Southaven Fire gets federal grant
DeSoto Times-Tribune
Southaven Fire gets federal grant
By Bob Bakken
The Southaven Fire Department will be using federal money to help make two of its fire stations safer with the eventual goal of doing the same thing at all of the city fire stations.
Southaven joined Columbus and Tupelo fire...
$7.6M in FEMA grants make Mississippi safer
News Mississippi
$7.6M in FEMA grants make Mississippi safer
By Alex Paton
U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, Cindy Hyde-Smith, and Congressman Steven Palazzo announced the approval of $7.3 million to construct eight additional safe rooms in Forrest County. An additional award of$331,989 in FEMA...
Yanky 72 Memorial: Community honors fallen servicemen
Greenwood Commonwealth
Yanky 72 Memorial: Community honors fallen servicemen
Victims of 2017 plane crash remembered at emotional service and marker unveiling
By Kathryn Eastburn and Tim Kalich
After an emotionally difficult weekend, capped today by a remembrance service and memorial...
Families meet in Mississippi a year after 16 died in crash
The Associated Press
Families meet in Mississippi a year after 16 died in crash
By Jeff Amy
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A year after a U.S. Marine Corps plane broke into pieces high in the sky and slammed into a Mississippi soybean field, relatives and friends are keeping alive the memories of the 15...
Congressional bills call for broadened duck season framework
Clarion-Ledger, Jackson
Congressional bills call for broadened duck season framework
Legislation could increase conservation, state revenue
By Brian Broom
Mirror bills have been introduced in Congress which, if passed, will allow states to end duck seasons later and extend opportunity for...