by MBJ Staff Published: January 22,2012
Tags: Columbia, Maurice Dantin, Thad Cochran
Maurice Dantin, a former district attorney who made unsuccessful runs for governor and U.S. Senate in Mississippi, has died at his Columbia home. He was 82. Dantin was an unsuccessful Democratic candidate for governor in 1975. He also was the Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate in 1978, an election won by Republican Thad Cochran. [...] [...]
by Stephen McDill Published: October 19,2010
Tags: HATTIESBURG, industrial sciences, Mississippi Polymer Institute, Shelby Thames, Southern Miss, Thad Cochran, USM
HATTIESBURG- The Accelerator at the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg is open for business and ready to stand at the forefront of the global industrial science market. [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: August 1,2010
Tags: Carlton Reeves, JACKSON, Roger Wicker, Senate Judiciary Committee, Thad Cochran, U.S. District Court Judge
Senators Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee to introduce and recommend Carlton Reeves of Jackson to be a U.S. District Court Judge for the Southern District of Mississippi. The Senate Judiciary Committee conducted a confirmation hearing on Reeves, who was nominated in April by President Obama for the federal [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: June 27,2010
Tags: Herbert H. Bateman Award, Thad Cochran, The American Shipbuilding Association
The American Shipbuilding Association (ASA) announced that Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) would be the 2010 recipient of the Herbert H. Bateman Award. The Herbert H. Bateman Award was established by the ASA in 2000. This award is the industry’s highest recognition of an individual in the executive branch, legislative branch, or industry who has demonstrated [...] [...]
by Stephen McDill Published: May 10,2010
Tags: catfish, Chip Morgan, Clarksdale, cotton, Delta Council, farming, Leland, Mississippi, Mississippi Delta, Mississippi State University, regionalism, Stoneville, Thad Cochran, Travis Satterfield
STONEVILLE- MBJ-TV photojournalist Stephen McDill visits with Delta Council vice-president Chip Morgan to discuss the economic development organization’s work in the Mississippi Delta regional. [...]
by Stephen McDill Published: May 9,2010
Tags: catfish, cotton, Delta Council, farming, Mississippi, Mississippi Delta, Mississippi State University, Stoneville, Thad Cochran, Travis Satterfield
STONEVILLE- MBJ-TV photojournalist Stephen McDill travels to Stoneville, the home of Delta Council, one of the state’s oldest economic development organizations. [...]
by Wally Northway Published: March 14,2010
Tags: Catfish Farmers of America, Catfish Journal, Food and Drug Administration, Joey Lowery, Senate Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee, Taylor Webb, Thad Cochran, U.S. catfish industry, U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA slashes catfish inspection budget As of late, good news coming from the beleaguered U.S. catfish industry has been meager at best. So, it made headlines when, after years of lobbying by the industry, the 2008 Farm Bill approved the transfer of the inspection of imported fish from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) [...] [...]
by Wally Northway Published: March 3,2010
Tags: catfish, Congress, Thad Cochran, USDA
WASHINGTON — Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) is questioning how the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) expects to use its budget to address farming and agriculture issues in Mississippi, including pending catfish inspection regulations and settling longstanding discrimination claims by African American farmers. Cochran serves on the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee that March 2 received testimony [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: February 8,2010
Tags: P.J. Waldrop, Sara E. Peters, Thad Cochran
U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) recently announced two staff changes in his Washington office, including the promotion of P.J. Waldrop to legislative assistant for agriculture and water infrastructure development issues. Cochran also announced his selection of Sara E. Peters to serve as legislative counsel. Waldrop, a native of Byram, has worked for Cochran since Jan. [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: October 12,2009
Tags: Fulton, Patricia Digby, Thad Cochran
U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) recently recognized the work of Patricia Digby of Fulton, who was subsequently honored in Washington for her dedication to finding adoptive and foster care families for children. Cochran recommended Digby to be the 2009 Angel in Adoption from Mississippi as part of the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute’s “Angels in [...] [...]
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