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Blue Springs, Miss. (Pontotoc Progress) - Last week, Toyota Mississippi announced that the Toyota USA Foundation has given $5.8 million grant, some of which will be awarded to the Pontotoc City School District. Dubbed as a Driving Possibilities grant, it will be distributed to Lee County School District, Pontotoc City School District, and the University of Mississippi to focus on the most immediate areas identified by leaders in each school. Pontotoc City School District identified their focus area to be the districts English-language learner program, which includes equipment, programing and personnel support as well as the STEM [Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics] program . Featured speaker for the day was Mississippi’s Lt. Governor Delbert Hosemann. “For Toyota to realize they [...]

Southaven, Miss. (DeSoto News) - Groundbreaking was held Monday afternoon for South Point Grocery in the area of Silo Square in Southaven. The groundbreaking event attracted the presence of Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann as well as Southaven Mayor Darren Musselwhite and state Sen. Dr. David Parker (R-Olive Branch). South Point Grocery is also located on South Main in downtown Memphis and touts itself as a full-service grocery store. When completed. expect the Southaven store to carry a wide assortment of fresh produce, dairy, frozen food, ice cream, beer and wine. The store will also include a deli department and meat service counter with an onsite butcher. View Original Story (Sept. 23, 2024)

Jackson, Miss. (MPB News) - The investiture ceremony was held at JSU on Friday, September 13, 2024. The Lee E. Williams Athletic Center was filled to capacity with students, faculty, administrators and public figures. Guest speakers included Jackson Mayor Chokwe Lumumba, Lt. Governor Delbert Hosemann and State Senator Sollie Norwood. Norwood, who is an alum of JSU, spoke about his hope that President Thompson would improve the university and the community surrounding it. “President Thompson and First Lady Thompson, I'd like to welcome you to the hood,” Norwood said. “This is our hood and we are proud of our hood. And as president, we look forward to getting you and the first lady out into our hood so you can [...]

Hattiesburg, Miss. (Hattiesburg American) - The city of Hattiesburg will hold its annual 9/11 ceremony to honor the first responders and civilians whose lives were lost in the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Hattiesburg's annual ceremony will begin at 8:40 a.m. Wednesday inside the Hattiesburg Cultural Center, 723 Main St., across from the 9/11 Memorial and Fire Station 1. The event is typically held outdoors, but with the approach of Tropical Storm Francine and impending rain, the event this year was moved indoors. A bell will be rung at 8:46 a.m. and again at 9:03 a.m. — the moments American Airlines Flight 11 and United Airlines Flight 175 crashed into the World Trade Center. Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann will [...]

Booneville, Miss. (WTVA) - Lt. Governor Delbert Hosemann visited with local leaders about the upcoming Legislative Session. View Original Story (Aug. 27, 2024)

Jackson, Miss. (WJTV) - Lt. Governor Delbert Hosemann (R-Miss.) named a third select study group in the Mississippi Senate on state fiscal policy. The study group will be co-chaired by Senate Appropriations Chairman Briggs Hopson and Senate Finance Chairman Josh Harkins. Mississippi governor signs bill allowing military families to send children to school of choice “Our ultimate goal is always to lower the tax burden and ensure taxpayer dollars stay in taxpayer pockets,” Hosemann said. “This requires Appropriations and Finance leadership to be at the table looking at all income and expenses to ensure we are being as efficient as possible while fully funding necessary services.” According to Hosemann, the study group will hold public hearings and hear testimony on [...]