Senator Hyde-Smith cherishes the diversity of the people of Mississippi and celebrates their accomplishments—both past and present./p>
Natchez Democrat
Forks of the Road funding approved by Congress
By Staff Reports
NATCHEZ — The long-awaited Forks of the Road Slave Market District of the Natchez National Historic Park is one step closer to reality.
Monday night, Congress overwhelmingly approved funding needed to complete the...
HYDE-SMITH HIGHLIGHTS SARAH THOMAS’ HISTORIC ROLE IN SUPER BOWL LV
VIDEO: Hyde-Smith Praises Sarah Thomas’ History-making Role in Sunday’s Super Bowl.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a Senate floor speech, U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) this week heralded the historic role Mississippi native Sarah Thomas will play on Sunday as the first woman to officiate a Super Bowl game.
Hyde-Smith’s speech praised the successful trajectory of Thomas’ career from student athlete, an academic All-American...
MISS. LAWMAKERS APPLAUD $32 MILLION GRANT TO MEMA FOR VACCINE DISTRIBUTION
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), and U.S. Representatives Steven Palazzo (R-Miss.), and Michael Guest (R-Miss.) today applauded a $32 million Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grant to the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) to support COVID-19 vaccine distribution efforts.
“This additional funding for vaccine distribution is great news for...
HYDE-SMITH TAKES OATH, PLEDGES CONTINUED FOCUS ON OVERCOMING CHALLENGES FACING MISS. & NATION
Hyde-Smith Sworn-In for Six-Year Term as 117th Congress Begins
VIDEO: U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith Takes the Oath of Office Following November Election Victory.
PHOTOS: Reenactment Photos with Vice President Mike Pence – One, Two & Three.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today took the oath of office to serve all Mississippians in the United State Senate for the next six...
News Mississippi
Trump to receive bill honoring Brookhaven fallen officers; Change of venue granted for trial
By Andi Davis
The man accused of killing two officers in Lincoln County has been granted a change of venue for his upcoming trial.
Marquis Flowers is charged in the 2018 shooting deaths...
Magee News
Hyde-Smith Presented Golden Gavel Award
By Sue Honea
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...
Associated Press
Mississippi grieves the death of former Gov. William Winter
The Associated Press
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi leaders are remembering former Gov. William Winter as a champion for education, advocate for improving race relations and supporter of the state Department of...
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...
