WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 -- Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, D-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Thompson Announces $4.5 Million Department of Transportation Grant for Greenwood-Leflore Airport * BOLTON, MS - Today, Congressman Bennie G. Thompson (MS-02) announced a $4,593,322 grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to support critical infrastructure improvements at Greenwood-Leflore Airport (GWO) in Carroll County  more

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, Aug. 23 -- Mississippi State University issued the following news: * * * MSU student PR group shines with Star Chapter, Gold Key awards Mississippi State University's Public Relations Student Society of America chapter is earning national recognition for its excellence in leadership, service and professional development, and one of its own is receiving a top individual honor. The chapter is a recipient of the PRSA/PRSSA Foundation's 2025 Star Chapter Award, a distinc  more

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, Aug. 23 -- Mississippi State University issued the following news: * * * MSU, Korea Institute of Industrial Technology strengthen global research partnership ATLANTA, Ga.--Mississippi State University and the Korea Institute of Industrial Technology, known as KITECH, are advancing their longstanding relationship with a renewed set of agreements designed to drive joint research, innovation and workforce development in advanced manufacturing and industrial technology.   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 -- Rep. Michael Guest, R-Mississippi, chairman of the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement, issued the following news on Aug. 22, 2025: * * * Subcommittee Chairman Guest for the Washington Times: "How to Catch Visa Overstays Before It's Too Late" Today, Rep. Michael Guest (R-MS), chairman of the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement, published an op-ed for the Washington Times, outlining how a comprehensive biometric entry-exit   more