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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 PRAISE $5 MILLION AWARD TO SUPPORT MISSISSIPPI SHIPBUILDING

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH PRAISE $5 MILLION AWARD TO SUPPORT MISSISSIPPI SHIPBUILDING

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today praised the award of $4,999,634 from the U.S. Department of Defense to the State of Mississippi to modernize the state’s shipbuilding industry. 

The Defense Manufacturing Community Support Program funding will...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH WELCOME $7.7 MILLION FOR NORTH MISS. INFRASTRUCTURE

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH WELCOME $7.7 MILLION FOR NORTH MISS. INFRASTRUCTURE

Appalachian Regional Commission Awards Nine Grants for Road and Building Improvements, Site Developments, and Water Infrastructure

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today welcomed the award of $7.7 million for nine infrastructure projects in multiple Mississippi counties in the Appalachia region.

The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) approved the grants, which are...

HYDE-SMITH PRAISES $30.3 MILLION USDA GRANTS TO EXPAND INTERNET SERVICE IN RURAL MISS.

HYDE-SMITH PRAISES $30.3 MILLION USDA GRANTS TO EXPAND INTERNET SERVICE IN RURAL MISS.

USDA Rural Development ReConnect Grants Will Support More Broadband Fiber Service in Seven Counties

WASHINTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today praised the award of more than $30.0 million in U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development funding for broadband fiber delivery to residents in seven rural Mississippi counties.

Hyde-Smith, who serves on the Senate Agriculture...

Yazoo River flood control project to be resurrected

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Yazoo River flood control project to be resurrected

By Steve Wilson | The Center Square

(The Center Square) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is looking at a plan to prevent annual flooding in the Yazoo River basin that will include resurrecting a massive pump project that has...