In the NewsCochran’s Central Mississippi staff attended the Mississippi State Extravaganza on Thursday, July 18. Over 2,000 MSU alumni and students attended the event to listen to several MSU staff members speak including President Vance Watson; Coach Croom, football; Coach Cohen, baseball; Coach Stansbury, Men’s basketball; and Coach Fanning, Women’s basketball.
Adam and Sarah of Brandon, MS, show their support for Mississippi State and Senator Cochran.
Check out the article in The Conservative View written by a local blogger.
June 16, 2008
Tupelo, MS-The Conservative View
Every now and then, you run across that person that’s just something special in their chosen field. You know them by their first names. Some such as Elvis, Willie, Cher, Ringo, Oprah, and Waylon come to mind. All you have to do is say that first name and you immediately identify with that person. You know who is being talked about and you know their accomplishments.
The same is true with Thad Cochran. Whether in the Pine Belt, the Coast, the Delta, the Yazoo clay area, or the hills of north Mississippi, all you have to do is say “Thad” and folks immediately know who you’re talking about. Even get out of Mississippi and his name is readily recognized. In a trip to Washington a couple of years ago, I was talking to the taxi driver and he asked where in the south I was from. I told him Mississippi and he said “oh yeah, that’s where Thad’s from right?” I was proud to say he was my U.S. Senator.
While at the state Republican convention recently in Jackson, Mississippi, the introduction of Thad Cochran was that he was as comfortable behind a concert piano and a soy bean field as well. A truly great American and Mississippian can be found in Thad Cochran.
June 13, 2008
Senator Cochran spoke on the Senate floor yesterday regarding rising gas prices.
The full text of Senator Cochran’s remarks are below:
“Madam President, The high cost of gasoline has had a crippling effect of the economy of my state of Mississippi. The people in my state, where earnings are below the national average, are simply not able to keep up with the rising cost of living.
High gasoline prices not only increase the cost of going to work, they also result in increased costs of food and other consumables. As a constituent who called my office yesterday said, “I can stand the high price of gas, but my utility bills have stretched me to the breaking point.” The Daily Journal, a newspaper in Northeast Mississippi quoted another constituent, Jennifer Skinner of Tupelo as saying, “working class people can barely make it. I’m a single mom with three kids.”
Madam President we’ve been very fortunate that our farmers have been getting record prices for corn, soybeans and wheat, and other commodities as well over the last two years. And while the value of these commodities are high, energy costs have caused the inputs for farm operations to rise significantly. This has affected cost of fertilizer, pesticides, electricity, and the diesel fuel that farmers used. As a result farmers who have worked so hard to produce food at a lower coast to the consumer than any other country are not able to sustain their farming operations. These high prices and high costs have created a cycle of higher food costs that have been added to the burden of my constituents.
Senator Thad Cochran delivered the keynote speech on Sunday at the dedication of the historic L.Q.C. Lamar House in Oxford, Mississippi. The home of Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar, a former U.S. Supreme Court justice and Cabinet member, was restored and dedicated as a teaching museum.
For more information and photos of the event, click here to check out our events section.
Thad Cochran’s South Mississippi Field Representative Michael Janus attended the Beauvoir reopening on Tuesday, June 3. Beauvoir, Jefferson Davis’s home, is a historic landmark which was severely damaged after Hurricane Katrina. Over a thousand people attended the event to celebrate the restoration and reopening of the building which also landed on Jefferson Davis’s 200th birthday. For more information of the event, click here to read an article in the Sunherald. View below pictures taken by Pat Morris of the event.
All Photos by Pat Morris
Pat Morris and Bertram Hayes Davis, great great grandson of Jefferson Davis, attend the reopening of Beauvoir in Biloxi.
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“Jefferson Davis Highway Beauvoir: Last Home of Jefferson Davis”
Senator Cochran plans to speak at the dedication of the historic L.Q.C. Lamar House on Sunday. The Lamar House is located in Oxford, Mississippi. Click here to check out the article written by the Associated Press in the Clarion-Ledger.
For more information on the historic landmark, view the article from The Daily Mississippian below.
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One of Oxford’s historic landmarks, the L.Q.C. Lamar House, has been restored and will be dedicated as a museum Sunday.
The dedication ceremony will begin at 4 p.m. and will include speeches from Oxford Mayor Richard Howorth and Chancellor Robert Khayat. The keynote address will be given by Sen. Thad Cochran, said Liz Shiver, president of the Oxford-Lafayette County Heritage Foundation.
The L.Q.C. Lamar House was the home of Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar from 1868 to 1888. Lamar was a lawyer and a teacher at the University of Mississippi as well as a politician who served in all three branches of the U.S. government.
Senator Thad Cochran’s South Mississippi Field Representative Michael Janus from Biloxi, MS, attended the annual Blessing of the Fleet on the Gulf Coast of Mississippi this past weekend.
“The Blessing of the Fleet in Biloxi is an important event to the citizens of the Mississippi Gulf Coast, and I was thrilled to experience it this year,” said Michael Janus. “It is a chance for family and friends to get together while also celebrating our history and heritage as it relates to the water and the seafood industry.”
The annual Blessing of the Fleet is a traditional event that began in Biloxi, Mississippi, in 1929. Mississippi Gulf Coast fishermen and shrimpers gathered at the annual event which marks the beginning of shrimp season. A wreath is dropped in memory of deceased fishermen followed by a parade of elaborately decorated boats. Each boat stops to receive a ceremonial blessing from a local Catholic priest wishing each a safe and successful fishing season.
Linda Stewart and Michael Janus of Biloxi stop from working their booth to take a picture at the Blessing of the Fleet.
Biloxi attorney Peter Abide and Biloxi engineer Jim Fairley show their support for Thad at the annual Blessing of the Fleet.
Senator Thad Cochran’s North Mississippi Field Representative Billy McBeath spent his Saturday at the second annual Ace Cannon Festival in Calhoun City, Mississippi.
“I really enjoyed attending the Ace Cannon Festival as a representative for Senator Cochran this past weekend. The festival gave me an opportunity to meet a lot of great people, and it also allowed me to gather good insight into how the people of Calhoun City feel about Senator Cochran,” said Billy McBeath. “I enjoyed getting to know these residents, and I hope to be able to take what I have learned and relay that message to the campaign and to Senator Cochran.”
The Ace Cannon Festival is held in honor of Calhoun City native Ace Cannon who is known as “the godfather of the saxophone.” Ace Cannon is an extraordinary musician and entertainer who has contributed to the music industry for over six decades. Good food, good fun, and good music were all a part of the festival located in Calhoun City.
Billy Whitfield from Holcomb, Mississippi, sports his Thad t-shirt at the Ace Cannon Festival.
Ace Cannon Festival attendees show their support for Thad.
Today, Michael Janus and I are traveling to South Mississippi to talk with Mississippi residents. Michael is a State Representative and was chosen to lead Thad Cochran’s South Mississippi Field Operations for the campaign. I am working as Thad’s Communication Director. We are excited to travel to speak with two gentlemen in Brooklyn, Mississippi, and also Poplarville, Mississippi. We will be featuring their stories next week, so don’t miss what they have to say!
What makes Mississippi great in your eyes? Submit your story, and be a part of the “Your Mississippi” campaign. Click here to submit. Also, Senator Cochran has served our state for 30 years and has met many people along the way. If you have a fond memory or story of the senator, please share it with us.
Sincerely,
Natalie Buchanan
Thad for Senate/Communications Director
