Senator Hyde-Smith cherishes the diversity of the people of Mississippi and celebrates their accomplishments—both past and present./p>
Pine Belt News, Hattiesburg
Medgar And Myrlie Evers Home Officially Established As National Monument
On Thu, 12/10/2020 - 11:35 AM
Today, U.S. Secretary of the Interior David L. Bernhardt announced the establishment of the Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument in Jackson, Mississippi as...
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...
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH & THOMPSON COMMEND PARK SERVICE FOR DESIGNATING MEDGAR AND MYRLIE EVERS HOME AS A NATIONAL MONUMENT
Miss. Lawmakers Championed Efforts to Make Jackson Civil Rights Landmark Part of the National Park System
The Medgar and Myrlie Evers home in Jackson, Miss. (Photo by U.S. Civil Rights Trail)
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), and Congressman Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) today commended the National Park Service (NPS) and the...
HYDE-SMITH PRESENTED GOLDEN GAVEL AWARD
PHOTO: Senator Hyde-Smith Awarded Golden Gavel for Senate Presiding Duties
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) this week received the Golden Gavel Award for presiding over the U.S. Senate for 100 hours during the 116th Congress. Since becoming Mississippi’s junior Senator in 2018, Hyde-Smith has presided over Senate activities on Tuesday and Thursday mornings. The honor was certified by Senate Pro Tempore Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa)...
PRESIDENT TRUMP TO RECEIVE BILL TO NAME BROOKHAVEN POST OFFICE FOR FALLEN OFFICERS
Senate Gives Final Approval to Legislation to Honor Brookhaven, Lincoln Co. Officers Killed in the Line of Duty
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The United States Senate has passed legislation introduced by U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and Congressman Michael Guest (R-Miss.) to name a Brookhaven post office in honor of three local law enforcement officers who lost their lives in the line of duty.
The legislation...
HYDE-SMITH ADDRESSES COVID-19 HARDSHIPS IN 2020 THANKSGIVING DAY MESSAGE
“Let’s acknowledge the many blessings we have been afforded and renew the promise to give back to our communities.”
VIDEO: Senator Hyde-Smith’s 2020 Thanksgiving Day Message to Mississippians.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today issued a Thanksgiving holiday message in which she encourages Mississippians to “recommit ourselves to giving thanks to God for the blessings we enjoy—even through...
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH CELEBRATE SENATE CONFIRMATION OF KRISTI JOHNSON TO BE U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE
Johnson Is Southern District of Mississippi’s First Female Jurist
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today hailed Senate confirmation of Kristi H. Johnson of Brandon to serve as a U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Mississippi.
Johnson, who will be the first female jurist in the Southern District of Mississippi, is a native of Hurley...
Memphis Commercial Appeal
Miss USA 2020 at Graceland crowns Miss Mississippi as winner
John Beifuss
The first Miss USA pageant held at Graceland crowned a winner from Elvis' home state: Miss Mississippi Asya (pronounced "Asia") Branch.
Branch, 22, was also the contestant whose hometown is closest...
Memphis Commercial Appeal
Miss USA contestants are 'TCB' at Graceland this week — masks and all
John Beifuss
In 1984, when the Miss Teen USA pageant was held, in its second year, at the Memphis Cook Convention Center, the 16-year-old competitor representing Arkansas told The Commercial Appeal...
HYDE-SMITH WELCOMES ROLL OUT FY2021 APPROPRIATIONS BILLS IN THE SENATE
Twelve Bills Set Table for Negotiations to Fund Federal Programs for Remainder of Fiscal Year
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today welcomed the releases of the FY2021 appropriations bills developed and unveiled by the Senate Appropriations Committee and pledged to work to complete the appropriations process that will fund important federal projects and programs in Mississippi.
Hyde-Smith said...
