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$10.8M awarded to Golden Manufacturing to make trousers for Army and Navy
by Caleb Salers
October 21, 2022
U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., have praised a $10.8 million contract award to Golden Manufacturing Co., Inc. in Tishomingo...
WAPT-TV Jackson
Mayor to discuss plans to overcome Jackson's water crisis during State of City address
City hosts event at Farish Street Courtyard
Angela Williams, Digital Media Manager
JACKSON, Miss. — The city of Jackson will host Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba's State of the City address on...
Roll Call
Mississippi rebuilds health earmark empire in post-Cochran era
The state, 34th in population, nonetheless received more than $50 million worth of health-focused earmarks in 2022
By Lauren Clason
Mississippi, the country’s poorest state and its second unhealthiest, was one of the top...
WTVA-TV Tupelo-Columbus
$6M to improve Lowndes County Port
By: Zac Carlisle
WASHINGTON (WTVA) - $6.1 million will be used to improve the Lowndes County Port in Columbus.
The U.S. Department of Transportation grant will improve infrastructure and expand capacity, U.S. Sens. Roger Wicker and Cindy...
The Yazoo Herald
County schools earn grant for school violence prevention
By Jamie Patterson
The Yazoo County School District is among seven districts within the state included in a recent three million dollar grant for school violence prevention.
"We are absolutely elated to say the least,"...
Sun Herald, Biloxi
Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula awarded $2.4 billion contract that could grow to $3B
By Mary Perez
Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula has been awarded a a $2.4 billion contract modification from the U.S. Navy to build an LHA 9 America-class amphibious assault ship.
Work...
Roll Call
Senate NDAA debate could have something for everyone
Amendments included in revised version touch on immigration, health care and more
By John M. Donnelly and Mark Satter
Corrected Oct. 14 | Several weeks from now, the National Defense Authorization Act will probably become law for...
CNS News
Is Biden Exploring Venezuela Oil Option? ‘A Lot of Alternatives; We Haven’t Made Up Our Mind Yet’
By Patrick Goodenough
(CNSNews.com) – The administration is exploring “alternatives” in response to the OPEC+ decision to cut oil production by two million barrels a day, President Biden...
Ag Air Update
Delta State Awarded $2 Mil to Develop Ag Aviation Program in MS
By Graham Lavender
CLEVELAND, Miss.— Delta State University’s Department of Commercial Aviation was recently appropriated $2 million by the United States Senate to implement an Agricultural Aircraft Operations Career...
Brookhaven Daily Leader
Daylight Saving ends Sunday; is this the last time?
By Daily Leader Staff
A Senate-passed bill will make this Sunday the final time Mississippians set their clocks back to end Daylight Saving Time.
If the U.S. House of Representatives passes it and the president signs it...
