{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.wicker.senate.gov/2024/7/senator-wicker-celebrates-nearly-7-million-for-airports-across-mississippi", "Senator Wicker Celebrates Over $8 Million for Airports Across Mississippi", "2024-07-29", "2024", "2024-07", "Republican", "Senate", "MS", "Roger F. Wicker", "W000437", "www.wicker.senate.gov", "wicker", "https://www.wicker.senate.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., released the following statement after 18 airports received over $8 million in total to upgrade their runways, taxiways, and lighting, and purchase new safety and navigation equipment.\n\n\u201cSafety and system upgrades will provide a better experience for travelers and support economic growth opportunities in Mississippi. These investments will pay dividends for our state\u2019s future,\u201d Senator Wicker said.\n\nThe grants will support:\n\nBelzoni Municipal Airport in Belzoni\n\nReceived $365,573 to construct a new 4,000 square foot sponsor-owned 2-bay hangar for aircraft storage.\n\nPanola County Airport in Batesville\n\nReceived $345,987 to fund a portion of a project that reconstructs the existing runway lighting system.\n\nHattiesburg/Laurel Regional Airport in Moselle\n\nReceived $607,150 to acquire a new Foreign Object Debris sweeper to enhance safety. This project also reconstructs the existing lighting on the apron.\n\nTupelo Regional Airport in Tupelo\n\nReceived $535,775 to rehabilitate the existing south general aviation apron pavement.\n\nYazoo County Airport in Yazoo City\n\nReceived $308,393 to reseal/resurface the existing runway pavement and joints.\n\nTishomingo County Airport in Belmont\n\nReceived $234,812 to install precision approach path indicator system.\n\nVicksburg Municipal Airport in the City of Vicksburg\n\nReceived $135,108 to reseal/resurface the existing terminal apron pavement and joints.\n\nRuleville-Drew Airport in Drew\n\nReceived $84,000 to acquire and install a new wind cone and segmented circle navigational aids to provide pilots with critical airfield information.\n\nKosciusko-Attala County Airport in Kosciusko\n\nReceived $91,393 to update the existing airport master plan study.\n\nNew Albany/Union County Airport in New Albany\n\nReceived $113,410 to install perimeter fencing/gates.\n\nGulfport-Biloxi International Airport in Gulfport\n\nReceived $2,989,602 to construct a new general aviation apron.\n\nOkolona Municipal/Richard Stovall Field in the City of Okolona\n\nReceived $200,000 to reseal the existing runway pavement.\n\nRipley Airport in Ripley\n\nReceived $109,354 to rehabilitate the existing runway pavement markings.\n\nUniversity-Oxford Airport in Oxford\n\nReceived $91,430 to rehabilitate the existing terminal access road drainage.\n\nDean Griffin Memorial Airport in Wiggins\n\nReceived $352,768 to replace the existing airport rotating beacon, reconstruct the existing lighting, acquire and install a new wind cone and segmented circle navigational, and install a precision approach path indicator system.\n\nIndianola Municipal Airport in Indianola\n\nReceived $91,393 to reseal the existing parallel taxiway pavement cracks and joints.\n\nFletcher Field Airport in Clarksdale\n\nReceived $91,393 to rehabilitate the existing runway to maintain the structural integrity of the pavement and to minimize foreign object debris.\n\nColumbus-Lowndes County Airport\n\nReceived $1,860,805 to rehabilitate the existing runway pavement.\n\nThe Federal Aviation Administration will award the grants.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T21:24:45Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.wicker.senate.gov/2024/7/senator-wicker-celebrates-nearly-7-million-for-airports-across-mississippi"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8763154037296772, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}