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.


Greenville's New Courthouse Groundbreaking Ceremony

DeltaNews.TV Greenville 

Greenville's New Courthouse Groundbreaking Ceremony

082622 Greenville Courthouse

Sykina Butts
 
GREENVILLE - Municipal and federal officials got together for the groundbreaking ceremony for Greenville’s new federal courthouse that will be built at the end of Washington Avenue. Several officials...

‘Team Mississippi’ Celebrates Channel Deepening

The Waterways Journal Weekly

‘Team Mississippi’ Celebrates Channel Deepening

By Frank McCormack

The Mississippi River, from its headwaters at Lake Itaska to where its passes stretch into the Gulf of Mexico like a taloned bird’s foot, has played a leading role in the culture, psyche, economy and...

Ask the Master Gardener

Pontotoc Progress

Ask the Master Gardener

By Betty Crane, Ph.D.

Question: What are some current venues for agriculture branching out through the MSU Extension?

Answer: The MSU Extension Service offers varied services for, not only farmers and gardeners, but for those curious about farms and...

Mississippi receives $15.4M in transportation infrastructure investments

Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Tupelo

Mississippi receives $15.4M in transportation infrastructure investments

By Brent Addleman | The Center Square
 
(The Center Square) – A new infrastructure investment is coming to Mississippi.
 
Three grants, totaling $15.4 million, have been designated...

Senators pass resolution to designate August National Catfish Month

WLBT-TV Jackson

Senators pass resolution to designate August National Catfish Month

By Maggie Wade

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Mississippi Senators join other national lawmakers to designate August as National Catfish Month.

They passed a resolution to recognize the importance of U.S. catfish to the...

Supervisors Revisit Lake Project, Request Federal Funds

Choctaw Plaindealer

Supervisors Revisit Lake Project, Request Federal Funds

By Amy Stewart Cagle

The Choctaw County Board of Supervisors desires federal funds for the undertaking of a feasibility study for a multi-use surface water impoundment. A request made through the office of U.S. Senator...