WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, D-Mississippi, issued the following news release: Today, United States Representative Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) announced The U. S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded $11,394,337 in grant funds to the following: Recipient ... Amount ... Program Hinds County Human Resource Agency ... $9,377,680 ... CH-Head Start Projects Delta Health Alliance, Inc. ... $1,008,324 ... H49 - Healthy Start Initiative-Eliminating Racial/Ethnic Dispari  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, D-Mississippi, issued the following news release on May 3, 2024: Today, President Joseph R. Biden will honor World War II veteran, civil rights leader, and native Mississippian Medgar Wiley Evers with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Congressman Thompson will attend the award ceremony at The White House. The ceremony will take place at 4:30 p.m. EDT. The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the nation's highest civilian honor, presented to individual  more

BOLTON, Mississippi, April 30 -- Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, D-Mississippi, issued the following news release: Congressman Bennie G. Thompson congratulates the Jim Hill Senior High School Baseball team on qualifying for the MHSAA 6A State Championship playoffs for a second straight season. The Tigers finished the regular season with a 16-9 overall record. "I commend the dedication of the players and the encouragement given by the coaches, administration, family and fans. "I am proud of the hard  more