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Senators: House Should Ensure Farm Payments Not Delayed

Kentucky Ag Connection

Senator John Hoeven, chairman of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee, Tuesday led Republican members of the Senate Appropriations Committee in pressing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House...

WLOX-TV Biloxi

Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith proposes ‘Gold Star Families Remembrance Week’

By Annie Johnson

MISSISSIPPI (WLOX) - U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith introduced establishing the week of Sept. 22-29, 2019 as “Gold Star Families Remembrance Week” Wednesday.

The week is aimed at honoring the...

WLBT-TV Jackson

Jackson, Canton among several cities awarded $5.17M in federal grants to hire more firefighters

By Waverly McCarthy

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - The City of Jackson and the City of Canton are among 12 fire department that will receive over $5 million in federal grant money to hire more...

The New Food Economy

A Louisiana spillway helps flood-proof New Orleans. It’s killing Mississippi’s local seafood industry.

The flood-control system meant to protect people and their dwellings has wreaked havoc on coastal ecosystems, killing saltwater species in a deluge of redirected river water...

WLOX-TV Biloxi

VT Halter Marine builds cutting edge vessel

VIDEO: VT Halter Marine has just completed the first vessel of its kind ever built in America. The tug and barge will deliver liquefied natural gas.  

By David Elliott

PASCAGOULA, Miss. (WLOX) - VT Halter Marine has just completed the...