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U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $400,000 in CARES Act Funding to Boost Economic Development Programs Critical to Helping an 8-County Region in Northeast Mississippi Respond to Coronavirus WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $400,000 CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to the Three Rivers Planning &… Read more »

Kelly Encourages Comments on Yazoo Backwater Pump Project WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Congressman Trent Kelly (R-Miss.) is encouraging Mississippians to share their opinion with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as they consider a project to address flooding in the South Delta. If implemented, the Yazoo Backwater Pump Project would help to alleviate flooding which continues to be a critical… Read more »

June 10, 2020, Mississippi's Back to Business Grant Program will go live at Noon on Thursday. The program offers qualified small business owners two ways to receive assistance. For the full details, please visit www.backtobusinessms.org or trentkelly.house.gov Read more »

WASHINGTON - Congressman Trent Kelly (R-Miss.) has announced the winner of the 2020 Congressional Art Competition. Booneville High School 9th grade student James Dukes submitted a piece called "Summertime". We will have more details about this talented student coming soon! To learn more about the competition, please click on the link.  Read more »

UPDATE: The Small Business Administration in consultation with the U.S. Treasury released new information on the Paycheck Protection Program Loan Forgiveness, Loan Review Procedures and Borrower and Lender Responsibilities. Click for details. The Paycheck Protection Program Loan Forgiveness Application has been made available by the Small Business Administration. Click here to get… Read more »

Mississippi Representatives Join Suit Against Nancy Pelosi Washington, D.C. – Congressman Steven Palazzo (MS-04), Congressman Trent Kelly (MS-01), and Congressman Michael Guest (MS-03) joined a group of Republican Members of the U.S. House of Representatives in a lawsuit in the D.C. Court of Appeals against House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s rule change to allow proxy voting in the House… Read more »

Kelly Announces Service Academy Appointments WASHINGTON - U.S. Representative Trent Kelly (R-Miss.) is pleased to announce the appointment of eight Mississippians selected to attend one of America's prestigious Military Academies. The Service Academy appointees are as follows: Mason Bay (Oxford High School), Clay Cromwell (Oxford High School), Ravin Chittom (Booneville High… Read more »

WASHINGTON - Today, Representative Trent Kelly (R-Miss.) has launched the FARM Corps program in partnership with Mississippi Farm Bureau, Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce, Mississippi National Guard, Mississippi State University Extension Service, Mississippi Veterans Affairs and other agricultural and veterans organizations. The Farm and Ranch Mission (FARM) Corps… Read more »

Miss. Delegation Requests Immediate Federal Disaster Declaration for Easter Storm Damage WASHINGTON – The Mississippi congressional delegation, which includes U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., and U.S. Representatives Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., Steven Palazzo, R-Miss., Trent Kelly, R-Miss., and Michael Guest, R-Miss., today sent a letter to President… Read more »

2020 First Congressional District Art Competition WASHINGTON - I am pleased to announce the dates for the 2020 First Congressional District Art Competition! Submissions will be accepted until April 15, 2020, and the reception will be held at Blue Mountain College on April 23, 2020. This is a great opportunity for art teachers and school districts to showcase the many talents of… Read more »