JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi's senators say the City of Olive Branch has received a $14.9 million federal grant to help with the purchase of the Olive Branch Airport.

U.S. Sens. Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith, in a news release Thursday, said the city will become the airfield's primary operator. It's been in operation since 1972, and the purchase guarantees the continued operations of the facility as a public airport.

2. Mississippi Governor: Hyde-Smith Was Right Choice for Senate - Monday, August 6, 2018

PHILADELPHIA, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi's Republican governor said he's satisfied he chose the right person to temporarily fill a U.S. Senate seat, even while acknowledging that some of his own supporters passionately disagree with his decision.

3. Senate votes to extend flood insurance program - Wednesday, August 1, 2018

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate voted Tuesday to extend for four months the program that provides flood insurance for nearly 5 million homeowners and business owners.

The bill's passage by an 86-12 vote averts a scenario in which people living in coastal communities would have been unable to renew their flood insurance policies or purchase new ones during the peak of hurricane season.

4. Frontier Airlines Coming to Airport in Mississippi - Wednesday, July 18, 2018

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Officials say an airline that will offer flights to Denver and Orlando is coming to Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport in Mississippi.

Frontier Airlines Director of Communication, Jonathan Freed, told news outlets Monday that the Denver-based airline will start offering the service in October. Freed said one-way ticket prices will be available for as low as $35, and that low fares will allow people who normally travel by vehicle to consider flying. There still may be additional baggage fees and expenses.

5. Cochran Donating Papers to University of Mississippi - Monday, July 2, 2018

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Retired U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran will donate his papers to the University of Mississippi.

Cochran, who holds both undergraduate and law degrees from Ole Miss, was first elected to the U.S. House in 1972 and to the Senate in 1978.

6. Mississippi Agriculture Official Appointed to US Senate Seat - Thursday, March 22, 2018

BROOKHAVEN, Miss. (AP) – The governor of Mississippi appointed state Agriculture Commissioner Cindy Hyde-Smith on Wednesday to succeed fellow Republican Thad Cochran in the U.S. Senate.

7. Last Word: SCS Plans For $15, IRIS Matinees and The Hard Hit Fund - Wednesday, March 21, 2018

“From a financial standpoint, we need our fans back and we need them back now.” University of Memphis president David Rudd breaking the university’s silence on the basketball coaching change that was made formal Tuesday with the announcement that Penny Hardaway is indeed the new coach. And Hardaway had a lot to say that Tigers fans and Memphians wanted to hear.

8. Officials: Woman to Fill Senate Vacancy in Mississippi - Wednesday, March 21, 2018

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – The state's governor will appoint Mississippi's first female member of Congress to fill the Senate vacancy that will soon be created when veteran Sen. Thad Cochran retires, three state Republicans told The Associated Press on Tuesday.

9. Last Word: Waiting on Hardaway, Campaign Habits and Hasheem Thabeet's Shadow - Friday, March 16, 2018

Penny Hardaway’s formal hiring as the new Tigers basketball coach is expected next week and you can almost hear all of the resume’s hitting Hardaway’s email as he puts together a staff. Hardaway’s name first surfaced as a possible coach in the last days of Josh Pastner, pre-Tubby Smith. It's only become stronger and better developed since then.

10. Mississippi Governor: National GOP Won't Choose New Senator - Friday, March 16, 2018

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Mississippi's Republican governor said Thursday that his decision about appointing a new U.S. senator won't be influenced by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell or other GOP leaders in Washington, but he believes his appointee will receive campaign help from the president and vice president.

11. Mississippi GOP Governor Won't Appoint Himself to US Senate - Wednesday, March 7, 2018

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Mississippi's Republican governor took himself out of the mix Tuesday for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Thad Cochran, saying he'll find another strong contender to keep the seat firmly in GOP hands for decades, as Cochran did.

12. Last Word: Forrest and Slavery, The Tariff Blitz and Angus McEachran - Tuesday, March 6, 2018

The report on poverty in Memphis over the last 50 years is on its way to a Greater Memphis Chamber breakfast meeting Thursday. And Terri Lee Freeman, the president of the National Civil Rights Museum and Elena Delavega, the University of Memphis lead researcher of the report, say their message is that as goes Memphis in this regard so goes the nation. And if employers start with lower pay at hiring with percentage raises across the board they feed the racial income gap and bonuses do as well.

