Meridian Airport receives $1M FAA grant for improvements
Meridian Star
Meridian Airport receives $1M FAA grant for improvements
By Whitney Downard
The Meridian Airport Authority will make improvements to Key Field thanks to a $1 million improvement grant from the Federal Aviation Administration.
These grants, earmarked for infrastructure...
Tupelo FD awarded FEMA grant
Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Tupelo
Tupelo FD awarded FEMA grant
By William Moore
TUPELO – Friday the 13th was not bad luck for the Tupelo Fire Department, as the department was notified it would receive a long-awaited Assistance to Firefighters Grant.
The $72,749 grant from the...
Hyde-Smith: Infrastructure upgrades approved for Lauderdale County
WTOK-TV Meridian
Hyde-Smith: Infrastructure upgrades approved for Lauderdale County
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WTOK) - According to a news release from the office of Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, the USDA has approved a loan to Southwest Lauderdale Water Association to build a backup well.
SWLWA will use $2.56...
Southaven Fire gets federal grant
DeSoto Times-Tribune
Southaven Fire gets federal grant
By Bob Bakken
The Southaven Fire Department will be using federal money to help make two of its fire stations safer with the eventual goal of doing the same thing at all of the city fire stations.
Southaven joined Columbus and Tupelo fire...
$7.6M in FEMA grants make Mississippi safer
News Mississippi
$7.6M in FEMA grants make Mississippi safer
By Alex Paton
U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, Cindy Hyde-Smith, and Congressman Steven Palazzo announced the approval of $7.3 million to construct eight additional safe rooms in Forrest County. An additional award of$331,989 in FEMA...