USDA: Farmers can apply Wednesday for economic disaster aid

The Hagstrom Report

USDA: Farmers can apply Wednesday for economic disaster aid

By JERRY HAGSTROM

Agriculture Department officials told reporters today that farmers can begin applying Wednesday for the $10 billion in economic disaster aid that Congress passed as part of an end-of-the-year funding...

JHLS making future plans

Northside Sun, Jackson

JHLS making future plans

By NELL LUTER FLOYD - Sun Staff Writer

The Jackson Hinds Library System (JHLS) announced in March 2024 it had received a $3.7 million federal grant to go toward a new Eudora Welty Library in downtown Jackson.

The city of Jackson’s Planning and...

GOP Senators Introduce Bill Cutting ATF Red Tape on Background Checks

Breitbart 

GOP Senators Introduce Bill Cutting ATF Red Tape on Background Checks

AWR Hawkins

Sens. Jim Risch (R-ID), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Steve Daines (R-MT), and Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) were among the Republican lawmakers who introduced legislation Thursday to cut the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco...

Local veterans rally causes with Washington delegation

Oxford Eagle

Local veterans rally causes with Washington delegation

By Editor

Last Saturday I was traveling to Washington, D.C., and missed the DAV, VFW, American Legion, Marine Corps League and many other veterans who raised the flag at The Roundabout. 

In Washington, the DAV Mid-Winter opening...

Senator introduces bill to ‘Make Shrimp Healthy Again’

Food Safety News

Senator introduces bill to ‘Make Shrimp Healthy Again’

By News Desk

U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-MS, has introduced the Safer Shrimp Imports Act, legislation aimed at tightening federal inspection standards for imported shrimp.

The bill, S.667, would require foreign shrimp...

Change those clocks: Daylight saving time begins Sunday

SuperTalk Mississippi News

Change those clocks: Daylight saving time begins Sunday

By J.T. Mitchell

Daylight saving time returns to most of the U.S. this weekend, which means it’s time to “spring forward” and welcome a later sunset for the next six months.

Here’s what to know about the time...