Greenwood Commonwealth
Leflore County Fire Dept. lands grant of nearly $400K
The Leflore County Fire Department is going to get almost $400,000 from Washington to purchase equipment that will better protect volunteer firefighters.
The $382,546 grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency...
News Mississippi
Mississippi eligible for share in $225M
By Alex Paton
Mississippi could see a share in $225 million that has been made available to rural states for bridge replacement and rehabilitation.
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith serves as a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee...
Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Tupelo
Baldwyn grant could create hundreds of jobs, $57M in investment
Daily Journal
BALDWYN - A $1.5 million grant from the Economic Development Administration will be used to upgrade the natural gas transmission system of the city, and in doing so, the...
Hub City Spokes
Lamar County Fire Service Receives FEMA Grants
By Haskel Burns
Lamar County fire service officials recently received $396,785 of more than $1.85 million in grant money given throughout the state from the Federal Management Agency as part of the Fiscal Year 2017 Assistance to...
Clarion-Ledger, Jackson
Kavanaugh’s qualifications to take center stage at confirmation hearing
Cindy Hyde-Smith, Guest columnist
Mississippians will have an opportunity soon to learn firsthand what I already know — Judge Brett Kavanaugh is an excellent choice to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Memphis Business Journal
City in DeSoto County buying its own airport
By Jason Bolton
One of the busiest metro airports will be under a local city’s ownership, thanks to an FAA grant.
Olive Branch Airport was awarded $14.9 million in a recent round of Airport Improvement Program funding by...
Sun Herald, Biloxi
FEMA grant will help Harrison County schools make roofs stronger against storm winds
By Robin Fitzgerald
Eight Harrison County schools in need of stronger roofs to withstand hurricane-force winds of up to 180 mph will benefit from a federal grant of nearly $7 million...
McComb Enterprise-Journal
Parker: 'We are Scenic Rivers'
By Matt Williamson
The local hospital is Southwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center. The local community college is Southwest Mississippi Community College. Numerous local businesses, nonprofits and government agencies have "Southwest...
Sputnik News
US Lawmakers Urge Treasury Dept. to Cut Off Iran From SWIFT - Letter
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - A group of US senators is urging the Department of the Treasury to cut off Iran’s financial institutions from the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication US Senator Ted...
WTOK-TV Meridian
Senators discuss meetings with Kavanaugh ahead of confirmation hearing
Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) discusses Kavanaugh meeting
Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) discusses Kavanaugh meeting
By David Ade & Ted Fioraliso | Posted: Thu 4:57 PM, Aug 23, 2018 | Updated: Thu 6:03 PM, Aug 23...
