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Culture  |  Anne Summerhays  • 
September 22, 2022

Hyde-Smith praises $30.3 million in USDA grants to expand internet service in rural Mississippi

USDA Rural Development ReConnect grants will support more broadband fiber service in seven counties. On Thursday, U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) praised the award of more than $30.0 million in U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development funding for broadband fiber delivery to residents in seven rural Mississippi counties. Senator Hyde-Smith said two USDA ReConnect…
Culture  |  Sarah Ulmer  • 
September 22, 2022

Court orders Jackson to comply with 2021 Ethics Commission judgement in public records complaint

The City of Jackson has backed away from an attempt to appeal the largest fine issued by the Mississippi Ethics Commission in state history. The City of Jackson has dropped its appeal of the largest fine ever issued by the Mississippi Ethics Commission and must now comply with the order. The incident occurred in August…