WICKER, HYDE-SMITH ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO APPLY FOR U.S. SENATE YOUTH PROGRAM

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO APPLY FOR U.S. SENATE YOUTH PROGRAM

Sept. 29 Deadline Set for Juniors & Seniors to Apply to Highly-Selective Leadership Program

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today encouraged Mississippi juniors and seniors involved in student leadership to apply for the 2024 U.S. Senate Youth Program (USSYP). 

The highly-selective USSYP will provide $10,000 college scholarships to two Magnolia State delegates...

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WICKER, HYDE-SMITH BACK BILL TO BLOCK BIDEN ATTACK ON SCHOOL HUNTING, ARCHERY PROGRAMS

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH BACK BILL TO BLOCK BIDEN ATTACK ON SCHOOL HUNTING, ARCHERY PROGRAMS

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today cosponsored the Allowing for Recreational Resources for Outdoor Wellness (ARROW) Act to stop the Biden administration from withholding funding for elementary and secondary schools with hunting and archery programs.

The legislation would clarify that the prohibition of the use of federal education funds for certain...

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Wild Hog Control Program youth trapping corps launches

Brookhaven Daily Leader

Wild Hog Control Program youth trapping corps launches

By Staff Reports

STATE FAIRGROUNDS – Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson announced the launch of the Wild Hog Control Program (WHCP) Youth Trapping Corps Friday. The Youth Trapping Corps is an...

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NAFD grant will help clean firefighters’ gear

New Albany Gazette

NAFD grant will help clean firefighters’ gear

By Hank Wiesner Special to the Gazette
 
NEW ALBANY —The New Albany Fire Department recently received an Assistance to Firefighters Grant of $35,500, Fire Chief Mark Whiteside said this week.

“This is a grant for the health and...

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Sand Creek Wastewater Authority awarded $4 million federal grant

Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Tupelo

Sand Creek Wastewater Authority awarded $4 million federal grant

Daily Journal reports

TUPELO – A $4 million federal Economic Development Initiative grant, made available through the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, was...

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Wicker, Hyde-Smith join in protest of attack on school hunting, archery

Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Tupelo

Wicker, Hyde-Smith join in protest of attack on school hunting, archery

August 16, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) joined 17 of their Republican Senate colleagues in a letter to President Biden...

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Supervisors, FEMA rep address ongoing needs

Monroe Journal

Supervisors, FEMA rep address ongoing needs

By Ray Van Dusen

ABERDEEN – During Aug. 18’s board of supervisors meeting, Cynthia Brunson of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s governmental affairs introduced herself, which opened discussion about a pilot storm shelter program...

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WICKER, HYDE-SMITH JOIN COLLEAGUES IN CALLING OUT BIDEN’S ATTACK ON SCHOOL HUNTING, ARCHERY PROGRAMS

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH JOIN COLLEAGUES IN CALLING OUT BIDEN’S ATTACK ON SCHOOL HUNTING, ARCHERY PROGRAMS

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) joined 17 of their Republican Senate colleagues in a letter to President Biden urging his administration to withdraw its plans to block funding for elementary and secondary schools with hunting and archery programs.

Led by U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), the letter condemns the Biden administration’s...

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