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 [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: October 5,2009
Tags: Clyde Muse, economic development, Federal Aviation Administration, Hinds Community College, John Bell Williams Airport, Raymond, Thad Cochran
RAYMOND — Hinds Community College president Dr. Clyde Muse and Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will invest $1.85 million for the design and installation of an instrument landing system (ILS) for the John Bell Williams Airport. The funding is a collaborative result between Cochran, the FAA and Hinds Community [...] [...]
by MBJ Newswires Published: August 3,2009
Tags: Mike Mansfield Fellowship Program, Rachelle Johnson, Thad Cochran
Rachelle M. Johnson, a senior aide to U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.), is one of five U.S. government employees selected to take part in the 2009 Mike Mansfield Fellowship Program. Johnson will begin her two-year program in August. The fellowship entails Japanese language instruction and a full year in Japan working with Japanese government ministries [...] [...]
by MBJ Newswires Published: July 27,2009
Tags: Roger Wicker, Sonia Sotomayor, Thad Cochran, U.S. Supreme Court
Washington — Both of Mississippi’s Republican U.S. senators, Roger Wicker and Thad Cochran, both are opposing Judge Sonia Sotomayor’s nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court. In part, Wicker said: “After careful consideration of her record and judicial philosophy, I have concluded I will vote against her nomination. “In refusing to confirm that the Second Amendment [...] [...]
by MBJ Newswires Published: July 20,2009
Tags: Alcorn State University, Appalachian Regional Commission, Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center, Columbus Air Force Base, Delta Regional Authority, Department of Veteran Affairs, DeSoto County Regional Utility Authority, Genomics for Southern Crop Stress and Disease, Gulf of Mexico Hydrates Research Consortium, Jamie Whitten Delta States Research Center, Keesler Air Force Base, Military Construction and Veterans' Affairs Appropriations Bill, Mississippi River, Mississippi State University, Mississippi Valley State University, Monticello National Guard Readiness Center, National Center for Natural Products Research, Richton, Senate Appropriations Committee, Stoneville, Strategic Petroleum Reserve, Sustainable Energy Research Center, Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway, Thad Cochran, University Center for Biomass-Based Energy, University of Mississippi
Funding to support four defense projects in Mississippi has been approved by the Senate Appropriations Committee as part of the FY2010 Military Construction and Veterans’ Affairs Appropriations Bill, according to Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.). The Mississippi projects are: Columbus Air Force Base — $10 million for an aircraft maintenance administration facility to provide adequate workspace [...] [...]
by MBJ Newswires Published: July 20,2009
Tags: flu, Thad Cochran, Washington
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) announced that Mississippi would receive more than $3.34 million to continue its response to the H1N1 flu virus and to prepare for the fall flu season. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded two grants to Mississippi, including $2.48 million in Public Health Emergency [...] [...]
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