Mississippi

Endorsement Comes As Fred Thompson Continues to Climb in the Polls

September 13, 2007, McLean, VA - Mississippi Senator Thad Cochran today endorsed Fred Thompson for President of the United States.    » read more »

...HUMBERTO STRENGTHENS AS IT MOVES SLOWLY TOWARD THE UPPER TEXAS COAST...

TROPICAL STORM HUMBERTO ADVISORY NUMBER 2
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL092007
400 PM CDT WED SEP 12 2007

AT 4 PM CDT...2100 UTC...THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS EXTENDED
EASTWARD TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LOUISIANA. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING
IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM PORT O'CONNOR TEXAS TO INTRACOASTAL CITY
LOUISIANA.

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE
INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED
BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.    » read more »

Gulf Coast residents must not be forgotten, citizens must hold leaders accountable

August 29 , 2007 -- As survivors and evacuees of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita continue to try and piece their lives back together two years after the devastating storms, the NAACP calls on Congress and the American people to not forget and act on their plight.    » read more »

August 29, 2007 -- Two years ago, Hurricane Katrina hit Louisiana and Mississippi, one of the worst natural disasters in the history of America. In the weeks and months following the disaster, the Bush White House and Republican-led Congress did little to help the survivors of Katrina, despite Democratic efforts to do so. Democrats took action just seven months after taking control of Congress, working to make sure the people of the Gulf Coast had the resources needed to rebuild the region.    » read more »

27 August 2007 -- A new report says obesity rates are continuing to rise across the United States.

The report by the research group, Trust for America's Health, says obesity rates climbed in 31 states last year. No state showed a decline.

The state of Mississippi had the highest adult obesity rate for the third year in a row. The report said Mississippi is the first state to reach a rate of more than 30 percent.

The report also said Washington, DC, had the highest obesity rate (22.8 percent) for overweight children ages 10 to 17.    » read more »

August 23, 2007 -- NATCHEZ, Miss. – Corrections Corporation of America (CCA), the nation’s largest provider of corrections management services to state, federal and local governments, held a groundbreaking ceremony today to mark the company’s new construction of a company-owned and -operated correctional center in Adams County, Miss.    » read more »

Grants for constructed projects will total $99.5 million

August 22, 2007 -- (JACKSON, Mississippi) – Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour announced today that the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) has approved two grants totaling $9.5 million for planning and engineering costs for fourteen projects in Jackson County.    » read more »

Grants for constructed projects will total $99.5 million

August 22, 2007 -- (JACKSON, Mississippi) – Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour announced today that the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) has approved two grants totaling $9.5 million for planning and engineering costs for fourteen projects in Jackson County.    » read more »

Constructed projects will total $111 million

August 20, 2007 -- (JACKSON, Mississippi) – Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour announced today that the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) has approved two grants to the Hancock County Utility Authority for planning and engineering costs for twelve infrastructure projects in Hancock County. The first grant of $10 million for seven projects is anticipated to be increased after the planning and engineering phase to a total of $75,451,650.    » read more »

Lamar Is The Third Woman To Serve On The High Court

August 16, 2007 -- (SENATOBIA, Mississippi) – Keynoting her investiture ceremonies today, Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour heralded the experience and qualifications of Supreme Court Justice Ann Hannaford Lamar, who he named as the third woman to serve on the high court.    » read more »

Constructed projects will total $229 million

August 16, 2007 -- (JACKSON, Mississippi) – Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour announced today that the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) has approved a grant to the Harrison County Utility Authority for planning and engineering costs for 23 infrastructure projects in Harrison County. The grant of $9.46 million for the projects is anticipated to be increased after the planning and engineering phase to a total of $229,082,005. The funds provided for these projects are part of the U.S.    » read more »

JACKSON, Miss. (8/13/2007) – It was a routine day at the 172nd Airlift Wing in Jackson, Miss., until the phone rang around 1:50 pm. The call was an emergency airlift request to transport equipment to the stranded miners in Utah. Immediately, wing personnel organized an effort to get a C-17 Globemaster III in the air to get the needed equipment to the miners as quickly as possible.    » read more »

August 04, 2007 -- The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

Sgt. Taurean T. Harris, 22, of Liberty, Mississippi, died Aug. 2 in Kala Gush, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained from an improvised explosive device.

He was assigned to the 202nd Military Intelligence Battalion, 513th Military Intelligence Brigade, Fort Gordon, Ga.

Source: DoD

July 11, 2007 -- (JACKSON, Mississippi) – Flora Industrial Park in Madison County, Mississippi, has been listed by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security as one of five potential locations to build a National Bio and Agro-Defense Project facility (NBAF), Governor Haley Barbour and the Mississippi Congressional delegation announced today.    » read more »

June 11, 2007 -- Jackson, Ms – Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood today filed, in the Circuit Court of Hinds County, a complaint against State Farm Fire and Casualty Company for bad faith breach of contract related to the settlement agreement the two parties entered into on January 23, 2007.

“We filed this lawsuit in an effort to help the more than 30,000 Gulf Coast policyholders who have suffered for nearly two years because of State Farm’s inaction,” said Attorney General Jim Hood.    » read more »