Congressman Bennie Thompson, Representing Mississippi 2nd District
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Press Release Graphic Press Release Summary - 2008
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8/19/2008 Congressman Thompson Announces a Community Capacity Development Weed and Seed Continuation Grant for Washington County in the Second Congressional District
8/19/2008 Congressman Thompson Announced a $200,000 Grant for the Mississippi Association of Cooperatives
8/19/2008 Congressman Thompson Announces a USDA Loan of $3,558,000 for the Hilldale Water District in Warren County
8/19/2008 Congressman Thompson Announces a Department of Justice Victim Assistance Grant for the Mississippi Division of Public Safety
8/19/2008 Congressman Thompson Announces $2.8 Million in USDA Funds for the East Madison Water Association in Madison County
8/19/2008 Congressman Thompson Announces $591,000 in Farm Bill 2008 Funding for Copiah-New Zion Water Association in Copiah County
8/19/2008 Congressman Thompson Announces $2 Million in Grants Funds for the Mississippi Department of Education
8/19/2008 Congressman Thompson Announces a USDA Loan for the Sweethome Water and Sewer District in Holmes County
8/19/2008 Congressman Thompson Announces $628,000 in Farm Bill 2008 Funding for Union Church Waterworks Association, Inc.
8/19/2008 Congressman Thompson Announces a USDA Community Facilities grant to the Town of Arcola in Washington County
8/15/2008 Congressman Thompson Announces $75,000 to support the extension of the Runway at the Cleveland Municipal Airport
8/15/2008 Congressman Thompson Announces $38,760 In Funds for Coahoma County’s Fletcher Field
8/6/2008 Congressman Thompson Announces $1,148,736 in Justice Assistance Grants is headed to the Mississippi Division Of Public Safety Planning
7/31/2008 Congressman Thompson Announced $139,778 in Funding for the Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners through the Mississippi Department of Public Safety
7/30/2008 Congressman Thompson Announces the Awarding of a $615,166 Grant to Mayersville in Issaquena County
7/25/2008 Media Advisory
7/24/2008 Media Advisory
7/22/2008 Congressman Thompson Announced a $527,100 Juvenile Accountability Block Grant (JABG) to the Mississippi Division of Public Safety Planning
7/22/2008 CONGRESSMAN THOMPSON TO HOST “A DREAM OF A LIFETIME CONFERENCE”
7/18/2008 CONGRESSMAN THOMPSON ANNOUNCES SUMMER INTERN: VICKSBURG RESIDENT WORKS ON CAPITOL HILL
7/18/2008 CONGRESSMAN THOMPSON ANNOUNCES THE SELECTION OF EBONEE JACKSON OF SHAW, MS TO SERVE AS A CONGRESSIONAL PAGE IN WASHINGTON, D.C.
7/18/2008 Legislation Naming Post Office in Indianola for Minnie Cox Passes in House
7/17/2008 CONGRESSMAN THOMPSON ANNOUNCES PAGE SELECTION -A SHAW, MISSISSIPPI NATIVE GOES TO CAPITOL HILL
7/17/2008 CONGRESSMAN THOMPSON ANNOUNCES NEW STAFF A GREENWOOD NATIVE WORKS ON CAPITOL HILL WASHINGTON, D.C.
7/15/2008 CONGRESSMAN THOMPSON TO HOST “A DREAM OF A LIFETIME CONFERENCE”
7/14/2008 REP. BENNIE THOMPSON TO BE HONORED WITH LEWIS-HOUGHTON LEADERSHIP AWARD
6/30/2008 CONGRESSMAN THOMPSON ANNOUNCED A $361,909.00 DHS FEMA INTEROPERABLE EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS GRANT PROGRAM AWARD TO THE MISSISSIPPI OFFICE OF HOMELAND SECURITY
6/28/2008 CONGRESSMAN THOMPSON ANNOUNCES A $454,182.00 U. S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION GRANT TO THE COMMUNITY STUDENT LEARNING CENTER IN LEXINGTON, MISSISSIPPI
6/28/2008 CONGRESSMAN THOMPSON ANNOUNCES A $250,000.00 U. S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION GRANT TO TOUGALOO COLLEGE UNDER THE UPWARD BOUND MATH AND SCIENCE COMPETITION PROGRAM
6/23/2008 CONGRESSMAN THOMPSON ANNOUNCES A $350,000.00 GRANT AWARD TO THE MISSISSIPPI DIVISION OF PUBLIC SAFETY PLANNING BY THE U. S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, OFFICE OF JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION
