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June 16, 2009

DeSoto County to receive $19.6M bond assistance

DeSoto County to receive $19.6M bond assistance DeSoto County has been approved for $19.6 million in federally subsidized Recovery Zone bonds as part of the national economic stimulus package. Rep. Travis Childers, D-Miss., announced the DeSoto allocation Monday as part of an overall $54 million in federal subsidies for bonds in Mississippi’s First District. The…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
June 16, 2009

Gene Taylor against fish farms

Gene Taylor against fish farms Citing environmental concerns and regulatory issues, U.S. Rep. Gene Taylor and 36 other U.S. lawmakers have asked the U.S. Department of Commerce to reject a controversial plan to allow fish farms in the Gulf of Mexico. The lawmakers sent a letter Friday to U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Gary Locke…