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.
DeSoto Times Tribune
Musselwhite says Southaven fared well in legislative session
By Mark Randall
Southaven Mayor Darren Musselwhite said the city fared well in the 2026 legislative session which ended last week.
The city was able to secure $10 million towards a major sewer project, $750,000 for...
WJTV-TV Jackson
Grant to help replace three Mississippi bridges
By Sethanie Smith, WJTV-TV Jackson
TALLAHATCHIE COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – A $34.6 million federal grant was awarded to the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) to replace three state-owned bridges on Mississippi State Route...
WJTV-TV Jackson
Mississippi senators urge USDA to protect catfish from viruses
By Sethanie Smith
WASHINGTON (WJTV) – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) urged the U.S. Department of Agriculture to take action to mitigate the threat posed by two viruses to farm...
WXXV-TV Gulfport
Port of Gulfport dredging project recommended for congressional authorization
WXXV Staff
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV)- The Port of Gulfport is moving one step closer to a major project that could reshape shipping along the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
The Port of Gulfport has cleared a...
The Daily Yonder
Commentary: Ghosts of Housing Past (and Present)
One newspaperman in a remote part of Montana tells a ghost story about the rural housing crisis.
By Skylar Baker-Jordan
I live in a ghost town. No, really.
In March, I took a job editing a local newspaper in Glasgow, Montana. Yet...
The Truth About Guns
New Senate Bill Would Boost Penalty For Stealing Guns From FFL Licensees
By Mark Chesnut
Federally licensed firearms dealers have been getting hit hard by smash-and-grab thefts for years, with criminals targeting gun shops because the merchandise inside is worth significantly...
American Ag Network
Tornadoes Leave Trail of Damage Across Rural America as 2026 Season Shows Unusual Pattern
By Corryn La Rue
Multiple tornadoes carved a destructive path across parts of the South and Midwest this spring, damaging homes, farms, churches and businesses while rural communities now...
MISS. CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION APPLAUDS TRUMP FOR APPROVING MAJOR DISASTER DECLARATION FOR MISSISSIPPI
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and U.S. Representatives Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.), Trent Kelly (R-Miss.), Michael Guest (R-Miss.), and Mike Ezell (R-Miss.) today applauded President Trump for approving Mississippi’s request for a major disaster declaration after devastating tornadoes and severe weather struck the state on May 6 and 7...
HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCES $17.3 MILLION TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS AT NINE MISS. AIRPORTS
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), chair of the Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Subcommittee, today announced that nine municipal airfields in Mississippi have been awarded more than $17.3 million in Airport Improvement Program (AIP) grant funding.
The 10 grants for Mississippi are among the Round 4 announcement of FY2026 AIP grants approved by the Federal...
HYDE-SMITH: $51.1 MILLION WILL FUND THREE MAJOR TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS IN RANKIN, HANCOCK & HARRISON COUNTIES
U.S. Transportation Department Approves FY2026 BUILD Grant Funding for Mississippi
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), chair of the Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Subcommittee, today announced the award of $51.1 million in federal transportation grant funding for projects in Rankin, Hancock, and Harrison counties.
The U.S...