6/20/2008 CONGRESSMAN THOMPSON ANNOUNCES A $2.7M U. S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION DISCRETIONARY GRANT AWARD TO MDOT FOR THE CANTON PARKWAY PROJECT IN MADISON COUNTY
6/20/2008 CONGRESSMAN THOMPSON ANNOUNCES A $553,000.00 DOJ VICTIMS OF CRIME GRANT AWARD TO THE MISISSIPPI OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
6/20/2008 CONGRESSMAN THOMPSON ANNOUNCES A $1.4M U. S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION DISCRETIONARY GRANT AWARD TO MDOT FOR THE WASHINGTON AVENUE AND BOWMAN AVENUE PROJECT IN GREENVILLE, WASHINGTON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
6/17/2008 CONGRESSMAN THOMPSON ANNOUNCES A $3 MILLION GRANT AWARD TO THE MISSISSIPPI INSTITUTES OF HIGHER LEARNING – ACADEMIC AND STUDENT AFFAIRS GEAR UP MS AWARD PROGRAM
6/17/2008 CONGRESSMAN THOMPSON ANNOUNCES A $378,000 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY GRANT AWARD TO THE MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY-ENERGY DIVISION
6/10/2008 CONGRESSMAN THOMPSON NAMES CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS FOUNDATION (CBCF) SPOUSES EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP AND CHERRIOS BRAND HEALTH INITIATIVE RECIPIENTS
6/6/2008 CONGRESSMAN THOMPSON ANNOUNCES A $1,354,190.00 MILLION DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (HHS) GRANT AWARD TO THE JEFFERSON COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CENTER, INC. IN FAYETTE, MISSISSIPPI
5/15/2008 CONGRESSMAN THOMPSON TAUTS FARM BILL PASSAGE
5/9/2008 CONGRESSMAN THOMPSON ANNOUNCES FEDERAL DISASTER DECLARATION FOR DELTA COUNTIES
5/6/2008 CONGRESSMAN THOMPSON ANNOUNCES A $205,036.00 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (HUD) HOUSING VOUCHERS FOR HOMELESS VETERANS GRANT AWARD TO THE JACKSON HOUSING AUTHORITY IN JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI
5/2/2008 CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS FOUNDATION, INC. (CBCF) AND WAL-MART STORES, INC. PARTNER TO CONTINUE THE FOUNDATION'S COMMITMENT IN PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT FOR OUR FUTURE LEADERS
5/1/2008 CONGRESSMAN THOMPSON ANNOUNCES A USDA RURAL DEVELOPMENT $275,000.00 RURAL BUSINESS ENTERPRISE GRANT TO MISSISSIPPI CAPTIAL CORPORATION, INC.
4/29/2008 CONGRESSMAN THOMPSON ANNOUNCES THE RESULTS OF THE 2008 SECOND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT ART COMPETITION HELD IN GREENVILLE, MISSISSIPPI APRIL 28, 2008
4/28/2008 CONGRESSMAN THOMPSON ANNOUNCES THAT THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA) RURAL DEVEOLPMENT HAS APPROVED A $12,048.00 COMMUNITY FACILITY GRANT FOR THE TOWN OF JONESTOWN, MISSISSIPPI
4/28/2008 CONGRESSMAN THOMPSON ANNOUNCES THE WINNERS OF THE 2008 SECOND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT ART COMPETITION HELD IN GREENVILLE, MISSISSIPPI TODAY
4/25/2008 CONGRESSMAN THOMPSON HOLDS SECOND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 2008 ART COMPETITION IN GREENVILLE, MISSISSIPPI MONDAY, APRIL 28, 2008
4/22/2008 CONGRESSMAN THOMPSON ANNOUNCES A $3,197,029.00 HHS GRANT AWARD TO CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI, INC. (HEAD START) IN WINONA, MISSISSIPPI
4/21/2008 CONGRESSMAN THOMPSON CONTINUES PUSH FOR DISASTER DECLARATION, CITES COLLECTIVE EFFORT
4/3/2008 CONGRESSMAN THOMPSON ANNOUNCES A $27,141.00 USDA RURAL DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY FACILITY GRANT AWARD TO THE CITY OF MARKS, MISSISSIPPI
3/31/2008 CONGRESSMAN THOMPSON ANNOUNCES A $270,256.00 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES GRANT AWARD TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER
3/28/2008 CONGRESSMAN THOMPSON ANNOUNCES A $975,052.00 GRANT AWARD TO THE JACKSON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
3/27/2008 CONGRESSMAN THOMPSON ANNOUNCES A $1.9 MILLION HHS GRANT AWARD FOR THE HEAD START PROJECTS OF SUNFLOWER/HUMPHREYS COUNTIES PROGRESS, INC. IN INDIANOLA, MISSISSSIPPI
