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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, lawmakers said.
 
Communities also will benefit because buildings on the campuses can be used as “shelters of last resort” during emergencies, according to officials.
 
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WTOK-TV Meridian
 
Senators discuss meetings with Kavanaugh ahead of confirmation hearing
 
 
 
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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. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith delivered the keynote address in front of the 110 graduates of the Class of 2018, their families, friends and Ingalls instructors and officials.
 
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WTOK-TV Meridian
 
Sen. Hyde-Smith talks issues in Washington
 
By Carly Blake
 
LAUDERDALE, Miss. (WTOK) - The 2018 Farm Bill could change the lives of many Mississippians. Right now, the bill is out of the Senate Committee and has moved to the House. U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith says the bill is important for many reasons, and that's why she'll continue to push it forward.
 
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WDAM-TV Hattiesburg
 
U.S. Senator Hyde-Smith making impact in Forrest County
 
By Karrie Leggett-Brown
 
FORREST COUNTY, MS (WDAM) - U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith stopped by the Forrest County Board of Supervisors meeting Monday morning.
 
The board thanked her for her work in getting Forrest County and Petal Schools one step closer to having safe rooms. Hyde-Smith stepped in and got eight out of 10 rooms approved for the bidding process, and is working on two more.
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WTOK-TV Meridian
 
Mississippi fire departments get federal grants
 
WASHINGTON (WTOK)- U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., today announced the award of $851,954 in FEMA grants to fire departments in Columbus, Biloxi, Hattiesburg, Senatobia, Laurel, Bentonia, and Woodville. The grants are being awarded as part of the Fiscal Year 2017 Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program.
 
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News Mississippi
 
Wicker backs Kavanaugh’s nomination
 
By Steven Gagliano
 
President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee has Senator Roger Wicker’s support. 
 
Wicker was able to meet with Judge Brett Kavanaugh yesterday, and afterward, the Senator stated that will support his nomination. 
 
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WJTV-TV Jackson
 
Senators vote to extend National Flood Insurance Program
 
By Liz Carroll 
 
WASHINGTON D.C. - U.S. Senators Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith voted to extend the National Flood Insurance Program Tuesday.
 
The program was set to expire at midnight. The four-month extension does not include reforms, something Senator Wicker called for his colleagues to consider in order the keep the program financially sustainable.
 
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News Mississippi
 
Flood insurance program advances through House
 
By Brittany Land
 
The House has passed a bill to reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program(NFIP) through November 30th. It passed on a vote of 366-52 and awaits passage in the Senate.
 
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WDAM-TV Hattiesburg
 
US Senator Hyde-Smith pledges support for Supreme Court nominee
 
By WDAM Staff
 
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) pledged to advocate for the confirmation of Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh, President Donald Trump's nominee to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court. Hyde-Smith met with Kavanaugh on Wednesday.
 
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