Photo of Brookhaven, a rural town

Senator Hyde-Smith believes the Unites States is strong when agriculture and rural America are strong.  The Senator understands the unique challenges faced by rural Mississippi to provide residents with basic services, infrastructure, education, and health care.  She supports policies that will allow rural communities to expand economically.  The federal government should not be a roadblock to the growth and wellbeing of rural America.


Telemedicine key to US health care even after pandemic ends

Roll Call 

Telemedicine key to US health care even after pandemic ends

Doctors, advocates, lawmakers call for permanent lifting of telehealth restrictions once current emergency eases

By Gopal Ratnam

As thousands of patients struck by COVID-19 rushed to seek treatment in overcrowded New York...

East Mississippi airports awarded federal grants

Meridian Star

East Mississippi airports awarded federal grants

By Bill Graham

Key Field Airport in Meridian will receive a federal grant of $614,333 to reconstruct the taxiway, rehabilitate an emergency generator and seal the runway pavement.

Several airports in East Mississippi will receive...

Nearly 20 area houses damaged Sunday

McComb Enterprise-Journal 

Nearly 20 area houses damaged Sunday

By Matt Williamson

Seventeen homes in southwest Mississippi were damaged in Sunday's storm that spawned a tornado and killed one person in Mississippi, the state's Emergency Management Agency confirmed Tuesday.

The National Weather...

Hyde-Smith among Senators calling for updates to 5G Fund maps

Y’all Politics

Hyde-Smith among Senators calling for updates to 5G Fund maps

By YallPolitics Staff

Today, U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), James Lankford (R-OK), Jon Tester (D-MT), and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) called on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to update the broadband coverage...

Mississippi gets $8 million for home meal delivery program

WGNO-TV New Orleans

Mississippi gets $8 million for home meal delivery program

Posted: Apr 23, 2020 / 01:15 AM CDT / Updated: Apr 22, 2020 / 10:07 PM CDT

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith announced Mississippi will receive $7,992,629 from HHS Administration for Community...

COVID-19 hotspots, rural hospitals to score half of $40B CARES grants

Modern Healthcare

COVID-19 hotspots, rural hospitals to score half of $40B CARES grants

By Rachel Cohrs 

HHS officials Wednesday said the department will distribute $40 billion in federal grant funds with carveouts for providers in COVID-19 hotspots and rural areas, and will reimburse providers...

HYDE-SMITH TEAMS UP ON BILL TO SECURE 20 PERCENT SET-ASIDE FOR RURAL HEALTH PROVIDERS DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC

HYDE-SMITH TEAMS UP ON BILL TO SECURE 20 PERCENT SET-ASIDE FOR RURAL HEALTH PROVIDERS DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today teamed up with U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) to introduce bipartisan legislation to ensure sufficient COVID-19 assistance reaches rural health providers.

The Save Our Rural Health Providers Act (S.3823) would require the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to set aside...