13. Miss. Sen. Thad Cochran Resigning April 1 - Tuesday, March 6, 2018

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Longtime Republican Sen. Thad Cochran of Mississippi, chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, told The Associated Press on Monday that he will resign April 1 because of health problems.

14. Navy Confirms 2 Dead as Training Plane Crashes in Tennessee - Tuesday, October 3, 2017

TELLICO PLAINS, Tenn. (AP) – An instructor and a student pilot died in the crash of a military training jet in southeastern Tennessee, U.S. Navy officials confirmed Monday.

The T-45C Goshawk crashed Sunday afternoon in Tellico Plains, about 45 miles (70 kilometers) southwest of Knoxville.

15. Air Traffic Privatization Plan Hits Turbulence in Congress - Thursday, June 8, 2017

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump's plan to privatize the nation's air traffic control system is running into bipartisan opposition in Congress, where Republicans fret that it could raise costs for air travelers and hurt small airports.

16. Elvis Impersonator Suing Over Arrest in Poison Letters Case - Monday, December 19, 2016

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) – An Elvis impersonator is suing the federal government for the third time alleging wrongful arrest in connection with letters laced with poison ricin sent to President Barack Obama and others in 2013.

17. Last Word: Budget Basics, A Peak At Greensward Mediation and Elvis & Nixon - Wednesday, April 20, 2016

Spurs 94 – Grizzlies 68 in game 2 of the NBA playoffs. The TNT post-game show just showed the highlights of the game while Shaq and Charles Barkley talked about how big the women are in San Antonio. I’m not making this up. They didn’t even try to talk about the game. This is just grim.

18. Tanger Outlets Opens Southaven Mall - Thursday, November 19, 2015

Tanger Outlets, Southaven’s new outdoor mall, will cut the ribbon at its grand opening Friday, Nov. 20, at 10 a.m.

Several local leaders will speak at the event, including Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant, Sens. Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker, U.S. Rep. Trent Kelly and Southaven Mayor Darren Musselwhite. Steven Tanger, CEO and president of Tanger Outlets, and Josh Poag, CEO and president of Memphis-based Poag Shopping Centers, also will be on hand.

19. Roxul Opening 17 Years in Making - Friday, September 26, 2014

U.S Sen. Roger Wicker of Mississippi searched the 1997 Congressional Record this week before he arrived in Marshall County for the formal opening of the Roxul Inc. plant.

20. Yellen Foresees Continued Low Borrowing Rates - Thursday, May 8, 2014

WASHINGTON (AP) – Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said Wednesday that the U.S. economy is improving but noted that the job market remains "far from satisfactory" and inflation is still below the Fed's target rate.

21. Cohen Pushes Medicaid Expansion in Wake of Shutdown - Monday, October 21, 2013

U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Memphis, got a lift back to his district from Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., at the end of a long week in Washington in which Congress ended the government shutdown just as it was hours from intersecting with the debt ceiling.

22. Ricin in Obama Letter, Odd Packages Scramble Hill - Thursday, April 18, 2013

WASHINGTON (AP) — Letters sent to President Barack Obama and a Mississippi senator tested positive for poisonous ricin in preliminary checks Wednesday, and authorities chased reports of other suspicious mail at a U.S. Capitol already on edge.

23. Local Politicians Split on Fiscal Cliff Bill - Wednesday, January 2, 2013

There was only one vote for the American Taxpayer Relief bill Tuesday, Jan. 1, among the nine Tennesseans who represent the state in the U.S. House of Representatives.

U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Memphis, said he wasn’t happy with all of the agreement but voted for it because of the tax cuts it maintained.

24. Mississippi's Northern District Federal Court Changes Ahead - Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Legislation to realign the federal court in North Mississippi will condense the existing four divisions into three, according to Republican Sens. Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker.

25. US Senate Confirms Fowlkes Appointment - Wednesday, July 11, 2012

The U.S. Senate confirmed the appointment of John Fowlkes Jr. as the newest U.S. District Court Judge for Western Tennessee.

The 94-2 Senate floor vote Tuesday, July 10, included aye votes from Tennessee Senators Lamar Alexander and Bob Corker, Mississippi Senators Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker and Arkansas Senators Mark Pryor and John Boozman.

26. US Senate Confirms Fowlkes Appointment - Tuesday, July 10, 2012

The U.S. Senate confirmed the appointment of John Fowlkes Jr. as the newest U.S. District Court Judge for Western Tennessee.

