FAA grants $10.2 M to extend Mississippi runway
The Columbia-Marion County Airport Authority is getting a $10.2 million grant to extend their runway. US. Senators Roger Wicker, and Cindy Hyde-Smith, along with Congressman...
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Friday to be one of busiest days in TSA history
by Alex Paton
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) says that Friday is set to be one of the busiest days in their agency’s history. While it is the...
70 pounds of marijuana seized at airport
by Alex Paton
Rankin County Interdiction Deputies Chris Picou, Sentel Easterling, and Ronnie Decell along with Rankin County Canines “Splinter”, “Wanese” and “Fox” were working a criminal interdiction...
Federal grant will support much-needed repairs at state’s largest airport
by Jared Bounds
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker have announced a $5.17 million federal grant for improvements at the Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International...
Gulfport receives new grant for community
by Sarah Ulmer
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senators Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker have announced that the city of Gulfport and the Gulfport-Biloxi airport will receive $3,893,247 in federal...
UPDATE: IDs of the six killed in crash of Oxford-bound plane in Alabama
JACKSON, MISS– A plane bound for Oxford has crashed in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, killing the six people believed to be on board. Update: According to the...
Money coming to Mississippi airports from FAA
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Thad Cochran, R-Miss., and Roger Wicker, R-Miss., reported Friday that 19 Mississippi airport facilities will benefit from $20.3 million in Federal...
Rep. Thompson Drafts Letter to TSA on Airport Security Concerns
WASHINGTON– Representative Bennie Thompson has sent a letter to the Transportation Security Administration regarding airport security and the increase in wait times for screening. ...
Broken Promises Lead to Filibuster, Says House Minority Leader
(Jackson, MS) – House Democratic Caucus Leader David Baria says Speaker Philip Gunn’s broken promises to kill S.B. 2162 led to the house dems’ filibustering efforts....
Meridian Airport Gaining Foot Traffic
by kim
MERIDIAN,Miss.- Meridian Regional Airport has been seeing an increase in passengers....