HYDE-SMITH MOVES TO RESUME OFFSHORE LEASE SALES IN THE GULF OF MEXICO
HYDE-SMITH MOVES TO RESUME OFFSHORE LEASE SALES IN THE GULF OF MEXICO
Hyde-Smith Cosponsors Offshore Energy Security Act of 2025, Authorizes Lease Sales for the Next Decade
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) is cosponsoring legislation to authorize renewed offshore oil and natural gas leasing in American waters, which would be a departure from Biden administration efforts to severely limit future production in the Gulf of Mexico.
HYDE-SMITH: $667,000 AWARDED TO TACKLE DESTRUCTIVE PLANT PESTS IN MISS.
HYDE-SMITH: $667,000 AWARDED TO TACKLE DESTRUCTIVE PLANT PESTS IN MISS.
USDA Plant Protection Act Funds Will Support MSU, Miss. Dept. of Agriculture Efforts
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced the award of more than $667,000 in U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) funding for projects in Mississippi to combat agricultural pests and diseases.
The USDA Plant Protection Act Section 7721 funding will support a series of Mississippi-based programs...
HYDE-SMITH BLASTS BIDEN ‘EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT’ DECLARATION
HYDE-SMITH BLASTS BIDEN ‘EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT’ DECLARATION
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), chair of the Senate Pro-Life Caucus, today issued the following statement regarding President Biden’s 11th-hour illegitimate attempt to declare the 1970s-era Equal Rights Amendment ratified as part of the U.S. Constitution:
“President Biden’s pandering ERA declaration doesn’t hold any legal weight but does fall in line with the many instances over past four years when his...
HYDE-SMITH CELEBRATES KEY STEP FOR YAZOO BACKWATER PUMPS, RECORD OF DECISION SIGNED
HYDE-SMITH CELEBRATES KEY STEP FOR YAZOO BACKWATER PUMPS, RECORD OF DECISION SIGNED
Miss. Senator Signals Readiness to Move Long-Sought Flood Control Project to Construction

VIDEO: Senator Hyde-Smith Celebrates ‘Record of Decision’ Signing for Yazoo Backwater Pumps.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today celebrated the signing of a Record of Decision (ROD) that clears the way for the construction of a long-sought flood control project for the Yazoo Backwater Area—a...
SEN. HYDE-SMITH, REP. BARR RENEW BID TO TRIGGER BANK FORMATION IN RURAL, UNDERSERVED AREAS
SEN. HYDE-SMITH, REP. BARR RENEW BID TO TRIGGER BANK FORMATION IN RURAL, UNDERSERVED AREAS
New Bicameral Bill Introduced to Spur Community Banking Growth, Stop Decline in Banking Options for Many Mississippians
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and U.S. Congressman Andy Barr (R-Ky.) today reignited their effort to increase the approval for new banks to provide financial and banking services in rural and other underserved areas.
Hyde-Smith and Barr today introduced the...
Work ready to begin on Saltillo’s first stand-alone fire station
Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Tupelo
Work ready to begin on Saltillo’s first stand-alone fire station
By William Moore
SALTILLO – Dirt work could begin on the construction of the city of Saltillo’s first stand-alone fire station as soon as this month.
“Everything is on schedule. I’ve...
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...
Immersive virtual reality lessons coming to Mississippi charter schools
Magnolia Tribune
Immersive virtual reality lessons coming to Mississippi charter schools
A Mississippi technology company will work with state charter schools to provide professional development and tailored VR content.
By Jeremy Pittari
Students attending one of the 10 charter schools in...
Proposal Could See Historical Firearms Return to the U.S from Overseas
Guns.com
Proposal Could See Historical Firearms Return to the U.S from Overseas
By Chris Eger
A bill recently introduced into Congress aims to slice away government red tape that has long strangled the importation of historical guns to America's shores.
The "Lawful Purpose and Historical...
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 &...