The 94-2 Senate floor vote Tuesday, July 10, included aye votes from Tennessee Senators Lamar Alexander and Bob Corker, Mississippi Senators Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker and Arkansas Senators Mark Pryor and John Boozman.

27. Bill Addresses Post-Hurricane Insurance Disputes - Friday, May 27, 2011

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – A U.S. senator from Mississippi is introducing a bill that tries to resolve wind-versus-water insurance disputes for structures wiped out by hurricanes.

Republican Roger Wicker said Thursday that his bill is called the COASTAL Act – Consumer Option for an Alternative System to Allocate Losses.

28. Boehner to Campaign for Nunnelee in Southaven - Thursday, October 21, 2010

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — U.S. House Republican leader John Boehner will campaign for congressional candidate Alan Nunnelee in northern Mississippi on Thursday, signaling the GOP's intense effort to win back a seat it lost in 2008.

29. Investor Announces $1B Auto Plant for Tunica - Wednesday, October 7, 2009

TUNICA COUNTY – Renowned for growing cotton and building casinos, Tunica County soon will make a name for manufacturing cars.

GreenTech Automotive Inc.’s Chinese owner on Tuesday announced plans to bring one of the most ambitious manufacturing and economic development projects in recent history to the Mid-South.

30. Investor Announces $1B Auto Plant for Tunica - Tuesday, October 6, 2009

TUNICA COUNTY – Renowned for growing cotton and building casinos, Tunica County soon will make a name for manufacturing cars.

GreenTech Automotive Inc.’s Chinese owner on Tuesday announced plans to bring one of the most ambitious manufacturing and economic development projects in recent history to the Mid-South.

31. Senate Votes to Allow Guns on Amtrak - Thursday, September 17, 2009

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate voted Wednesday to permit passengers on the Amtrak passenger railroad to transport handguns in their checked baggage.

The proposal, approved by a 68-30 vote, seeks to give Amtrak riders rights comparable to those enjoyed by airline passengers, who are permitted to transport firearms provided that they declare they are doing so and that the arms are unloaded and in a securely locked container.

32. GOP Senators Put Cost Control First In Health Care Reform - Monday, August 31, 2009

The sign over a hospital toilet illustrated why health care costs are soaring in the United States, said U.S. Sen. John Barrasso of Wyoming after touring Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto.

33. GOP Senators Put Cost Control First in Health Care Reform - Thursday, August 27, 2009

The sign over a hospital toilet illustrated why health care costs are soaring in the United States, said U.S. Sen. John Barrasso of Wyoming, who toured Baptist Memorial Hospital Southaven today.

“Upstairs in this hospital, I went into the restroom and there’s a sign on the toilet, ‘Maximum weight of this toilet 350 pounds,” Barrasso said. “Think about that. There was a story that came out last week in USA Today, in the Wall Street Journal, in The New York Times about the cost of obesity to the health care system. It was $178 billion a year in added costs because of people who are eating too much and exercising too little.”

34. Details Emerge in Stanford Fraud Case - Thursday, February 19, 2009

Word of the $50 billion Ponzi scheme perpetrated by a New York businessman was still a hot topic in the investment community when a note to depositors appeared on Stanford International Bank’s Web site.

35. Alexander’s Victory Attributable To Dems Too - Thursday, November 6, 2008

In a race void of the attack ads that dominated the Mississippi Senate race and even one in Tennessee, Republican Sen. Lamar Alexander had little trouble winning a second six-year term statewide or in Shelby County.

36. Shelby Goes Obama; Conrad To Council; All 10 Charter Amends Pass - Wednesday, November 5, 2008

These are the unofficial election results for Shelby County. The state-wide results in the Presidential election as well as the U.S. Senate races in Tennessee and Mississippi are also included.

The results become official after an audit and certification by the Shelby County Election Commission as well as state election officials.

37. Wicker Warns of Democratic Gains in Senate - Monday, November 3, 2008

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Republican U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker told members of Mississippi's business community he needs their help to keep Democrats from gaining more ground on Capitol Hill.

38. Childers, Davis Say They'll End Negative Ads - Tuesday, October 21, 2008

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) - Democrat Travis Childers and Republican Greg Davis are pledging to end negative campaign ads in the waning days of the race for U.S. Representative.

39. Corker AppointedTo Banking Panel - Monday, January 28, 2008
     U.S. Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., has a new committee assignment that's especially relevant in light of the volatility and upheaval taking place in the housing market, as well as the broader economy.
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