The Associated Press
States blast Trump administration coal plan, mull lawsuits
By Susan Haigh
HARTFORD, Conn. — States with a history of fighting air pollution generated by coal-fired power plants on Tuesday criticized a move by President Donald Trump’s administration to scale back federal...
News Mississippi
$1M given to Gulfport small businesses
By Alex Paton
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration has awarded a $1 million grant to the Southern Mississippi Planning and Development District of Gulfport. The grant will help to recapitalize an existing...
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...
Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Tupelo
USDA delivers $5.4M in grants to area communities
Daily Journal
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is investing $5.4 million in rural Mississippi communities that it says will help provide unmet infrastructure, business development and equipment needs...
WJTV-TV Jackson
Application process open for U.S. Senate Youth Program
By Liz Carroll
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Wanted: Students interested in history and policy. Incentive: All expense paid trip to Washington D.C. and a $10,000 college scholarship.
Senators Cindy Hyde-Smith and Roger Wicker are...
Columbus Commercial Dispatch
MSU lands $100K grant for downtown makerspace
By Alex Holloway
Mississippi State University will expand its ability to help young entrepreneurs launch businesses and, leaders hope, keep them in Mississippi, thanks to $100,000 grant to create a new makerspace in...
Starkville Daily News
MSU receives federal grant for makerspace
By Charlie Benton
STARKVILLE, MS - Plans for a makerspace downtown took a significant step forward with a $100,000 grant presented at the Mississippi State University Center for Entrepreneurship and Outreach (E-Center).
The U.S...
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...
WCBI-TV Columbus
Big Bucks Going to MSU’s Center for Entrepreneurship & Outreach
By Scott Martin
STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) – Mississippi State University’s Center for Entrepreneurship and Outreach is cashing in big.
The USDA Rural Development is giving the Center for Entrepreneurship a $100...
WTOK-TV Meridian
Sen. Hyde-Smith enjoying the rodeo
By Carly Blake
LAUDERDALE, Miss. (WTOK) - Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith took a break from campaigning to enjoy the rodeo with all the cowboys and cowgirls Friday evening.
She and her family have been coming to the rodeo for several years to enjoy...
