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Culture  |  Anne Summerhays  • 
October 27, 2022

Wicker, Hyde-Smith praise $6.1 million investment in Lowndes Co. Port infrastructure

Miss. Senators welcome improvement for Columbus-based internal waterway. On Thursday, U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-MS) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) celebrated a $6.1 million U.S. Department of Transportation grant to improve infrastructure and expand capacity at the Lowndes County Port in Columbus. The grant was issued by the Maritime Administration through the Port Infrastructure Development Program…
Culture  |  Anne Summerhays  • 
October 27, 2022

Decatur Telephone, Sledge Telephone receive USDA funding to expand internet access to 2,300 MS residents

The White House announced the funding which send nearly $8.5 million to Mississippi companies. On Wednesday, the White House held a press call in which U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the Department is providing $759 million to bring high-speed internet access to people living and working across 24 states, Puerto…