Mississippi Today
Mississippi charters receive $600k in federal grant funding
By Julia James
Mississippi charter schools received $600,000 in grant funding from the federal government to use on technology and general supplies, the Charter School Authorizer Board announced Monday.
The money comes...
Meridian Star
Our View: High-speed internet plan helps bridge the gap
By Star Editorial
Gov. Tate Reeves on Tuesday announced the state’s plan to bring high-speed internet to every part of the state received approval from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, bringing...
Morning Ag Clips
State Agriculture Officials Kick Off International Year of the Woman Farmer
Members honored International Year of the Woman Farmer through several engagements
PUBLISHED ON February 13, 2026
WASHINGTON — The nation’s commissioners, directors and secretaries of agriculture...
Darkhorse Press
Fitch Joins Bipartisan Call for Congress to Pass Kids Online Safety Act
By Therese Apel
JACKSON — Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch joined a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general Tuesday in urging Congress to pass the federal Kids Online Safety Act, warning that social...
Southwest Rankin News
Florence Police Department to receive $500,000 in technology funds
Special to Florence News
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith recently announced the benefits for Mississippi included in the FY2026 Commerce, Justice, and Science (CJS) Appropriations Bill, which was passed by the...
Magnolia Tribune
Mississippi Senators want FEMA to halt implementation of Biden-era NFIP Risk Rating system
U.S. Senators Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith are among a group of senators that say flood insurance changes have led to unacceptable premium increases that undermine the long-term future...
Bolivar Bullet
DSU Receives Federal Funding for Ag Aviation Operations Career Pathway
The Daily Bullet - Thursday, March 5, 2026
Vol. 37 No. 64
Delta State University has announced new federal funding that will further strengthen its Agricultural Aviation Operations Career Pathway and expand...
KAIT-TV Jonesboro, Ark.
Arkansas senator expresses concern for declining duck populations
By K8 Newsdesk
JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - Sen. John Boozman and other lawmakers are calling on the U.S. Department of the Interior and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to continue supporting conservation...
HYDE-SMITH COMMENDS UMMC & WILLIAM CAREY FOR JOINING MAHA NUTRITION EDUCATION INITIATIVE
Miss. Institutions Among 53 Nationwide to Ramp up Nutrition Education for Med Students, Fight Food-related Chronic Diseases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today commended the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) and the William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine (WCUCOM) for joining an initiative to ramp up nutrition education as part of medical training...
HYDE-SMITH OP-ED MAKES CASE FOR ‘BUYING AMERICAN COTTON ACT’
Miss. Senator Pens Opinion Piece Ahead of Ag Committee Hearing on Promoting U.S.-grown Ag Products
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Agri-Pulse, an agricultural news source focused on food, fuel, fiber and farm policy coverage, today published an opinion piece written by U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith that makes a case for the Buying American Cotton Act (S.1919), which she introduced last May.
The Hyde-Smith op-ed was published shortly before the...
