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Mississippi-based federal judge nominated to appeals court

Associated Press

Mississippi-based federal judge nominated to appeals court

By Emiliy Wagster Pettus

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — President Donald Trump is nominating a federal district judge from southern Mississippi to serve on one of the nation's most conservative federal appeals courts.

The White...

Thad reminded us to search for common good

Brookhaven Daily Leader

Thad reminded us to search for common good

By My Turn

Draped in black mourning cloth, a life-sized portrait of Senator Thad Cochran sitting in a favorite chair looked as if he was gazing over the packed Northminster Baptist Church in Jackson Tuesday morning. The painting...

HYDE-SMITH AIRS SUPPORT FOR REAUTHORIZING BATTLEFIELD PRESERVATION PROGRAM

HYDE-SMITH AIRS SUPPORT FOR REAUTHORIZING BATTLEFIELD PRESERVATION PROGRAM
Subcommittee Reviews Bid to Extend a Program Used to Preserve Battlefield Sites in Mississippi

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today registered her support for continuation of a battlefield preservation program that has benefited efforts to save historic sites in Mississippi.

The Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, on which Hyde-Smith serves, conducted a hearing to...

McCauley family shares need for early intervention

Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Tupelo

McCauley family shares need for early intervention

By Michaela Gibson Morris

OXFORD • Fifteen-month old Grey McCauley can’t make a sentence yet, but he’s already been an ambassador for children with disabilities.

With a shock of blond hair and a big...

Farewell to a southern gentleman

High Plains Journal

Farewell to a southern gentleman

By Seymour Klierly

On May 30, 2019, former Mississippi Republican Sen. Thad Cochran died.
 
Cochran grew up in Pontotoc, Mississippi, where he graduated valedictorian and lettered in multiple sports. Among his many jobs, he worked at a grocery...

U.S. Senate passes resolution honoring Thad Cochran

News Mississippi

U.S. Senate passes resolution honoring Thad Cochran

By Alex Paton

The U.S. Senate has approved a resolution to honor the life and career of former long-time U.S. Senator Thad Cochran. The resolution was introduced by U.S. Senators Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith and was co...

Hundreds come together to honor and remember Senator Thad Cochran

WLOX-TV Biloxi
 
Hundreds come together to honor and remember Senator Thad Cochran

By Hugh Keeton

JACKSON, Miss. (WLOX) - Senator Thad Cochran’s body is now lying at the Mississippi State Capitol where a crowd of hundreds gathered for funeral services to honor the long term Senator earlier Monday.

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State, county reacts to Cochran passing

DeSoto Times-Tribune

State, county reacts to Cochran passing

By Bob Bakken

The state of Mississippi and DeSoto County were saddened Thursday when it was announced that retired U.S. Senator Thad Cochran had passed away at the age of 81.

Cochran passed away peacefully at his home in Oxford, said a...

He was a hardworking gentleman — Memories of Thad Cochran

Brookhaven Daily Leader

He was a hardworking gentleman — Memories of Thad Cochran

By Donna Campbell

When Rep. Becky Currie was getting her feet wet in politics as a Teen Age Republican, she campaigned alongside Thad Cochran to help him win a seat in Congress in 1972.

Currie, of Brookhaven...

Thad Cochran, Long-Serving Mississippi Senator, Dies At 81

National Public Radio

Thad Cochran, Long-Serving Mississippi Senator, Dies At 81

By Merrit Kennedy

Thad Cochran, the Republican senator from Mississippi who served for some four decades, has died at the age of 81, his successor, Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, said on Thursday.

Cochran used his...