of a 20-year, $12...

Federal flood solutions face slow progress

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Federal flood solutions face slow progress

By Tim Reeves

By air it looks bad. In person, on the ground, or in a boat, it’s far worse.

For U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, the devastation of the ongoing flood in the Yazoo Backwater Area, in the Delta and along the Mississippi River has...