Senators discuss Mississippi’s progress

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Senators discuss Mississippi’s progress
 
By Brittany Land
 
Yesterday Senator Roger Wicker, Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith and South Dakota Senator John Thune had a meeting to discuss progress happening in Mississippi.
 
The first topic they covered was tax cuts, after major tax cuts were made...

Safe Room in the Works for Forrest County AHS

Hub City Spokes, Hattiesburg
 
Safe Room in the Works for Forrest County AHS
 
By Haskel Burns
 
The second of 12 safe rooms at Forrest County and Petal schools is on the way, as state officials recently announced the Federal Emergency Management Agency has approved a $1 million grant to build a...

Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith on @TheJTShow

SuperTalk Mississippi

Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith on @TheJTShow

Senator Cindy-Hyde Smith joined the JT Show to discuss her first couple months of work in Washington, to share her thoughts on Trump pulling out of the “Iran Deal”, and to catch up with JT for the first time since Governor Phil Bryant...

Delta Council Day: Catfish on the plate and on the minds of farmers

Clarion-Ledger, Jackson

Delta Council Day: Catfish on the plate and on the minds of farmers

By Mac Gordon, Guest Columnist

Delta folk are known in some circles for walking with more of a swagger than the average Mississippian, but Delta Council Day is when they really strut their stuff.

Once a...

Opinion | Why does Congress quit in August?

Memphis Commercial Appeal
 
Opinion | Why does Congress quit in August?
 
Cindy Hyde-Smith, Guest columnist
 
The congressional tradition of escaping the nation’s capital in August dates back to the time before air conditioning when Senators would race home before the summer heat reached its peak.
 
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Rosedale Ports Given Funding for Dredging

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Rosedale Ports Given Funding for Dredging
 
By Courtney Warren
 
On Monday, the Corps of Engineers released its FY2018 Work Plan, which outlines additional funding for ongoing Civil Works projects, investing an additional $55.9 million in Mississippi to support infrastructure...

Trade war hits home

The Enterprise-Toscin, Indianola
 
Trade war hits home
 
China’s counterpunch could land right in county’s breadbasket
 
By Bryan Davis, publisher
 
Not much of what happens in Sunflower County has anything to do with the price of tea in China.
 
But a lot of what happens here, as well as in other...

Peanut farmers support Senate’s passage of 2018 Farm Bill

Southwest Georgia Live
 
Peanut farmers support Senate’s passage of 2018 Farm Bill
 
By Staff Reports
 
TIFTON, Ga. — The U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry marked up the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 and delivered on promises for bipartisan legislation from Committee...