Merdian, Miss. (WTOK) - Graduates of Meridian Community College this semester did not get the usual chance to cross the stage and be publicly cheered. But they did receive words of encouragement and were honored Monday through a virtual graduation ceremony. “Hello, Meridian Community College 2020 graduates. Yes! You did it!” said actor Brian Baumgartner [...]
Jackson, Miss. (Mississippi Today) - One day last week during a committee meeting he was chairing, Rep. Larry Byrd, R-Petal, looked over his shoulder to see the imposing figure of House Speaker Philip Gunn, R-Clinton. “I had a stroke,” said Byrd, the non-assuming chair of the County Affairs Committee who was not expecting the House [...]
Jackson, Miss. (AP) - Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said Thursday that he expects to sign a bill to create grants for small businesses by using part the state's coronavirus relief money. The governor's staff was involved in negotiations that led to the bill that the Republican-controlled state House and Senate passed with broad bipartisan support [...]
Jackson, Miss. (WLOX) - On the governor's desk right now is a measure that gives some relief to small businesses ordered closed because of the pandemic, but have yet to get help. That assistance totals $300 million and will go towards funding a couple of different programs. Joining us to talk about that Lt. Governor [...]
Jackson, Miss. — Small businesses across the State which closed as a result of COVID-19 may soon get a boost from a bill sent to the Governor today. Senate Bill 2772 sets aside $300 million from the Coronavirus Relief Fund to create two programs providing a direct payment to some businesses and a grant to [...]
Jackson, Miss. (WLBT) - Lieutenant Governor Delbert Hosemann and other top elected officials have reached and surpassed the 100-day milestone on the job. “None of this was in the brochure. I’m just telling you, when we ran for this, we had so many things we were interested in doing,” said Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann. He said [...]
Moss, Miss. (Laurel Leader-Call) - After Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann visited the Moss Community in Jasper County, he said it was the worst tornado damage he’d seen since Smithville was practically wiped off the map by an F5 monster nine years ago. “It’s total obliteration of homes and businesses,” Hosemann said of the community just [...]
Heidelberg, Miss. (WDAM) - On Thursday, Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann and State Sen. Juan Barnett visited areas in Jasper County impacted by Easter Sunday’s tornado outbreak. During a tour of Bay Springs, Moss and Heidelberg, Hosemann met with local supervisors and talked to families that lost everything. Damage assessments continue in counties affected by the [...]
Bassfield, Miss. (WHLT) - A preliminary report out of Jefferson Davis County indicates the tornado that claimed four lives there was an EF-4 with 170 miles per hour winds. Tuesday, Governor Tate Reeves and other state leaders toured some of the damaged areas and stopped in Bassfield. Storm victims in Jefferson Davis County are picking [...]
Mayhew, Miss. (Kemper County Messenger) - Mississippi Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann spoke with East Mississippi Commuinity College Early College High School students Monday, during an online classroom session in which much of the discussion centered on impacts the novel coronavirus has had on the state. Public schools in Mississippi are closed because of the coronavirus [...]
