WLBT-TV Jackson
Hyde-Smith: ‘My heart is broken’ after death of US Capitol police officer
By Justin Dixon
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) issued a statement Friday on the death of U.S. Capitol Police Officer Brian D. Sicknick.
He died on Thursday after being injured...
Associated Press
Reeves: Mississippi will double number of vaccination sites
By Leah Willingham
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Gov. Tate Reeves said Friday that the coronavirus vaccine rollout is not going fast enough in Mississippi. He said officials are working behind the scenes to “eliminate roadblocks...
WLBT-TV Jackson
U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst announces his resignation
By Justin Dixon
SOUTHERN DISTRICT, Miss. (WLBT) - U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi, Mike Hurst, announced Thursday he has submitted his resignation to President Donald J. Trump and Acting Attorney General...
Meridian Star
Mississippi leaders react to chaos at U.S. Capitol
By Bill Graham
“Thank you for the messages of concern,” tweeted U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, a Republican. “My staff & I are safe. Whatever frustrations any American may have, violence & destruction in the US Capitol, the seat of our...
Clarksdale Press Register
Wicker, Hyde-Smith Praise HBCU Partnership Act
By The Press Register
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) praised enactment of the HBCU PARTNERS (Propelling Agency Relationships Towards a New Era of Results for...
WDAM-TV Hattiesburg
U.S. Sen. Hyde-Smith takes oath of office in Washington
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence officiated during the ceremony to mark the start of the 117th Congress. (Source: U.S. Senate Photographic Studio; Dan Rios/U.S. Senate Photographic Studio)
By Renaldo Hopkins
WASHINGTON, D...
National Parks Traveler
Historic Sites At Risk From Climate Change
By Kim O'Connell
If plans had proceeded as energy company Cricket Solar had hoped, more than 380,000 solar panels would have been installed in Culpeper County, Virginia—a utility-scale array in the heart of some of the state’s...
Christian News
Fla. Sen. Rick Scott Files Resolution Supporting Houses of Worship; NJ Senator Objects to ‘Inaccuracies’
By Heather Clark on December 28, 2020
WASHINGTON — Florida Sen. Rick Scott recently presented a resolution supporting the rights of houses of worship and the free exercise of...
Hoard’s Dairyman
Livestock Marketing Association Applauds Congress for Passing Livestock Dealer Statutory Trust
Industry Buzz
The Livestock Marketing Association (LMA) applauds Congress for passing Dealer Statutory Trust in the COVID relief package. A Dealer Statutory Trust will provide sellers...
WLBT-TV Jackson
Mississippi lawmakers react to passage of new COVID-19 relief bill
By Sharie Nicole | December 22, 2020 at 8:32 AM CST - Updated December 22 at 9:23 AM
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Mississippi lawmakers are weighing in on the new $900 billion pandemic relief package that Congress...
