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MISS. SENATORS ANNOUNCE $18.6 MILLION TO HELP REPAIR FLOOD-DAMAGED FEDERAL ROADWAYS

MDOT & U.S. Army Corps Can Use Emergency Relief Funding for Recovery Projects

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) today announced the approval of $18.6 million in emergency relief to repair or reconstruct flood-damaged transportation infrastructure.

The U.S. Department of Transportation will award the funding to the Mississippi Department of Transportation...

MISS. LAWMAKERS HAIL AWARD OF $6.7 MILLION FOR TRENT LOTT INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT RUNWAY IMPROVEMENTS

RESTORE Act Project to Upgrade Capacity of Runway to Accommodate Larger Planes

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), and Representative Steven Palazzo (R-Miss.) today announced the award of a $6,727,759 grant to the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) for the Trent Lott International Runway Improvements project.

The funds...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH, PALAZZO & GUEST APPLAUD GRANTS TO REPLACE BRIDGES, SUPPORT RAIL SERVICE

U.S. Department of Transportation Awards $21 Million for Mississippi Projects

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), and Congressmen Steven Palazzo (R-Miss.) and Michael Guest (R-Miss.) today applauded the award of more than $21 million for infrastructure improvements to Mississippi bridges and operating assistance for passenger rail.

U.S. Secretary of...

HYDE-SMITH PRESENTS HIGHEST CIVILIAN DEFENSE MEDAL TO JAY BLOUNT OF GREENVILLE

Blount Only the Second Mississippian to Earn Prestigious Honor Based on his Sacrifices as a Civilian Contractor in Iraq

 
PHOTO:  U.S. Senator Hyde-Smith presents Jay Blount of Greenville (center) with the Defense of Freedom medal, the highest Defense Department honor for a civilian.
(From left:  son and daughter-in-law Heath and Megan Blount; grandson Sutton Blount; daughter Jade Melton; Sutton; Hyde-Smith; LTC...

HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCES $59.1 MILLION CONTRACT FOR MISS. TO PRODUCE HELICOPTERS FOR BORDER SECURITY

Aircraft Produced at Columbus Plant Will Support Customs and Border Protection Missions

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), a member of the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, today announced the award of a $59.1 million contract to procure Mississippi-produced Light Enforcement Helicopters (LEH) for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

The Customs...