Mississippi eligible for share in $225M

News Mississippi
 
Mississippi eligible for share in $225M
 
By Alex Paton
 
Mississippi could see a share in $225 million that has been made available to rural states for bridge replacement and rehabilitation.
 
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith serves as a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee...

Baldwyn grant could create hundreds of jobs, $57M in investment

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...

Lamar County Fire Service Receives FEMA Grants

Hub City Spokes
 
Lamar County Fire Service Receives FEMA Grants
 
By Haskel Burns
 
Lamar County fire service officials recently received $396,785 of more than $1.85 million in grant money given throughout the state from the Federal Management Agency as part of the Fiscal Year 2017 Assistance to...

City in DeSoto County buying its own airport

Memphis Business Journal
 
City in DeSoto County buying its own airport
 
By Jason Bolton
 
One of the busiest metro airports will be under a local city’s ownership, thanks to an FAA grant.
 
Olive Branch Airport was awarded $14.9 million in a recent round of Airport Improvement Program funding by...

Parker: 'We are Scenic Rivers'

McComb Enterprise-Journal
 
Parker: 'We are Scenic Rivers'
 
By Matt Williamson
 
The local hospital is Southwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center. The local community college is Southwest Mississippi Community College. Numerous local businesses, nonprofits and government agencies have "Southwest...

US Lawmakers Urge Treasury Dept. to Cut Off Iran From SWIFT - Letter

Sputnik News
 
US Lawmakers Urge Treasury Dept. to Cut Off Iran From SWIFT - Letter
 
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - A group of US senators is urging the Department of the Treasury to cut off Iran’s financial institutions from the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication US Senator Ted...

Olive Branch to buy airport after grant award

DeSoto Times-Tribune
 
Olive Branch to buy airport after grant award
 
By Bob Bakken
 
An effort that has been ongoing off and on for several years is about to become a reality.
 
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., Thursday made a joint announcement of a $14.94...