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.


Mississippi senators urge USDA to protect catfish from viruses

WJTV-TV Jackson

Mississippi senators urge USDA to protect catfish from viruses

By Sethanie Smith

WASHINGTON (WJTV) – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) urged the U.S. Department of Agriculture to take action to mitigate the threat posed by two viruses to farm...

Commentary: Ghosts of Housing Past (and Present)

The Daily Yonder

Commentary: Ghosts of Housing Past (and Present)

One newspaperman in a remote part of Montana tells a ghost story about the rural housing crisis.

By Skylar Baker-Jordan

I live in a ghost town. No, really.

In March, I took a job editing a local newspaper in Glasgow, Montana. Yet...

Bill to elevate Natchez historic sites advances in US Senate

WJTV-TV Jackson

Bill to elevate Natchez historic sites advances in US Senate

By Miracle Jennings

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WJTV) – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) announced a committee passed her legislation to designate the Grand Village of the Natchez Indians in Adams County and Historic...

Hyde-Smith seeks update on disaster declaration following tornadoes

McComb Enterprise-Journal 

Hyde-Smith seeks update on disaster declaration following tornadoes

By FROM STAFF REPORTS

Federal officials are reviewing Mississippi’s request for a disaster declaration following last month’s tornado outbreak, and U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith expressed optimism that it...

Trump’s Plan Is Making American Cotton King Again

Real Clear Policy

Trump’s Plan Is Making American Cotton King Again

By Jared Whitley

Vividly I learning about the importance of cotton in American history classes as a youth. The Industrial Revolution and Eli Whitney’s cotton gin fueling demand for clothes made from cotton gave a young American...