More FAA $ for Miss. airports

U.S. Senators Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith of Mississippi said the Federal Aviation Administration is awarding $13.4M to eight Mississippi airports. Hawkins Field in Jackson is getting more than $5M to rehabilitate a runway and runway lighting. Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport in Jackson is getting nearly $5M to renovate part of its terminal and nearly seven miles of service and access roads. Golden Triangle Regional Airport near Columbus will get $1M to expand its building, buy new air traffic control equipment, buy safety equipment and rework a water line. Bobby Chain Municipal Airport in Hattiesburg will get $744,000 for drainage. Airports in Corinth, Moselle, Louisville and Brookhaven will each get from $190,000 to $636,000 for improvements. (Source: The AP 07/10/19)