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.
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCE $7.88 MILLION FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO LOCAL AIRPORTS
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCE $7.88 MILLION FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO LOCAL AIRPORTS
Miss. Senators Detail Three Grants to Support Air Transportation Upgrades in Greenville, Hattiesburg & Oxford
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., today announced the award of $7,878,974 for improvements to three airports in Mississippi.
The U.S. Department of Transportation, on behalf of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), will award the supplemental airport...
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH & PALAZZO ANNOUNCE $5.35 MILLION GRANT FOR DOWNTOWN GULFPORT BRIDGE
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH & PALAZZO ANNOUNCE $5.35 MILLION GRANT FOR DOWNTOWN GULFPORT BRIDGE
Mississippi Department of Transportation to Receive Additional $5.68 Million for Transit Improvements
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), and U.S. Representative Steven Palazzo (R-Miss.) today announced the award of a $5,351,155 grant to the Coast Transit Authority (CTA) to fund the final phase of construction for a 1,100-foot bridge over U.S. 90/Beach...
WICKER & HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCE $19.7 MILLION FOR RURAL MISS. WATER, WASTEWATER IMPROVEMENTS
WICKER & HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCE $19.7 MILLION FOR RURAL MISS. WATER, WASTEWATER IMPROVEMENTS
USDA Water and Waste Disposal Funding Awarded for Projects for Lauderdale, Marion, Oktibbeha, Pike & Wilkinson Counties, and City of Senatobia
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced the award of more than $19.7 million in U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development grants and low-interest loans to improve water and wastewater...
Home of civil rights icon Evers named as a national monument
Associated Press
Home of civil rights icon Evers named as a national monument
By Emily Wagster Pettus
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The historic home of slain civil rights leader Medgar Evers is now a national monument, the U.S. interior secretary and members of Mississippi’s congressional delegation...
Erosion Undermines History at Vicksburg National Military Park
Hallowed Ground Magazine
Erosion Undermines History at Vicksburg National Military Park
Hallowed Ground Magazine
The most serious battle being fought at Vicksburg National Military Park today, according to park staff, is against erosion, the process by which earth is carried away by wind or water...
Wicker, Hyde-Smith and Kelly announce $24.3M project to renovate Aberdeen courthouse
Monroe Journal
Wicker, Hyde-Smith and Kelly announce $24.3M project to renovate Aberdeen courthouse
The Monroe Journal
Dec. 9, 2020
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., and Representative Trent Kelly, R-Miss., today announced that Congress has approved...