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.


Big Bucks Going to MSU’s Center for Entrepreneurship & Outreach

WCBI-TV Columbus
 
Big Bucks Going to MSU’s Center for Entrepreneurship & Outreach
 
By Scott Martin
 
STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) – Mississippi State University’s Center for Entrepreneurship and Outreach is cashing in big.
 
The USDA Rural Development is giving the Center for Entrepreneurship a $100...

Sen. Hyde-Smith talks issues in Washington

WTOK-TV Meridian
 
Sen. Hyde-Smith talks issues in Washington
 
By Carly Blake
 
LAUDERDALE, Miss. (WTOK) - The 2018 Farm Bill could change the lives of many Mississippians. Right now, the bill is out of the Senate Committee and has moved to the House. U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith says the bill is...

MSU receives federal grant for makerspace

Starkville Daily News
 
MSU receives federal grant for makerspace
 
By Charlie Benton
 
STARKVILLE, MS - Plans for a makerspace downtown took a significant step forward with a $100,000 grant presented at the Mississippi State University Center for Entrepreneurship and Outreach (E-Center).
 
The U.S...

USDA delivers $5.4M in grants to area communities

Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Tupelo
 
USDA delivers $5.4M in grants to area communities
 
Daily Journal
 
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is investing $5.4 million in rural Mississippi communities that it says will help provide unmet infrastructure, business development and equipment needs...

Parker: 'We are Scenic Rivers'

McComb Enterprise-Journal
 
Parker: 'We are Scenic Rivers'
 
By Matt Williamson
 
The local hospital is Southwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center. The local community college is Southwest Mississippi Community College. Numerous local businesses, nonprofits and government agencies have "Southwest...

Baldwyn grant could create hundreds of jobs, $57M in investment

Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Tupelo
 
Baldwyn grant could create hundreds of jobs, $57M in investment
 
Daily Journal
 
BALDWYN - A $1.5 million grant from the Economic Development Administration will be used to upgrade the natural gas transmission system of the city, and in doing so, the...

Hyde-Smith votes for water infrastructure bill

News Mississippi
 
Hyde-Smith votes for water infrastructure bill
 
By Brittany Land
 
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, voted to send President Trump a bill providing critical funding for flood control, infrastructure, and harbors in Mississippi.
 
The...

Ingalls Shipyard awarded $5.1 billion contract

News Mississippi

Ingalls Shipyard awarded $5.1 billion contract

By Steven Gagliano

U.S. Senators Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith, and Congressman Steven Palazzo praised the award of a multi-year procurement contract worth more than $5.1 billion for the construction of six DDG-51 Flight III...