Wood Pellet Plant Ribbon Cutting in Copiah County

WJTV-TV Jackson

Wood Pellet Plant Ribbon Cutting in Copiah County

By Andrew Harrison

GALLMAN, Miss. - The goals are to find new markets for first-cut timber and add jobs in both manufacturing and trucking.

Ground will be broken on an Alternative Energy Development at 1:00 p.m., October 31, in...

State, local issues get spotlight at ICC

Daily Journal
 

State, local issues get spotlight at ICC
 

By Caleb Bedillion
 

FULTON • Jobs training and rural development were major themes as a trio of federal lawmakers evaluated the state of Mississippi and of the 1st Congressional District.
 

Sen. Roger Wicker, Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith and...

Open to Traffic

The DeSoto Times-Tribune

Open to Traffic

By Robert Lee Long and Bob Bakken

With a crowd of more than 700 gathered underneath a highway overpass on a chilly, blustery morning, the final completed segment of the nation's newest superhighway, I-269, was opened to the public amid fanfare and soaring...

Grant to Help Support Workforce Training in Mississippi

WTVA-TV Tupelo
 
Grant to Help Support Workforce Training in Mississippi
 
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) made the announcement Tuesday.
 
By Zac Carlisle
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WTVA) - Almost $1 million will help ensure Mississippi increases its access to skilled workers for the state’s...

Gold Star families honored at 40th annual Salute to the Military

WLOX-TV Biloxi
 
Gold Star families honored at 40th annual Salute to the Military
 
VIDEO
 
By Ray Price
 
BILOXI, MS (WLOX) - For four decades, South Mississippi has been saluting the military. This year, the 40th annual Salute to the Military placed special attention on Gold Star families, honoring...

Ducks in the Crosshairs

CQ Magazine
 
Ducks in the Crosshairs
 
By Jonathan Miller
 
Duck hunters of the world, rejoice. In September, a bill that would extend duck-hunting season in the U.S. passed the House.
 
The bill (HR 6013) would allow the secretary of the Interior to designate Jan. 31 as the final date for the...

President Trump signs ‘Music Modernization Act’

News Mississippi
 
President Trump signs ‘Music Modernization Act’
 
By Steven Gagliano
 
President Trump has signed the ‘Music Modernization Act’, which Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith says will benefit Mississippi.
 
The act, which Hyde-Smith co-sponsored, reforms music copyright and licensing laws to...

ECMHC Awarded $285k Grant

Scott County Times
 
ECMHC Awarded $285k Grant
 
By James Phillips
 
East Central Mississippi Health Care in Sebastopol is a community health center that recently celebrated 40 years of providing care to local area residents. ECMHC of Sebastopol started treating patients in 1978 and has expanded its...