BOLTON, Mississippi, March 29 -- Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, D-Mississippi, issued the following news release: Today, United States Representative Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) announced The U. S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development has awarded $405,435 in grant funds through the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Loans and Grants to the following: Recipient...Amount...Purpose Pillow Farms, Yazoo City, MS...$305,450...This Rural Development invest  more

BOLTON, Mississippi, March 29 -- Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, D-Mississippi, issued the following news release: Today, United States Representative Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) announced the Delta Regional Authority (DRA) has awarded $1,800,000 in funds through the 2024 Delta Workforce Grant Program to the following: Boys & Girls Club of Central Mississippi awarded $450,000 for a workforce development initiative that seeks to ensure equitable access to resources and career opportunities post-graduati  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, issued the following weekly report on April 1, 2024: * * * Wicker Promotes Mississippi Industry I frequently meet with business and national defense leaders all over Mississippi. These forward-thinking visionaries are working to make the most of our state's vast resources. Last week, I visited a few of these groups along the coast. We discussed ways Congress can support them as they attract job creators, researchers, and tradesmen to ou  more