Senator Hyde-Smith believes rebuilding infrastructure is key to the future of Mississippi and the nation. She understands that aging highways, bridges, and basic public works infrastructure represents an impediment to public safety and economic growth. She includes the need for greater broadband access among these needs. Senator Hyde-Smith is committed to using her committee assignments to support responsible efforts to improve infrastructure, particularly in rural areas.
MISS. LAWMAKERS CELEBRATE $6.67 MILLION GRANT FOR PEARL RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE WORKFORCE CENTER
MISS. LAWMAKERS CELEBRATE $6.67 MILLION GRANT FOR PEARL RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE WORKFORCE CENTER
RESTORE Act Funding to Support Workforce Development in Hancock County
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), and Representative Steven Palazzo (R-Miss.) today celebrated the award of $6,670,007 to the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality to complete infrastructure work at the Pearl River Community College (PRCC) Phil Bryant Aviation and...
HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCES $22 MILLION TO SUPPORT PASCAGOULA FOUNDRY
HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCES $22 MILLION TO SUPPORT PASCAGOULA FOUNDRY
Dept. of Defense Invests in Maintaining the Only Privately-Owned Foundry in the Nation
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced a $22 million federal investment to maintain the Rolls-Royce Naval Foundry and Machining Center in Pascagoula.
The Defense Department funding agreement with Rolls-Royce is intended to maintain and expand the foundry, which produces propellers and main propulsion systems...
HYDE-SMITH: FEMA PROVIDES $1.48 MILLION FOR CORINTH DRAINAGE PIPE REPAIR
HYDE-SMITH: FEMA PROVIDES $1.48 MILLION FOR CORINTH DRAINAGE PIPE REPAIR
Tropical Storm Olga Flooding Damaged Underground Storm Drainage System
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has approved $1.48 million to support the City of Corinth’s repair of an underground storm drainage system.
FEMA is providing 75 percent of the repair cost for the South Corinth Arch Pipe Drainage System, which was damaged...
Yazoo Backwater: EPA Decision Halts Construction of Pumps
Delta Business Journal
Yazoo Backwater: EPA Decision Halts Construction of Pumps
By Becky Gillette
There was light at the end of the tunnel. Now it is dark again. That is how the recent decision by the EPA to veto the Yazoo Backwater Pumps flood control project for the second time was described...
Yazoo Backwater: EPA Decision Halts Construction of Pumps
Delta Business Journal
Yazoo Backwater: EPA Decision Halts Construction of Pumps
By Becky Gillette
There was light at the end of the tunnel. Now it is dark again. That is how the recent decision by the EPA to veto the Yazoo Backwater Pumps flood control project for the second time was described...
Port of Aberdeen receives $4 million federal grant for rail spur
Monroe Journal
Port of Aberdeen receives $4 million federal grant for rail spur
By Ray Van Dusen
ABERDEEN – The Port of Aberdeen was one of two Mississippi recipients announced Dec. 23 to receive a shared $8.14 million for infrastructure funding through the U.S. Department of Transportation...