FEMA funds two more safe rooms in Forrest County

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FEMA funds two more safe rooms in Forrest County

FORREST COUNTY, MS (WDAM) - Lawmakers announced a federal grant to help build two more safe rooms in Forrest County.

U.S. Senators Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith and Congressman Steven Palazzo announced Tuesday a $1.06...

Hyde-Smith to chair Agricultural Subcommittee

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Hyde-Smith to chair Agricultural Subcommittee

By Steven Gagliano

U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) has been named chairman of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Livestock, Marketing, and Agriculture Security, a panel with oversight over livestock and dairy...

Opinion: Thinking big at Lake Okhissa

McComb Enterprise-Journal 

Opinion: Thinking big at Lake Okhissa

by Jack Ryan

After digging into the plans for a conference center and lodge at Lake Okhissa in Franklin County, two things are clear:

The people who came up with the idea deserve praise for thinking big. Really, really big...