Professional Mariner
VT Halter gets contract to build Coast Guard’s polar security cutter
By Susan Buchanan
Mississippi’s VT Halter Marine was awarded a contract in April to build a 460-foot polar security cutter, with options for two more, to upgrade the Coast Guard’s aging icebreaker fleet.
La...
WLBT-TV Jackson
Senators Roger Wicker, Cindy Hyde-Smith co-sponsor proposal to rebuild deficient bridges
“Mississippi would benefit from a federal grant program specifically for bridge repairs and replacements," said Hyde-Smith.
By ShaCamree Gowdy
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WLBT) - Senators Roger Wicker...
Mississippi Business Journal
Bonnet Carre Spillway shut down as river falls below flood stage
By Jack Weatherly
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers over the weekend completed the shutdown of the Bonnet Carre Spillway north of New Orleans, starting a process that will lead to the return of normal...
News Mississippi
Senators cosponsor bill to cut prescription drug costs
By Steven Gagliano
Late last week, U.S. Senators Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde Smith outlined their support for a bipartisan effort to lower drug costs for seniors and improve financial certainty for local independent...
Seacoast Echo
Green light for ‘Green Run’ at Stennis
Echo Staff
ASA officials announced Thursday that Stennis Space Center will play a huge role in America's efforts to return to the Moon and, ultimately, send astronauts to Mars.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)...
KAFB-TV Alexandria, La.
Sens. Kennedy, Cassidy, others introduce legislation to cut costs of prescription drugs
By Rachael Thomas
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WAFB) - Senators John Kennedy and Dr. Bill Cassidy, along with several other colleagues, introduced the Phair Relief Act on Wednesday, July 24 to...
WLOX-TV Biloxi
Wicker, Hyde-Smith, Palazzo respond to continued rocket testing at Stennis Space Center
By WLOX Staff
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WLOX) - Sen. Roger Wicker, Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith and Rep. Steven Palazzo welcomed an announcement from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration that the...
Associated Press
Engine test for Space Launch System to be in Mississippi
The Associated Press
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — NASA says it will conduct the "Green Run" rocket testing campaign for the new Space Launch System rocket at Stennis Space Center in Mississippi.
U.S. Sens. Roger Wicker and Cindy...
Houma (La.) Courier
Safety net proposed for fishermen
By Halle Parker
Louisiana shrimpers say a bill introduced in the Senate that would provide a safety net for commercial fishermen to help in difficult years like 2019 is a long time coming.
For decades, shrimpers and others in the commercial...
Southeast Ag Radio Network
Hyde-Smith Proposes Fisheries, Aquaculture Disaster Funding
(NAFB) — A Senate bill proposed this week would create a disaster program for commercial fishing and aquaculture operations. Introduced by Mississippi Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith, the Commercial Fishing and...
