Mississippi Press
Ingalls Shipbuilding graduates 110 apprentices into workforce
By Warren Kulo
BILOXI, Mississippi -- Ingalls Shipbuilding celebrated the 2018 graduates of its apprentice program with commencement exercises at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum and Convention Center Saturday.
U.S...
The Associated Press
States blast Trump administration coal plan, mull lawsuits
By Susan Haigh
HARTFORD, Conn. — States with a history of fighting air pollution generated by coal-fired power plants on Tuesday criticized a move by President Donald Trump’s administration to scale back federal...
Sun Herald, Biloxi
FEMA grant will help Harrison County schools make roofs stronger against storm winds
By Robin Fitzgerald
Eight Harrison County schools in need of stronger roofs to withstand hurricane-force winds of up to 180 mph will benefit from a federal grant of nearly $7 million...
Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Tupelo
Baldwyn grant could create hundreds of jobs, $57M in investment
Daily Journal
BALDWYN - A $1.5 million grant from the Economic Development Administration will be used to upgrade the natural gas transmission system of the city, and in doing so, the...
News Mississippi
Hyde-Smith votes for water infrastructure bill
By Brittany Land
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, voted to send President Trump a bill providing critical funding for flood control, infrastructure, and harbors in Mississippi.
The...
CQ Magazine
Ducks in the Crosshairs
By Jonathan Miller
Duck hunters of the world, rejoice. In September, a bill that would extend duck-hunting season in the U.S. passed the House.
The bill (HR 6013) would allow the secretary of the Interior to designate Jan. 31 as the final date for the...
The DeSoto Times-Tribune
Open to Traffic
By Robert Lee Long and Bob Bakken
With a crowd of more than 700 gathered underneath a highway overpass on a chilly, blustery morning, the final completed segment of the nation's newest superhighway, I-269, was opened to the public amid fanfare and soaring...
Daily Journal
State, local issues get spotlight at ICC
By Caleb Bedillion
FULTON • Jobs training and rural development were major themes as a trio of federal lawmakers evaluated the state of Mississippi and of the 1st Congressional District.
Sen. Roger Wicker, Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith and...
WCBI
Northeast Mississippi Congressional Delegation Takes Questions From Students At ‘State Of The District’
By Allie Martin
FULTON, MISS. (WCBI) – Students at Itawamba Community College had an opportunity to ask their congressional delegation questions about the economy, national...
Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal
'Get on the Grid': New website designed to fill jobs, keep skilled workers in Mississippi
By Dillon Mullan
Belden - Both of Mississippi’s senators were at Itawamba Community College’s Belden Campus on Monday for the launch of “Get on the Grid MS” a website...
