In a hastily-called special session last week, the Mississippi Legislature overwhelmingly approved an $246 million incentive package to support a $2.5 billion aluminum mill project in Lowndes County. The incentive equals roughly 10 percent of the project size.
Since 2020, 100,000 rural residents have subscribed to, received high-speed internet from 17 wholly owned subsidiaries of electric cooperatives across the state.
Since 2020, 100,000 rural Mississippi residents have subscribed to and received reliable high-speed internet from 17 wholly owned subsidi