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.


Progress Water Receives $1.25M Grant, $1.9M Loan

Pine Belt News

Progress Water Receives $1.25M Grant, $1.9M Loan

By HASKEL BURNS

For the last several years, officials from Progress Community Water Association in Purvis have had maintenance issues with outdated water lines in the community – some of which were originally installed in the late...

Letter: Municipal Drug Court Needs to be Supported

Indianola Enterprise-Tocsin

Letter: Municipal Drug Court Needs to be Supported

Dear editor,

I would like to take this time to urge our community and leaders to support the new Indianola Municipal Drug Court that will be phased in shortly.

I am grateful to have been involved from the beginning by...

USDA offers funding for rural water project in Lamar Co.

WDAM-TV Hattiesburg

USDA offers funding for rural water project in Lamar Co.

By Renaldo Hopkins

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith announced more than $4.13 million in U.S. Department of Agriculture grant and loan funding for water infrastructure projects in Lamar and Copiah...

Senator expects growth at local airport

Brookhaven Daily Leader

Senator expects growth at local airport

By Donna Campbell

U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith chose her home turf to meet with a representative of Alliance for Aviation Across America and to show off the Brookhaven-Lincoln County Airport.

Hyde-Smith, along with Sen. Roger Wicker...

HYDE-SMITH ENCOURAGES CITIZENS TO ENGAGE WITH VETERANS AS NATION SALUTES THEIR SERVICE 

HYDE-SMITH ENCOURAGES CITIZENS TO ENGAGE WITH VETERANS AS NATION SALUTES THEIR SERVICE 

Miss. Senator Acknowledges Service, Sacrifices in 2019 Veterans Day Tribute 

Veterans Day Tribute

 VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith’s Veterans Day Tribute

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a Veterans Day tribute, U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today encouraged Mississippians to engage with veterans and their families as a means of honoring their service to the nation.

“On Veterans Day we take time to recognize that we all benefit...

HYDE-SMITH NAMES DOUG DAVIS TO BE CHIEF OF STAFF

HYDE-SMITH NAMES DOUG DAVIS TO BE CHIEF OF STAFF

Outgoing Chief Brad White to Lead Governor-Elect Reeves Transition Operation 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today named Doug Davis, a longtime associate and former state senator, as her incoming chief of staff.

Davis, who currently works in Jackson as the Senator’s deputy chief of staff, will replace Brad White, who will be leading the transition for Mississippi Governor-elect Tate Reeves.

“Doug Davis has the...

HYDE-SMITH STATEMENT ON HOUSE IMPEACHMENT RESOLUTION VOTE 

HYDE-SMITH STATEMENT ON HOUSE IMPEACHMENT RESOLUTION VOTE 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today issued the following statement regarding the Democratic resolution passed by the House of Representatives to establish rules for the partisan impeachment inquiry targeting President Trump:

“The Democrats’ impeachment resolution is biased and rigged to ensure the President, his legal team, and defenders are denied basic procedural and due process rights.  The travesty is...

HYDE-SMITH VOTES WITH SENATE TO ADVANDCE FOUR FUNDING BILLS, CALLS ON DEMS TO COOPERATE ON REMAINING MEASURES

HYDE-SMITH VOTES WITH SENATE TO ADVANDCE FOUR FUNDING BILLS, CALLS ON DEMS TO COOPERATE ON REMAINING MEASURES

Miss. Senator Used Appropriations Committee Position to Support Mississippi Priorities

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today voted for passage of four FY2020 funding bills that will support agricultural, NASA, environmental, and transportation projects in Mississippi.

The Senate today approved a FY2020...