Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith praised a decision by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to make farm-raised catfish producers eligible for direct relief for losses associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. Catfish is now among the list of commodities now eligible for … Continued
A steel components manufacturer and supplier in Tishomingo County is growing and adding more jobs. Samuel Roll Form Group is investing $6.9 million to expand, creating 30 new jobs. A 67,000-square-foot addition is being constructed on the current 125,000-square-foot facility to … Continued
A Crystal Springs native returned home on August 9th, marking the end of a seven-month deployment aboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). Since departing its homeport of Norfolk, Virginia in January 2020 for the ship’s Composite Training Unit Exercise, … Continued
While it has certainly been a downer of a day in college football with the Big Ten and Pac-12 announcing that they will not take the field this fall, the SEC is holding steady. In a statement posted to social … Continued
As schools across Mississippi begin to reopen, the Department of Health is beginning to track COVID-19 cases among students and staff members. During today’s press briefing, State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs stated that 27 schools have reported COVID-19 cases … Continued
Lawmakers returned to the capitol Monday, and in addition to overriding the governor’s partial veto of the education budget bill and funding the teacher incentive program that led to veto, they also amended the ‘Back to Business Mississippi Grant Program’ … Continued
For the third straight day, the Mississippi State Department of Health is reporting less than 1,000 new cases of COVID-19. Today’s report of 644 new cases brings Mississippi’s total up to 68,293. With the confirmation of 33 additional deaths, 1,944 … Continued
Photo courtesy of WWE Professional wrestler James “Kamala” Harris, who was born in Senatobia, passed away at the age of 70 on Sunday. WWE is saddened to learn that James Harris, known to WWE fans as Kamala, has passed away … Continued
Photo courtesy of Southern Miss Athletics A grad transfer QB from West Virginia will finish his college career in Hattiesburg. Trey Lowe, the now-former Mountaineer, announced on Twitter Monday that he has decided to transfer to Southern Miss after graduating … Continued
The House and Senate returned to the Capitol on Monday and Senator Jeremy England of Jackson County has provided a review of legislative action and a look at what’s ahead. Senator Jeremy England (Image courtesy of the Mississippi State Senate) … Continued