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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.

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCE $13.39 MILLION FOR LOCAL AIRPORT IMPROVEMENTS

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCE $13.39 MILLION FOR LOCAL AIRPORT IMPROVEMENTS

Miss. Senators Detail Eight FAA Grants to Support Statewide Air Transportation Upgrades

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced the award of more than $13.39 million for improvements to seven airports in Mississippi.

The U.S. Department of Transportation is awarding the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) grants to Mississippi.

“This third round of FAA...

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Federal flood solutions face slow progress

Vicksburg Post

Federal flood solutions face slow progress

By Tim Reeves

By air it looks bad. In person, on the ground, or in a boat, it’s far worse.

For U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, the devastation of the ongoing flood in the Yazoo Backwater Area, in the Delta and along the Mississippi River has...

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VNMP unveils largest expansion in its history

Vicksburg Post

VNMP unveils largest expansion in its history

By John Surratt

Tuesday morning at Champion Hill Missionary Baptist Church, the site of what was the front lawn of the Champion Plantation and the site of the Battle of Champion Hill in May 1863, history was made a second time.

During...

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Vicksburg National Military Park set for huge expansion next month

Vicksburg Post

Vicksburg National Military Park set for huge expansion next month

By The Associated Press

The Champion Hill Battlefield site is expanding with the transfer of more than 800 acres of land from the state of Mississippi, the largest expansion of the Vicksburg National Military Park...

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Backwater Flooding Brings Long-Term Issues To Delta

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Backwater Flooding Brings Long-Term Issues To Delta

By Kevin Edwards

Peter Nimrod, chief engineer of the Mississippi Levee Board in Greenville, recently told members of the Rotary Club of Cleveland that the lower Delta has suffered greatly this year.

“Not one acre is going to...

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Northeast Mississippi airports receiving nearly $800,000 in grants

Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Tupelo

Northeast Mississippi airports receiving nearly $800,000 in grants

Daily Journal

Five airports in Northeast Mississippi are among 18 across the state receiving grants totaling $4.81 million.

The grants were announced by the state's U.S. Senators, Roger...

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Lawmakers seek to expand student access to food

News Mississippi

Lawmakers seek to expand student access to food

By Steven Gagliano

A bipartisan bill in D.C. could help increase access to food for students during the summer months. 

Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith is an original cosponsor of the Hunger-Free Summer for Kids Act of 2019, which give...

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