Lawmakers form first-ever Senate Veterinary Medicine Caucus

AVMA News

Lawmakers form first-ever Senate Veterinary Medicine Caucus

August 10, 2023

U.S. Senators Cindy Hyde-Smith and Amy Klobuchar announced August 3 the creation of the inaugural Senate Veterinary Medicine Caucus. In doing so, the bipartisan caucus will “raise awareness of the multitude of...

Sand Creek Wastewater Authority awarded $4 million federal grant

Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Tupelo

Sand Creek Wastewater Authority awarded $4 million federal grant

Daily Journal reports

TUPELO – A $4 million federal Economic Development Initiative grant, made available through the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, was...

Remembering Evelyn Gandy: A Trailblazer in Leadership

Magnolia Tribune

Remembering Evelyn Gandy: A Trailblazer in Leadership

Gandy was “a woman of firsts” who used her gifts, talents, and abilities to pave the way for women entering politics and beyond.

By Laura Lee Leathers

Evelyn Gandy was the Lt. Governor when I moved to Mississippi in 1977. I...

Reunion Parkway widening project groundbreaking held in Madison County

WLBT-TV Jackson

Reunion Parkway widening project groundbreaking held in Madison County

The funding for this project was made possible through the appropriations committee.

080223 WLBT Reunion Parkway
Reunion Parkway widening project groundbreaking held in Madison County

By Christopher Fields

MADISON COUNTY, Miss. (WLBT) -...

NAFD grant will help clean firefighters’ gear

New Albany Gazette

NAFD grant will help clean firefighters’ gear

By Hank Wiesner Special to the Gazette
 
NEW ALBANY —The New Albany Fire Department recently received an Assistance to Firefighters Grant of $35,500, Fire Chief Mark Whiteside said this week.

“This is a grant for the health and...

The Free Clinic of Meridian is expanding

WTOK-TV Meridian

The Free Clinic of Meridian is expanding

080223 WTOK Clinic
The Free Medical Clinic of Meridian is expanding its office

By Ross McLeod

MERIDIAN, Miss. (WTOK) - A local medical office is adding to its building in Meridian. The Free Clinic of Meridian is adding several exam rooms to its facility on...

Tuberville introduces bill to prevent a state's abortion laws being used as criteria for federal basing decisions — 'Should be based on merit, not a partisan political agenda'

1819 News

Tuberville introduces bill to prevent a state's abortion laws being used as criteria for federal basing decisions — 'Should be based on merit, not a partisan political agenda'

By Daniel Taylor

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) and several other Republican lawmakers introduced a bill...