VNMP unveils largest expansion in its history
Vicksburg Post
VNMP unveils largest expansion in its history
By John Surratt
Tuesday morning at Champion Hill Missionary Baptist Church, the site of what was the front lawn of the Champion Plantation and the site of the Battle of Champion Hill in May 1863, history was made a second time.
During...
Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith optimistic about response to installing pumps to deal with flooding
WLBT-TV, Jackson
Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith optimistic about response to installing pumps to deal with flooding
By Maggie Wade
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Mississippi Republican Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith says she is optimistic about pumps being installed in the lower Mississippi Delta to deal with...
Gulfport’s USM Marine Research Center gets $2 million grant for upgrades
Sun Herald, Biloxi
Gulfport’s USM Marine Research Center gets $2 million grant for upgrades
Sun Herald
The University of Southern Mississippi Marine Research Center is getting a $2 million grant from RESTORE Act funds connected to the BP oil spill, the state’s congressional representatives...
Top female GOP senators just introduced a bill to fight the abhorrent practice of female genital mutilation
Washington Examiner
OPINION
Top female GOP senators just introduced a bill to fight the abhorrent practice of female genital mutilation
By Andrea G. Bottner
Most Americans are shocked to hear that more than 200 million young women and girls around the world have been subjected to the barbaric...
Vicksburg National Military Park set for huge expansion next month
Vicksburg Post
Vicksburg National Military Park set for huge expansion next month
By The Associated Press
The Champion Hill Battlefield site is expanding with the transfer of more than 800 acres of land from the state of Mississippi, the largest expansion of the Vicksburg National Military Park...