WLBT-TV Jackson
Local students selected for United States Senate Youth Program
By Morgan Howard and ShaCamree Gowdy
JACKSON, MS (WLBT) - Cadet Col. Ruben Banks from Jim Hill High School and Kennedy Guest, a student at Brandon High School, have been selected for the 2019 United States...
News Mississippi
Deal temporarily ends government shutdown
By Steven Gagliano
President Trump has announced a deal to temporarily reopen the government after the 35-day shutdown.
The deal will reopen the government until February 15, but Trump suggested that if no funding for a border...
Agri-Pulse
Open Mic: U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss.
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith, Republican from Mississippi and former state agriculture commissioner speaks in support of the new farm bill and the Trump trade initiatives.
This week’s guest on Open Mic is US. Senator Cindy Hyde...
Natchez Democrat
Plan for Lake Ohkissa lodge, conference center unveiled
By Kevin Cooper
RIDGELAND — A Franklin County native’s vision for a game-changing development on Lake Ohkissa brought dozens political and business leaders together Friday to publicly unveil the plan and talk about...
News Mississippi
Hyde-Smith supports permanent “death tax” repeal bill
By Brittany Land
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith cosponsored legislation to repeal the federal estate tax or “death tax” permanently.
Hyde-Smith is an original cosponsor of the Death Tax Repeal Act (S.215), which would...
Jackson Clarion-Ledger
This popular Miss. lake may be getting a conference center and lodge
By Brian Broom
Plans for a conference center and lodge at a southwest Mississippi lake could make it a destination for businesses, tourists and outdoors enthusiasts.
A public-private consortium announced...
WJTV-TV Jackson
Senator Hyde-Smith announces $2.7 million for YouthBuild program
By DeAngelo Vaxter
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith announced the award of almost $2.7 million to support three YouthBuild education and training programs in the Mississippi Delta.
Hyde...
Delta Democrat Times
$1 million grant announced for MACE
By Jeri Borst
Local YouthBuild program obtains federal support
YouthBuild programs in the Delta have been granted $2.7 million dollars, with programs in Greenville, Clarksdale and Yazoo City each scheduled to recieve a grant from...
Northside Sun
Northsiders Plan Franklin County Destination Resort
By Wyatt Emmerich
C Spire is spearheading a public-private partnership to build a beautiful 200-room resort and 1,000-seat conference center on a beautiful spring fed lake in southwest Mississippi.
At a press conference...
Business Wire
Grant Given to Mississippi Nonprofits to Aid Multiple Community Missions
JACKSON, Miss.--(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Local dignitaries joined representatives from BankPlus and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) Friday morning to award $42,470 in Partnership Grant Program...
