Infrastructure & Public Works

Vicksburg Post

Column: The forgotten people of the Yazoo Backwater flood

By Gina Hendrickson

Eagle Lake has been fairly covered through local and state news, as well as social media. My heart aches for everyone affected and I have the upmost respect for each and every individual who tried to save...

News Mississippi

$19.1 billion disaster aid bill signed by President Trump
 
By Andi Davis

A long-awaited disaster relief bill has been signed into law by President Donald Trump.

Mississippi Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith praised President Trump for signing the supplemental disaster appropriations bill...

News Mississippi

Former Senator Thad Cochran passes away at age 81

By Steven Gagliano

According to a spokesman, U.S. Senator Thad Cochran, who represented Mississippi in Congress for more than 45 years, passed away peacefully early Thursday morning in Oxford.

Cochran, a Navy veteran who...

Delta Council E-News

Supplemental Disaster Bill Passes Senate, House Set to Pass on June 3

A Supplemental Disaster Bill, long in the works, was agreed to by leadership of the House and Senate this week, with a nod from the White House that it would be signed. On Thursday, the bill passed the...

Associated Press

Analysis: Politics of water policy flows across party lines

By Emily Wagster Pettus

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Political discussions about water policy in Mississippi have long focused on concerns about how to control flooding and let people earn a living without creating...

North Jersey Record

Josh Gottheimer touts increase in federal grants to NJ towns

By Terrence Mcdonald

Democratic Rep. Josh Gottheimer is touting his office’s efforts to win more federal grants for New Jersey’s 5th Congressional District, saying in Oradell on Monday that the district received 35%...

Vicksburg Post

Editorial: Time for talk is over; we need action to complete flood plan

By Staff Reports

For U.S. Senators, a maiden speech is a cherished tradition and something very important to those elected to the Senate. As the name hints, senators only get one maiden speech, one first speech...

Indianola Enterprise-Tocsin

A Growing Problem: Farmers Reeling From Unrelenting Rains

By Bryan Davis

Sunflower County could see a stretch of nearly seven days without rainfall this week, but all the work farmers are doing between storms could be wiped out with heavy rains, which could move in on...

WCBI-TV Columbus

USDA Rural Development grant awarded to 11 Mississippi communities

By Sydney Franklin 

WASHINGTON, D.C. (PRESS RELEASE) – Eleven Mississippi communities were awarded money for community projects through a U.S. Department of Agriculture grant.

Senator Roger Wicker and Senator...