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Thompson pushing Congress for levee-repair program

Associated Press — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 13:36:11 +0000

ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — The top Democrat on the U.S. House Homeland Security Committee says Congress must establish a program to help state and local governments repair levees across the nation. Rep. Bennie Thompson of Mississippi says he issued his statement in response to a report by The Associated Press that showed 326 levees covering more [...]

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Thompson to keep chair of Homeland Security Committee

Associated Press — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 17:37:45 +0000

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Bennie Thompson is keeping his post as the top Democrat on the U.S. House Homeland Security Committee. Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi of California made the announcement yesterday, along with Thompson. He says in a statement that he hopes homeland security will continue to receive bipartisan support. He also says he wants Congress [...]

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Abandoned package shuts down Meridian Regional

Associated Press — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 19:02:29 +0000

MERIDIAN — A suspicious package left in bushes near the terminal of Meridian Regional Airport has turned out to be harmless. The airport had been shut down and evacuated after the package was found yesterday about noon. The Meridian Police Department, Mississippi Highway Patrol, Meridian Homeland Security, TSA, and the airport authority responded, and later [...]

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DHS presents small business award to Madison Services

MBJ Staff — Sun, 13 May 2012 16:02:29 +0000

MADISON — Madison Services recently received the 2011 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Small Business Achievement Award. The award recognizes Madison Services’ outstanding work in support of the FEMA Temporary Housing Mission in Mississippi. Kevin Boshears from DHS Office of Small & Disadvantaged Business Utilization noted that the company’s work was conducted on time and under the [...]

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Ledbetter appointed to chair

MBJ Staff — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 06:01:33 +0000

J.W. Ledbetter, homeland security advisor for Gov. Phil Bryant and executive director for the Mississippi Office of Homeland Security, has been appointed to the Executive Committee of the State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Government Coordinating Council (SLTTGCC) as chairman for the Homeland Security Advisors Working Group (HSA-WG). Ledbetter also serves as chairman of the Critical [...]

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Cochran: What happened to Coast Guard cutters’ funding?

MBJ Staff — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 10:47:35 +0000

PASCAGOULA — U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) wants to know why the budget request for the U.S. Coast Guard no longer recommends funding for National Security Cutters (NSCs) #7 and #8, vessels that have long been planned for the agency. Cochran questioned Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano about the Coast Guard’s shipbuilding budget during a [...]

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Dallas company looking to purchase Seventh Knight via stock swap

MBJ Staff — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 12:21:07 +0000

VICKSBURG — Fusion-Q of Dallas, Texas, has made a tender offer to acquire the shares of Seventh Knight Inc. Under the terms, Fusion-Q has tendered an offer to acquire Seventh Knight with Fusion-Q preferred stock in exchange for the 9,674,403 shares of common stock outstanding stock of Seventh Knight. Thereafter, each Fusion-Q preferred share would [...]

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Port upgrading security with federal funding

Associated Press — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 17:55:44 +0000

VICKSBURG — New security gates and cameras are in the works at the Port of Vicksburg. Tom Murphree, regional sales manager for Kinder Morgan, the port’s contract operator, tells the Vicksburg Post funding came from a $380,000 in federal grant. Murphree says the beefed-up security system will replace old chain-link gates and cameras and should [...]

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USM establishes nation’s first sports incidents institute

MBJ Staff — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 16:47:21 +0000

HATTIESBURG — With the support of grant funding through the Mississippi Office of Homeland Security, the National Center for Spectator Sports Safety and Security (NCS4) at the University of Southern Mississippi is establishing the nation’s first Institute for the Study of Sport Incidents. The institute’s focus will be the development of a database on violence [...]

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Jackson State earns superior rating from Defense

MBJ Staff — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 11:32:39 +0000

JACKSON — For the second year in a row, the U.S. Department of Defense, Defense Security Service, has issued Jackson State University the highest possible security rating for the university’s compliance with the nation’s security standards. The Defense Security Service rates security postures within one of five categories — superior, commendable, satisfactory, marginal or unsatisfactory. [...]

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