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News  |  Anne Summerhays  • 
May 17, 2022

Congressman Thompson announces $784,000 awarded to water associations in 2nd Congressional District

Select Mississippi water associations will receive Water and Waste Disposal Loans and Grants. Last week, Congressman Bennie Thompson (D-MS) announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development has awarded $784,000 in Water and Waste Disposal Loans and Grants to water associations in the Second Congressional District. This program provides funding for clean and reliable…
News  |  Anne Summerhays  • 
May 17, 2022

Thirty-two female inmates graduate as first class of welders in MS Dept. of Corrections Welding Training Center

MDOC says the training center will move to South Mississippi Correctional Institution (SMCI) in Leakesville. In December 2021, the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) announced the creation of its Mobile Welding Training Center at the Central Mississippi Correctional Facility in Rankin County, which housed eight high-tech welding simulators to train inmates for careers in welding. On Monday,…