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Wicker, Hyde-Smith vote for defense spending bill
By Steven Gagliano
Mississippi’s U.S. Senators have voted in favor of the latest appropriations bills in Washington.
Senators Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith have voted in favor of the two bills that will fund the U.S. Departments of...
Delta Democrat Times (Greenville, MS)
Federal grants pour in to county fire departments
By Catherine Kirk
The towns of Metcalfe and Arcola will soon get some much-needed upgrades at their fire departments thanks to new federal grants.
U.S. Sens. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Cindy Hyde-Smith, R...
WXXV-TV Gulfport
Gold Star Families Remembrance Week
By Jaylon Morris
The U.S. Senate approved a resolution authored by U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith to honor families of fallen members of the armed forces this month.
September 23rd through the 29th is designated as Gold Star Families...
News Mississippi
Hyde-Smith votes for water infrastructure bill
By Brittany Land
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, voted to send President Trump a bill providing critical funding for flood control, infrastructure, and harbors in Mississippi.
The...
DeSoto Times-Tribune
Taking flight: Olive Branch’s half-century effort toward airport ownership
By Bob Bakken
It has taken more than 50 years and four mayoral administrations, but the City of Olive Branch is set to take ownership of its airport.
City officials, past and present, praised the...
News Mississippi
Hyde-Smith’s ‘Gold Star Families’ resolution passes
By Steven Gagliano
The U.S. Senate has approved a resolution authored by Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith that honors the families of fallen members of the Armed Forces by designating Sept. 23-29, 2018, as “Gold Star Families...
Greenwood Commonwealth
Leflore County Fire Dept. lands grant of nearly $400K
The Leflore County Fire Department is going to get almost $400,000 from Washington to purchase equipment that will better protect volunteer firefighters.
The $382,546 grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency...
News Mississippi
Mississippi eligible for share in $225M
By Alex Paton
Mississippi could see a share in $225 million that has been made available to rural states for bridge replacement and rehabilitation.
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith serves as a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee...
Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Tupelo
Baldwyn grant could create hundreds of jobs, $57M in investment
Daily Journal
BALDWYN - A $1.5 million grant from the Economic Development Administration will be used to upgrade the natural gas transmission system of the city, and in doing so, the...
Hub City Spokes
Lamar County Fire Service Receives FEMA Grants
By Haskel Burns
Lamar County fire service officials recently received $396,785 of more than $1.85 million in grant money given throughout the state from the Federal Management Agency as part of the Fiscal Year 2017 Assistance to...
