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Guest Named Vice Chair of Homeland Security Committee
By The Press Register, 693 Reads
Wed, 06/16/2021 - 11:31 AM
Rep. John Katko (R-NY), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, today announced that Rep. Michael Guest (R-MS) has been named Vice Ranking Member of the Committee.

Guest has served on the Homeland Security Committee since coming to Congress in 2019.
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Hyde-Smith announces $94.9 million in capital grants to rural communities
By The Press Register, 4,033 Reads
Tue, 06/15/2021 - 06:00 PM

U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) said Tuesday the U.S. Treasury Department has awarded of more than $94.9 million 52 financial institutions throughout Mississippi as capital to spur more private-sector investments in local communities.
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Changes coming to national and state flood insurance program
By The Press Register, 667 Reads
Tue, 06/15/2021 - 05:00 PM
After more than a week of torrential rains and rising rivers, the state and national agencies in charge of flood insurance says changes planned could streamline the process for making a claim and getting flood insurance.
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Local Emergency Phone Numbers
By The Press Register, 1,638 Reads
Tue, 06/15/2021 - 12:00 PM
The following are a list of community and state agency phone numbers and the names of key personnel who can help you with problems and will gladly listen to solutions.

In an emergency call 911!
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Wicker touts bill to prohibit Big Tech from censoring speech
By The Press Register, 486 Reads
Wed, 06/16/2021 - 11:15 AM
Sen. Roger Wicker, (R-Miss.) has introduced the Promoting Rights and Online Speech Protections to Ensure Every Consumer is Heard (PRO-SPEECH) Act in an effort to establish baseline protections to prohibit Big Tech from engaging in unfair, deceptive, or anti-competitive practices that limit or control consumers’ speech.
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Wicker Continues Push for Infrastructure Deal
By The Press Register, 686 Reads
Mon, 06/14/2021 - 11:30 AM
After weeks of encouraging discussions, President Biden walked away from infrastructure talks with a group of six Republicans this past week before setting off on a trip to Europe. As a participant in these discussions from the beginning, I was disappointed by the President’s decision to end our talks.
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Visit Cleveland creates grant program for local events
By The Press Register, 510 Reads
Mon, 06/14/2021 - 11:27 AM
Visit Cleveland has created a local sponsorship program to support tourism in
Bolivar County.

Applicants may request funds for public programs and events that aim to
attract visitors from outside the area to dine locally and stay overnight in Cleveland.
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Police investigate three weekend shootings
By The Press Register, 979 Reads
Mon, 06/14/2021 - 10:45 AM
An aggravated assault early Saturday morning was followed by two shootings into homes Saturday night and has Clarksdale Police asking the community to help them find the people responsible for these crimes.
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Jaylin Jones graduates Mississippi School for Mathmatics and Science
By The Press Register, 1,345 Reads
Sun, 06/13/2021 - 12:45 PM
Jaylin Jones recently was part of the Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science (MSMS) Class of 2021.
Jones, of Tutwiler, and formerly of Coahoma County High School, is the son of Nellie Jones.
He will be attending the University of Southern Mississippi in the fall and will be majoring in English and minoring in economics.
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Graham is Marie Maxey Scholar
By The Press Register, 872 Reads
Sun, 06/13/2021 - 11:46 AM
The Marie Maxey Foundation is pleased to announce the award of the Ruby Carpenter Jones Scholarship to Shelby Madison Graham (Maddie Hawkins) a 2021 graduate of Lee Academy in Clarksdale, Mississippi.
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