WLBT-TV Jackson
Lawmakers approve $12M more for Reunion Pkwy., Bozeman Rd.
By Anthony Warren
MADISON CO., Miss. (WLBT) - If it’s approved by the governor, Madison County will have an additional $12 million for a major transportation project.
The House and Senate recently approved conference...
Monroe Journal
Tornado victims encouraged to apply for FEMA assistance
By Ray Van Dusen
ABERDEEN – Monroe County officials are encouraging residents affected by a tornadic storm front that tore through the county on March 24 to file for FEMA assistance as soon as possible.
Representatives with...
TND | The National Desk
Those injured by COVID-19 vaccine still waiting for government compensation
By Brook Conrad
WASHINGTON (TND) — Steve Wenger says he began struggling to walk in May 2021, seven days after receiving the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine.
He eventually became paralyzed from...
Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Tupelo
OUR OPINION: Tornado response shows Mississippi at her best
Daily Journal Editorial Board
The tornadoes that ripped across Mississippi last Friday left a trail of devastation and despair. People lost homes, businesses, valuables and — tragically — their...
Greenwood Commonwealth
Our Opinion: Your Debt, Not Ours
Mississippi’s two U.S. Senators, Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith, have joined in a congressional effort to permanently block President Biden’s effort to cancel about $400 billion in student loans.
The loan-forgiveness scheme, already put...
Brookhaven Daily Leader
Hyde-Smith joins challenge of attack on religious student groups
By Daily Leader Staff
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) on Friday announced her support for legislation to ensure religious student organizations do not face discrimination on college campuses.
Hyde...
FISM News
Ted Cruz and GOP Sens. look to defund sanctuary cities
By Samuel Case, FISM News
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) is looking to strip sanctuary cities of federal grant money.
Cruz and a group of other Republican Senators reintroduced the Stop Dangerous Sanctuary Cities Act on Thursday, which...
WTOK-TV Meridian
New flight simulators coming to Key Field in Meridian
By WTOK Staff
WASHINGTON (WTOK) - The Air National Guard announced Friday that new flight simulators for the KC-135 tanker aircraft will be installed at Key Field in Meridian, Miss.
U.S. Senators Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde...
Agri-Pulse
Vilsack: USDA strapped by low staff salaries
By Philip Brasher
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said Wednesday that relatively low salaries are making it difficult for USDA to retain employees, including Farm Service Agency field staff.
During his second appearance on Capitol Hill in...
Jacksonville (Ill.) Journal Courier
Large-animal veterinarians at a premium in region
Dave Dawson, Reporter
The number of veterinarians practicing in rural areas is declining at the same time veterinary schools are turning out more graduates than ever. The result is fewer veterinarians available...
