Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith visits Tenn-Tom Waterway
WCBI-TV Columbus
Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith visits Tenn-Tom Waterway
By Sydney Franklin
ABERDEEN, Miss. (WCBI) – It could be December before shipping on the Tennessee Tombigbee Waterway returns to normal.
The update came Tuesday during a briefing at the Aberdeen Lock and Dam.
U.S. Senator Cindy...
Fairview Elementary receives 5K grant for technology
Columbus Commercial Dispatch
Fairview Elementary receives 5K grant for technology
By Mary Pollitz
Fairview Elementary students will begin next year building their understanding of computer technology from the inside-out. Literally.
The Columbus Municipal School District students will be tasked...
Pascagoula shipyard wins $745 million contract from U.S. Coast Guard
WLOX-TV Biloxi
Pascagoula shipyard wins $745 million contract from U.S. Coast Guard
By Annie Johnson
PASCAGOULA, MS (WLOX) - VT Halter Marine, Inc. was selected by the U.S. Coast Guard to design and build the next generation of heavy polar icebreakers. The new Polar Security Cutter (PCS) will...
'A lot of lives have been changed: The judge behind drug court, reentry program
Hattiesburg American
'A lot of lives have been changed: The judge behind drug court, reentry program
By Lici Beveridge
U.S. District Judge Keith Starrett has been a trailblazer most of his judicial career without even trying.
He started the state's first drug court in 1999. He also instituted...
Legislation to Bring Cell-Cultured Meat Products Under USDA Jurisdiction
AgNet West
Legislation to Bring Cell-Cultured Meat Products Under USDA Jurisdiction
AGRI-BUSINESS
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith recently introduced legislation that would give the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) the responsibility of regulating, inspecting, and labeling cell-cultured meat...