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.


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...

President Trump signs ‘Music Modernization Act’

News Mississippi
 
President Trump signs ‘Music Modernization Act’
 
By Steven Gagliano
 
President Trump has signed the ‘Music Modernization Act’, which Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith says will benefit Mississippi.
 
The act, which Hyde-Smith co-sponsored, reforms music copyright and licensing laws to...

Ducks in the Crosshairs

CQ Magazine
 
Ducks in the Crosshairs
 
By Jonathan Miller
 
Duck hunters of the world, rejoice. In September, a bill that would extend duck-hunting season in the U.S. passed the House.
 
The bill (HR 6013) would allow the secretary of the Interior to designate Jan. 31 as the final date for the...