$3.6M expansion underway at MS Veterans Memorial Cemetery
On Tuesday morning, ground was broken for the multimillion-dollar expansion of the Mississippi Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Newton. The $3,628,930 project, which is being funded...
Tag : veterans affairs
Hyde-Smith supports $5B increase for VA
by Alex Paton
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith, who serves on the Senate Appropriations Committee has supported committee passage of a bill that would provide record-setting levels of funding...
VA reform bill heads to Trump’s desk
by Alex Paton
A bill is headed to President Trump’s desk that will improve veterans’ health care by removing barriers that keep veterans from receiving care closer to...
U.S. Senate confirm Reeves to lead VA
by Alex Paton
The Senate confirmed Reeves on Wednesday by unanimous consent. With this action, Reeves will now lead the National Cemetery Administration, which maintains 131 national cemeteries...
Reeves nomination advanced in U.S. Senate
by Sarah Ulmer
The Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on Wednesday voted unanimously to advance the nomination of Randy Reeves to the full Senate for confirmation. Reeves has been nominated...
Cochran, Wicker look forward to Senate action on Reeves’ VA nomination
by Jared Bounds
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) say they look forward to Senate action on the nomination of Randy Reeves...
Trump nominates Mississippian to Administration
by Alex Paton
President Donald Trump has just announced his intention to nominate Randy Reeves to be Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Memorial Affairs. Reeves has served...
Mississippi VA system won’t be affected by possible closures
by Jared Bounds
The US Department of Veterans Affairs has over a thousand structures across the US that are being maintained, but are not being used. According to...