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.
Neshoba Democrat
$25M will finish Miss. 19 4-laning
By Steve Swogetinsky
A project that would widen Highway 19 to four lanes from House to Philadelphia received a big boost toward becoming a reality last week, thanks to $25 million federal grant.
The project most recently got a $2 million...
Greenwood Commonwealth
Farm bill passes Senate easily
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — The Senate voted overwhelmingly Tuesday for a sweeping agriculture bill that will fund key farm safety net programs for the next five years without making significant changes to the food stamp program.
The...
New Albany Gazette
Lawmakers announce $14.1 million USDA Rural Development Award for New Albany wastewater plant
By J. Lynn West
U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., and Representative Trent Kelly, R-Miss., this past week praised the approval of a $14.1 million...
News Mississippi
Congress looks to clarify clean water regulations
By Alex Paton
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has proposed a revised definition of the “Waters of the United States” that clarifies federal authority under the Clean Water Act, specifically what waters the federal...
McComb Enterprise-Journal
Farm Bill clears way for Okhissa takeover
Staff Writer
The Scenic Rivers Development Alliance has the go-ahead to pursue taking over 150 acres surrounding Okhissa Lake in the Homochitto National Forest in Franklin County with the passage of the $867 billion Farm Bill.
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Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Tupelo
OUR OPINION: Farm bill will have deep impact on Mississippi
This week, Congress passed a massive piece of legislation that will have a deep impact on the Magnolia State.
The 2018 Farm Bill allocates $867 billion over the next decade on a number of...
Tri-State Livestock News
Trump signs farm bill after ‘Green Acres’ tweet, cites SNAP restrictions
The Hagstrom Report
In a signing ceremony that included remarks on many other topics, President Donald Trump today signed a new five-year farm bill and praised a cutback in food stamp...
Brookhaven Daily Leader
Okhissa land purchase enters first phase
By Adam Northam
A six-month clock is ticking for a regional economic development group’s plan to purchase and develop national forest land around Okhissa Lake in Franklin County.
With President Donald Trump’s signature of...
McComb Enterprise-Journal
Column: Okhissa imagined
By Ernest Herndon
Imagine driving to the north boat ramp at Okhissa Lake and, instead of just a parking lot, bathroom and launch area, you see a large building with a conference center and rustic lodge. Out back on a small peninsula in...
Jackson Clarion-Ledger
What comes first in Mississippi: the chicken, the egg or the SBA poultry loan?
By Sid Salter, Guest Columnist
STARKVILLE — The ancient creation dilemma is based on determining which came first, the chicken or the egg? But in 2018 agribusiness government lending, the...
