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September 12, 2016

MEMA director Smithson questions former director Latham’s knowledge of FEMA issues

Former MEMA head’s claim he was unaware questioned Questions surround Robert Latham’s claims he knew little as state emergency management director about problems with a program to fortify Coast homes that could leave taxpayers on the hook for $30 million. Those questions threaten to tarnish the legacy of the man who saw the state through…
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September 9, 2016

Sen. Thad Cochran reports $1.58 million in USDA grants to rural Mississippi

COCHRAN REPORTS $1.58 MILLION IN USDA LOAN & GRANT AID TO RURAL MISS. USDA Rural Development Support Going to Fulton, Batesville, Natchez, Carroll and Issaquena Counties WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) today announced that federal grants and loans worth more than $1.58 million have been approved to support water infrastructure improvements and…