Columbus Commercial Dispatch
Fairview Elementary receives 5K grant for technology
By Mary Pollitz
Fairview Elementary students will begin next year building their understanding of computer technology from the inside-out. Literally.
The Columbus Municipal School District students will be tasked...
WLOX-TV Biloxi
Pascagoula shipyard wins $745 million contract from U.S. Coast Guard
By Annie Johnson
PASCAGOULA, MS (WLOX) - VT Halter Marine, Inc. was selected by the U.S. Coast Guard to design and build the next generation of heavy polar icebreakers. The new Polar Security Cutter (PCS) will...
Hattiesburg American
'A lot of lives have been changed: The judge behind drug court, reentry program
By Lici Beveridge
U.S. District Judge Keith Starrett has been a trailblazer most of his judicial career without even trying.
He started the state's first drug court in 1999. He also instituted...
AgNet West
Legislation to Bring Cell-Cultured Meat Products Under USDA Jurisdiction
AGRI-BUSINESS
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith recently introduced legislation that would give the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) the responsibility of regulating, inspecting, and labeling cell-cultured meat...
Agri-Pulse
Meet the Lawmaker: Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss.
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LN9VSAv7LpE
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Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith represents the state of Mississippi in the U.S. Senate and has held an elected office since 2000. The cattle producer and former...
WNAX-Radio
Cattle Group Backs Cell Cultured Regulatory Legislation
Mississippi Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith has introduced the Cell Cultured Meat and Poultry Regulation Act of 2019. It codifies the responsibilities of the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service and Food and Drug Administration over...
Homeland Preparedness News
Mississippi senators commend selection of their home state for nextgen polar icebreaker
By Tracy Rozens
U.S. senators from Mississippi praised the announcement on Tuesday that Pascagoula, Miss.-based shipbuilder VT Halter Marine Inc. was awarded a major contract to...
News Mississippi
Evers home to become a national monument
By Steven Gagliano
The Medgar & Myrlie Evers home in Jackson is on its way to becoming a national monument.
Congress recently sent the ‘Natural Resources Management Act’ to President Trump’s desk, and included in the bill, is a proposal...
Hyde-Smith Introduces Legislation To Combat Growing Threat Of Chronic Wasting Disease
By Ammoland
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today introduced legislation to establish a unified response framework for combating the threat of chronic wasting disease (CWD), a growing...
Brookhaven Daily Leader
$1.25M parks bill advances to Senate
By Daily Leader
A bill that would authorize the state to provide $1.25 million to Scenic Rivers Development Alliance for projects in Southwest Mississippi, including at Lake Okhissa, passed the House Wednesday and will go the Senate for...
