Jackson, Miss. (WAPT) - Mississippi Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann made his way to Jackson restaurants today as they try to navigate the ongoing water crisis and boil water notice. Advertisement Johnny T's Blues and Bistro on Farish Street was first on his list. "They're open for business, this place is packed down here," Hosemann said. [...]
Natchez, Miss. (Natchez Democrat) - On Tuesday, Natchez welcomed a new vessel to its port as the godmother city of the American Cruise Line’s newest ship, the American Symphony. Furthermore, by 2025, American Cruise Line’s CEO Charles Robertson said he plans to name Natchez the port of origination for the American Symphony. Next spring, Robertson said [...]
Madison, Miss. (Clarion Ledger) - After years of work, an open field in Canton has completed its transformation into Mississippi's first robotic sorting center that could one day employ upwards of 1500 people. A number of Amazon officials and prominent politicians — including Gov. Tate Reeves. Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann, Speaker of the House Philip [...]
Neshoba County, Miss. (Northside Sun) - In his Neshoba County Fair speech on Wednesday, Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann said that with state coffers at historically full levels, “This year, it’s time to give you your money back.” “It’s not the government’s money,” Hosemann said. “It’s your money.” Hosemann said that lawmakers could have provided a [...]
Jackson, Miss. (Mississippi Today) - A committee Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann created to study the needs of women, children and families in the wake of Roe v. Wade abortion rights being overturned has scheduled four hearings and wants written input from the public. Hosemann said on Thursday the bipartisan, nine-member Senate Study Group on Women, Children [...]
Jackson, Miss. (SuperTalk) - As Mississippi looks to conserve and improve its outdoors through the creation of an outdoor stewardship trust fund, Lt. Governor Delbert Hosemann has named his three appointments to the seven-member board in charge of providing the relative grants to do just that. Denny Terrell of Kosciusko (1st Supreme Court District), Joe [...]
Holly Springs, Miss. (South Reporter) - Reports that the state lost population during the past decade were incorrect based on follow-up research done by the U.S. Census Bureau. It is probable, though, based on the Census Bureau’s follow-up work, that most – if not all – of the population growth the state experienced since the [...]
Jackson, Miss. (Northside Sun) - New additions to LeFleur’s Bluff Complex in Jackson are in the works, despite the governor’s veto of $13.2 million that the Legislature approved for additions to the complex during the 2022 session. Gov. Tate Reeves vetoed the funding because he deemed it “inappropriate” ways to spend taxpayer money, saying the [...]
Grenada, Miss. (WCBI) - GRENADA, Miss. (WCBI) – Thursday was the official groundbreaking ceremony for the new Milwaukee Tool facility being built in Grenada. Mississippi Lt. Governor Delbert Hosemann, Speaker of the House Philip Gunn and several other state officials were in attendance to celebrate the plant and the 800-plus jobs it is expected to [...]
Jackson, Miss. (WLBT) - This week, many are pausing to honor police and other law enforcement for their contributions. On Tuesday, the Mississippi Highway Patrol held their own ceremony honoring those who made the ultimate sacrifice: their fallen officer memorial ceremony. It honors the lives of highway patrolmen who died in the line of duty. [...]
