For Immediate Release Contact: Stephanie Booker July 1, 2020 601-866-9003 Congressman Bennie Thompson Announces Over $3 Million Awarded to Local Airports in Mississippi Second Congressional District Today, United States Representative Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) announced the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration has awarded grant funds to the following: RECIPIENT/AIRPORT | AMOUNT | CONTACT | City of Indianola/ Indianola Municipal Airport | $166,666 | Mr.Steve Rosenthal, Mayor of Indianola (662) 887-1825 | Cities of Drew & Ruleville & Sunflower County/ North Sunflower County Airport | $ 70,000 | Mr. Sterling Luna, President, North Sunflower Co. Airport Board (662) 756-4867 | County of Hinds/ John Bell Williams Airport | $ 222,222 | Ms. Michelle Jackson, Airport Manager (601) 857-3884 | Jackson Municipal Airport Authority and City of Jackson/ Hawkins Field | $ 153,833 $ 894,444 | Mr. Perry Miller, Chief Executive Officer (601) 939-5631 | City of Kosciusko/ Kosciusko-Attala County Airport | $ 666,667 | Mr. Jimmy Cockroft, Mayor of Kosciusko (662) 289-1226 | City of Greenwood and County of Leflore/ Greenwood-Leflore | $ 166,666 | Mr. James Belk, Airport Board Director (662) 453-1526 | City of Cleveland/ Cleveland Municipal | $ 571,347 | Mr. Clint Johnson, Airport Director (662) 843-8936 | County of Yazoo/ Yazoo County Airport | $ 166,666 | Ms. Donna Kraft, Yazoo County Administrator (662) 746-8668 | County of Copiah/ Copiah County Airport | $ 102,500 | Mr. Ronnie Barlow, Copiah County Administrator (601) 894-1858 | Clarksdale-Coahoma County Airport Board | $ 297,777 | Mr. Daniel Vassel, Coahoma County Administrator (662) 624-3028 | City of Belzoni/ Belzoni Municipal | $ 166,666 | Ms. Carol Ivy, Mayor of Belzoni (662) 247-1343 | City of Lexington/ C A Moore Airport | $ 303,488 | Ms. Robin McCrory, Mayor of Lexington (662) 834-4381 |
These grants are being funded as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) of 2020. These grants provide economic relief funds for any purpose for which airport revenue may be lawfully used. ### |