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.
Winston County Journal
Catfish Producers Can Make Case for Relief Funds
By Susan Collins-Smith, MSU Extension Service
RAYMOND, Miss. -- Catfish producers impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic have the opportunity to provide the U.S. Department of Agriculture information on why they should be...
News Mississippi
Senator Hyde-Smith is all for the SMART Act
By J.T. Mitchell
A bill in the United States Senate called the State and Municipal Assistance for Recovery and Transition (SMART) Act could provide $500 billion to state, local, and tribal governments, and Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith...
The Epoch Times
Bipartisan Legislation Introduced to Bolster Rural Healthcare Providers
By Masooma Haq
Bipartisan legislation will direct funding to rural hospitals and clinics, through the CARES act Provider Relief Fund, shoring up the cracks exposed by the pandemic.
Sens. Lisa Murkowski (R...
WCBI-TV Columbus
Local law enforcement agencies awarded CARES Act money
By Joey Barnes
Lowndes and Lee County law enforcement were awarded $58,000 in CARES ACT money.
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith said the sheriff’s departments in both counties would receive a little more than $58,000.
At...
Indianola Enterprise-Tocsin
Mississippi Rural Health Centers to Receive $9.2 Million for COVID-19 Testing
By PRESS RELEASE
Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) provided $225 million to Rural Health Clinics...
News Mississippi
State receives $21 million to mitigate impact of 2019 Bonnet Carré opening
By Steven Gagliano
Mississippi will receive over $21 million from the U.S. Department of Commerce following the prolonged opening of the Bonnet Carre Spillway in 2019.
The opening of the spillway led to...
Meridian Star
MCC graduation takes on a different look
Submitted
Laptops, cellphones and computer desktops were just a few of the ways MCC’s Spring 2020 graduation ceremonies were able to be seen as the college held its commencement events via livestream.
To say commencement ceremonies for...
Aberdeen (S.D.) News
Ranch group grateful for swift Senate action to fix broken cattle markets
May 19, 2020
BILLINGS, Mont. — On May 12, U.S. Senators Charles Grassley (R-IA) and Jon Tester (D-MT), along with Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS), Mike Rounds (R-SD), Tina Smith (D...
Vicksburg Post
Flaggs believes city may avoid drastic action to balance budget
By John Surratt
Early revenue projections and potential state and federal assistance could mean Vicksburg’s financial picture may not be as bleak as initially thought, Mayor George Flaggs said Monday.
He discussed the...
The Northside Sun, Jackson
SMART Act Could Provide $500 Billion For Local Governments And Free Up Other Federal Funds For Relief
By Steve Wilson
A bill in the U.S. Senate could provide $500 billion in funds to state, local and tribal governments and remove restrictions on previously passed...
