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.

HYDE-SMITH REPORTS $6.85 MILLION AWARDED TO REPAIR DISASTER-DAMAGED FEDERAL ROADWAYS IN MISS. 

HYDE-SMITH REPORTS $6.85 MILLION AWARDED TO REPAIR DISASTER-DAMAGED FEDERAL ROADWAYS IN MISS. 

FHWA Emergency Relief Grants Include $4.3 Million for Vicksburg National Military Park & Natchez Trace Repairs

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today reported that the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has approved more than $6.85 million in emergency relief grants to defray the costs for repairing and reconstructing federal roadways damaged by flooding, storms, and...

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U.S. rice sales to Iraq resume after banking issues resolved

Delta Farm Press

U.S. rice sales to Iraq resume after banking issues resolved

Good news for Midsouth rice farmers as U.S. Rice sales to Iraq have resumed.

By Forrest Laws

U.S. rice sales to Iraq have resumed after months of delays due to newly-placed financial restrictions imposed by the U.S...

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Electric Cooperatives of Mississippi’s 37th Youth Tour

Brookhaven Daily Leader

Electric Cooperatives of Mississippi’s 37th Youth Tour

By Daily Leader Staff

The three components of the Cooperative Youth Leaders program are Learn, Grow, and Experience. Eighty-five rising high school seniors from across Mississippi traveled to Washington, DC, in June to...

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Camp Kamassa host first group of guests, makes progress

Brookhaven Daily Leader

Camp Kamassa host first group of guests, makes progress

By Hunter Cloud

CRYSTAL SPRINGS — Six years after Camp Kamassa first broke ground, the camp for people with special needs and disabilities was able to hold its first camp. Radically Against Dystrophy, a summer camp...

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Fiber Optic Groundbreaking

Delta Business Journal

Fiber Optic Groundbreaking

Took place in Mound Bayou on Aug. 5

DBJ

On Monday, (August 5) a groundbreaking ceremony took place in Mound Bayou for an upcoming fiber optic network expansion that will soon take place there. Arriva, formally known as Mound Bayou Telephone &...

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Iraq Resumes Purchases of U.S. Rice

USA Rice Daily

Iraq Resumes Purchases of U.S. Rice

Aug 06, 2024

BAGHDAD, IRAQ – After months of uncertainty following U.S. government-imposed financial restrictions, Iraq again is purchasing rice from the United States.  Over the weekend, ADM Rice sold a vessel of U.S. rice which will be loaded...

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HYDE-SMITH PROMOTES MISS. RURAL HEALTH, CAREER TRAINING IN LABOR-HHS FUNDING BILL

HYDE-SMITH PROMOTES MISS. RURAL HEALTH, CAREER TRAINING IN LABOR-HHS FUNDING BILL

Senate Appropriations Committee Approves FY2025 Labor, HHS & Education Appropriations Bill

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) on Thursday joined her colleagues on the Senate Appropriations Committee to approve a funding bill that will support Mississippi’s rural health and job training initiatives.

The FY2025 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education (Labor-HHS) Appropriations Bill...

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HYDE-SMITH OFFERS BILL TO STRENGTHEN NIH RESEARCH CAPABILITIES IN SMALLER STATES

HYDE-SMITH OFFERS BILL TO STRENGTHEN NIH RESEARCH CAPABILITIES IN SMALLER STATES

Bill Seeks to Ensure Future of NIH Institutional Development Award Program

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today introduced legislation to strengthen a National Institutes of Health (NIH) program that aims to build U.S. biomedical research capacity by distributing funding more broadly around the country.

Hyde-Smith introduced the IDeA Reauthorization Act of 2024 (S.4968) to amend the...

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HYDE-SMITH REPORTS $127.2 MILLION IN SENATE BILL FOR MISS. PORTS, WATERWAYS & FLOOD PROTECTION

HYDE-SMITH REPORTS $127.2 MILLION IN SENATE BILL FOR MISS. PORTS, WATERWAYS & FLOOD PROTECTION

Hyde-Smith Joins Committee in Approving FY25 Energy & Water Development Appropriations Bill

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today reported committee passage of a Senate bill that provides more than $127.2 million for 28 authorized U.S. Army Corps of Engineers projects and activities in Mississippi, including $9.24 million for repairs and operation of the troubled Arkabutla...

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HYDE-SMITH SUPPORTS ENERGY PERMITTING REFORMS, BUT RAISES CONCERNS OF IMPACT ON MISS. ELECTRIC CO-OPS

HYDE-SMITH SUPPORTS ENERGY PERMITTING REFORMS, BUT RAISES CONCERNS OF IMPACT ON MISS. ELECTRIC CO-OPS

Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee Approves Bipartisan Bill to Cut Red Tape 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today supported committee approval of a far-reaching bill to strengthen American energy security by reforming the federal permitting process for critical energy and mineral projects in the United States.

Hyde-Smith serves on the Senate Energy and...

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