Senator Hyde-Smith has great respect and admiration for the law enforcement and first responder personnel who dedicate their lives to protecting the public. As a member of the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, she will continue to support programs and policies that enable these public servants to do their jobs more effectively.
WLOX-TV Biloxi
Hyde-Smith honors fallen Biloxi police officer in maiden Senate speech
By WLOX Staff
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WLOX) - Mississippi’s Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith gave her first major speech on the Senate floor Thursday. Most of her address focused on recent flooding and storm damage across...
Natchez Democrat
Leaders meet with CoreCivic officials to secure future of prison
By Ben Hillyer
NATCHEZ — Local leaders met with CoreCivic officials Wednesday to help secure the future of the Adams County Correctional Center.
Members of the Adams County Board of Supervisors, Natchez Board of...
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Wicker, Hyde-Smith honor Mississippi’s fallen officers
By Alex Paton
U.S. Senators Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith recognized National Police Week by offering tributes to three Mississippi law enforcement officers who lost their lives in the line of duty.
National Police Week...
HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCES $3.58 MILLION TO FIGHT OPIOID CRISIS IN MISSISSIPPI
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced that the State of Mississippi has been awarded a $3.58 million grant to fight the opioid crisis.
The Mississippi Department of Mental Health Bureau of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services will use the Opioid State Targeted Response (STR) grant to build on prevention and recovery strategies to reduce opioid abuse. The state received an initial $3.58...
HYDE-SMITH VOTES TO CONFIRM KAVANAUGH
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss), on left, stands to vote “aye” to confirm Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today voted to confirm President Trump’s nomination of Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court, affirming her belief that the nominee will be a credit to the nation’s highest court.
“A vote to fill a Supreme Court vacancy is one of the most consequential that a Senator...
MISS. SENATORS ANNOUNCE AWARD OF $409,700 IN GRANTS TO UPGRADE COMMUNITY FACILITIES, VEHICLES
Wicker, Hyde-Smith Detail USDA Grants to Support Local Services in Rural Communities
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today praised the award of $409,700 for 11 community improvement projects in Mississippi.
The Community Facilities Program grants will be awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development.
“These USDA Rural...
HYDE-SMITH & GUEST INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO RENAME BROOKHAVEN POST OFFICE IN MEMORY OF FALLEN OFFICERS
Lawmakers Move to Honor Brookhaven, Lincoln Co. Officers Killed in the Line of Duty
BROOKHAVEN, MISS. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and Congressman Michael Guest (R-Miss.) today announced legislation to name a Brookhaven post office in honor of three local law enforcement officers who lost their lives in the line of duty.
Hyde-Smith and Guest joined local officials on...
HYDE-SMITH PROMOTES BENEFITS OF DRUG COURTS TO PUBLIC AS 58 GRADUATE FROM HATTIESBURG PROGRAM
Senator Delivers Keynote at 15th Judicial District Drug Court Ceremony
HATTIESBURG, MISS. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today promoted the public benefit of the drug court system as part of her keynote address to 2019 graduates of the 15th Judicial District Drug Court.
Hyde-Smith, who as a state senator was key to the 2003 creation of Mississippi’s drug court system, cited growing...
FOR NATIONAL POLICE WEEK, HYDE-SMITH HONORS MISS. OFFICERS KILLED IN 2018
Senator Pays Tribute to Law Enforcement, Set to Participate in 38th Annual National Peace Officers' Memorial Service on Wednesday
VIDEO: Senator Hyde-Smith delivers National Police Week tribute.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today commemorated Mississippi police officers who were killed in 2018 and are being recognized during National Police Week in Washington.
Hyde-Smith delivered...
HYDE-SMITH HONORS FALLEN BILOXI OFFICER
Miss. Senator’s Maiden Speech Also Highlights the Need for Responsive Government in Face of Disaster Situations
VIDEO: Senator Hyde-Smith pays tribute to fallen Biloxi Office Robert McKeithen.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today used her official maiden speech on the Senate floor to pay tribute to Biloxi Police Officer Robert McKeithen, who was killed in the line of duty on Sunday, May 5.
Hyde-Smith, who won a special...
