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.


EDITORIAL: Corridor project to increase overall accessibility

Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Tupelo

EDITORIAL: Corridor project to increase overall accessibility

Support for construction of an 8.3-mile, four-lane divided arterial segment of Miss. Highway 76 in Itawamba County received a green light this week.

U.S. Senators Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde...

Engine test for Space Launch System to be in Mississippi

Associated Press

Engine test for Space Launch System to be in Mississippi

The Associated Press

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — NASA says it will conduct the "Green Run" rocket testing campaign for the new Space Launch System rocket at Stennis Space Center in Mississippi.

U.S. Sens. Roger Wicker and Cindy...

USDOT awards $52.4M to MS Highway 76 project in Mississippi

Transportation Today

USDOT awards $52.4M to MS Highway 76 project in Mississippi

By Chris Galford

The ongoing project will consist of 8.3 miles of road spread out into four lanes in Itawamba County. It is the last stretch of highway between two major industrial points that have yet to reach four...

Safety net proposed for fishermen

Houma (La.) Courier

Safety net proposed for fishermen

By Halle Parker

Louisiana shrimpers say a bill introduced in the Senate that would provide a safety net for commercial fishermen to help in difficult years like 2019 is a long time coming.

For decades, shrimpers and others in the commercial...

Hyde-Smith Proposes Fisheries, Aquaculture Disaster Funding

Southeast Ag Radio Network 

Hyde-Smith Proposes Fisheries, Aquaculture Disaster Funding

(NAFB) — A Senate bill proposed this week would create a disaster program for commercial fishing and aquaculture operations. Introduced by Mississippi Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith, the Commercial Fishing and...

Reforming the National Flood Insurance Program

Daily Dose News, Dallas TX 

Reforming the National Flood Insurance Program

Daily Dose

Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith is proposing an update to the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). Hyde-Smith’s proposal aims to address the multiple extensions the NFIP has undergone with a long-term extension...