Projects in Miss. receive $3.38 million grant from DRA
WASHINGTON, D.C.- The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) has awarded grants in Mississippi to improve projects ranging from levee construction and water system improvements to an...
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Money for reconstruction in Louisville granted by USDA
by Sarah Ulmer
WASHINGTON, D.C.- Funding to rebuild the Winston County Medical Center in Louisville was approved by the United States Department of Agriculture. ...
Two new Navy aircraft to be built at Moss Point plant
by Sarah Ulmer
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Moss Point plant in Jackson County has agreed to produce two new aircraft for the U.S. Navy and Defense Department. ...
U.S Senators vote to pass water project bill
by Sarah Ulmer
WASHINGTON, D.C.- Senators Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker have voted to pass the bipartisan water infrastructure legislation that includes provisions for federal resources to...
Cochran announces $1.58 million dollar grant for rural counties
by Sarah Ulmer
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A federal grant and loans that total $1.58 million have been approved for rural development in Fulton, Batesville, Natchez, Carroll and Issaquena...
Mississippi awarded grant money for Tupelo Regional Airport
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) announced Friday nearly $950,000 in federal grant funding for Tupelo Regional Airport improvements....
Senators request offshore rule proposal dropped
by Sarah Ulmer
WASHINGTON, D.C.- U.S. Senators Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker are joined by 17 others who state that there is a lack of evidence to prove...
Legislation approved to fund year-round Pell Grants
by Sarah Ulmer
WASHINGTON, Miss.- U.S. Senator Thad Cochran released a statement that praised the approval of legislation that would fund year-round Pell Grants, while making improvements in...
Mississippi to receive $13.3 million in storm recovery funds
by Sarah Ulmer
WASHINGTON, D.C – U.S. Senator Thad Cochran (R-Miss.), chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced that Mississippi will receive $13.3 million in federal funding...
U.S. Senate Approves Budget Deal in DC: How Your Senators Voted
by kim
WASHINGTON, D.C.–The U.S. Senate passed a two-year budget early Friday morning (1:01 a.m.) that will suspend the country’s debt limit into 2017 and will, at...