3/26/2008 CONGRESSMAN THOMPSON ANNOUNCES AN $800,000.00 USDA RURAL DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY FACILITY LOAN TO TALLAHATCHIE GENERAL HOSPITAL IN CHARLESTON, MISSISSIPPI
3/25/2008 CONGRESSMAN THOMPSON ANNOUNCES A $150,000.00 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES GRANT AWARD TO THE MISSISSIPPI STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH’S NEWBORN HEARING SCREENING AND INTERVENTION PROGRAM
3/20/2008 CONGRESSMAN THOMPSON ANNOUNCES A $4.2 MILLION GRANT AWARD TO THE DIVISION OF MEDICAID BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
3/12/2008 CONGRESSMAN THOMPSON ANNOUNCES A $2,867,220.00 USDA RURAL DEVELOPMENT WATER AND WASTE DISPOSAL DIRECT LOAN TO THE CITY OF CHARLESTON, MISSISIPPI
3/5/2008 CONGRESSMAN THOMPSON ANNOUNCES A $2,293,268.00 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES GRANT AWARD TO COAHOMA OPPORTUNITIES, INC. IN CLARKSDALE, MISSISSIPPI
3/3/2008 CONGRESSMAN THOMPSON ANNOUNCES AN APPOINTMENT TO THE UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY
2/29/2008 CONGRESSMAN THOMPSON ANNOUNCES A $697,226.00 HHS GRANT AWARD TO THE MISSISSIPPI STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
2/25/2008 JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY SELECTED FOR HOMELAND SECURITY CENTER OF EXCELLENCE
2/1/2008 CONGRESSMAN THOMPSON ASKS DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE TO ENFORCE VOTING RIGHTS ACT AND PREVENT HINDS COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT JUDGES FROM BEING APPOINTED
2/1/2008 CONGRESSMAN THOMPSON TO SPEAK TO STUDENTS AT EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN GREENWOOD, MISSISSIPPI MONDAY FEBRUARY 4, 2008
1/31/2008 CONGRESSMAN THOMPSON ASKS DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE TO ENFORCE VOTING RIGHTS ACT AND PREVENT HINDS COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT JUDGES FROM BEING APPOINTED
1/30/2008 CONGRESSMAN THOMPSON ANNOUNCES AN ASSISTANCE TO FIREFIGHTERS GRANT (AFG) PROGRAM AWARD IN ROUND 26 OF FISCAL YEAR 2007 TO THE BOBO VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT IN CLARKSDALE, MISSISSIPPI
1/25/2008 CONGRESSMAN THOMPSON COMMENDS PROPOSED STIMULUS PACKAGE
1/25/2008 CONGRESSMAN THOMPSON ANNOUNCES ASSISTANCE TO FIREFIGHTERS GRANT (AFG) PROGRAM AWARDS IN ROUND 25 OF FISCAL YEAR 2007 TO THE FLORA FIRE DEPARTMENT IN FLORA, MISSISSIPPI AND THE RIVERSIDE FIRE DISTRICT IN GREENVILLE, MISSISIPPI
1/24/2008 CONGRESSMAN THOMPSON ANNOUNCES A $15, 438,024.00 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES HEAD START PROJECTS GRANT AWARD TO MISSISSIPPI ACTION FOR PROGRESS (MAP), INC.
1/16/2008 CONGRESSMAN THOMPSON ANNOUNCES THAT THE USDA RURAL DEVELOPMENT HAS APPROVED A $1.9 MILLION LOAN AND A $300,000.00 GRANT TO SEYAH HOSPICE CARE, INC. IN INVERNESS, MISSISSIPPI
1/16/2008 CONGRESSMAN THOMPSON ANNOUNCES THE AWARD OF A $198,000.00 HUD ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE (EDI) GRANT TO THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION OF MISSISSIPPI DELTA COMMUNITY COLLEGE IN MOORHEAD, MISSISSIPPI
1/16/2008 CONGRESSMAN THOMPSON ANNOUNCES A $195,700.00 ASSISTANCE TO FIREFIGHTERS GRANT (AFG) PROGRAM AWARD IN ROUND 24 OF FISCAL YEAR 2007 TO THE BETHEL VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT IN HAZLEHURST, MISSISSIPPI


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Washington, D.C.
2432 Rayburn HOB
Washington, D.C. 20515
(202) 225-5876
(202) 225-5898 (Fax)
Bolton
107 West Madison Street
Bolton, MS 39041
(601) 866-9003
(601) 866-9036 (Fax)
(800) 355-9003 (In State)
 
Greenville
910 Courthouse Lane
Greenville, MS 38701
(662) 335-9003
(662) 334-1304 (Fax)
Greenwood
509 Highway 82 West
Greenwood, MS 38930
(662) 455-9003
(662) 453-0118 (Fax)
Jackson
3607 Medgar Evers Blvd
Jackson, MS 39213
(601) 946-9003
(601)-982-5337 (Fax)
Marks
P.O. Box 356
263 East Main Street
Marks, MS 38646
(662) 326-9003
Mound Bayou City Hall
PO BOX 679
106 Green Avenue, Suite 106
Mound Bayou, MS 38762
(662) 741-9003
(662) 741-9002 (Fax)