Yazoo Pump Project update headlines packed press briefing

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Yazoo Pump Project update headlines packed press briefing

By J.T. Mitchell

In today’s press briefing, the conversation revolved around three subjects in particular: (1) the Yazoo Backwater Project, (2) Mississippi’s response, thus far, to COVID-19, and (3) the upcoming Mississippi State Fair.

As announced in the press conference, the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) has been assessing the damage induced by historic flooding in the Mississippi Delta and has...

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School district students now receiving free meals through USDA waiver

Itawamba County Times

School district students now receiving free meals through USDA waiver

By Teresa Blake

Itawamba County School District (ICSD) students are now receiving free breakfast and lunch meals after the approval of a state-wide school nutrition waiver.

U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith...

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Vietnam Service Medal presented to retired Air Force veteran

WJTV-TV Jackson

Vietnam Service Medal presented to retired Air Force veteran

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PEARL, Miss. (WJTV) – On Friday, U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) presented Pearl resident Gary L. Benton, Senior Master Sergeant, U.S. Air Force with a Vietnam Service Medal. 

Benton earned the honor in...

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Tim Scott, Cory Booker introduce Sickle Cell Awareness Month resolution

South Carolina Now

Tim Scott, Cory Booker introduce Sickle Cell Awareness Month resolution

By Matthew Christian

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Sen. Tim Scott continues his efforts to fight sickle cell disease. 

Scott and New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker introduced a resolution Thursday designating September as...

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Hattiesburg receives $13M federal grant for downtown overpass project

WDAM-TV Hattiesburg

Hattiesburg receives $13M federal grant for downtown overpass project

By Chris Thies

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - The City of Hattiesburg is getting $13.2 million of additional funding for a railroad overpass project downtown.

“Today, two years of grant applications, planning...

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$18.7 million in CARES Act funding awarded to Mississippi

WJTV-TV Jackson

$18.7 million in CARES Act funding awarded to Mississippi

NEWS
Posted: Sep 10, 2020 / 01:11 PM CDT / Updated: Sep 10, 2020 / 01:12 PM CDT

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) announced that $18.7 million in additional CARES Act funding will help...

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