Mississippi’s Senators Say Award to Help City Buy Airport

The Department of Transportation selected Olive Branch for the discretionary grant to help the city acquire the airport, which includes a 6,000-foot runway, air traffic control tower and other aviation services.
Aug. 24, 2018

Mississippi's senators say the City of Olive Branch has received a $14.9 million federal grant to help with the purchase of the Olive Branch Airport.

U.S. Sens. Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith, in a news release Thursday, said the city will become the airfield's primary operator. It's been in operation since 1972, and the purchase guarantees the continued operations of the facility as a public airport.

Read more: https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/business/article217261220.html

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