Major MS airport, port & rail grants

The Mississippi Department of Transportation awarded grants to regional and municipal airports, ports, public transit systems and railroads throughout central and north Mississippi. Grants were approved for the following regional and municipal airports: $201,429 for Corinth-Alcorn County Airport; $151,650 for George M. Bryan Field in Starkville; $272,303 for Golden Triangle Regional Airport in Columbus; $34,670 for Tupelo Regional Airport. Grants for North Mississippi ports: $140,000 for Lowndes County Port in Columbus; $90,050 for Port of Aberdeen; $400,000 for Port of Amory; $490,050 for Port Itawamba in Fulton. Railroad grants: $438,244 for Mississippi Delta Railroad of Clarksdale; $391,545 for Mississippian Railway Inc. of Fulton. (Source: WTVA 07/07/16)