Southwest

Monroe Journal

Rainfall events pose setback to waterway dredge completion date

By Ray Van Dusen

ABERDEEN – Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith saw remnants of the late February flooding event on the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway first-hand during an April 23 briefing at the Aberdeen Lock and Dam. One of the...

Natchez Democrat

Study of city’s broadband internet capabilities underway

By Sabrina Robertson

NATCHEZ — Smart Growth America researchers from Washington, D.C., may have the answer on how to revitalize Natchez and Adams County — faster internet speeds.

Boosting internet speeds would improve the...

Brookhaven Daily Leader

Editorial: Post office naming a fitting tribute

The effort to rename the downtown Brookhaven post office in honor of three law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty is a touching tribute to their sacrifice.

U.S. Congressman Michael Guest and U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde...

Brookhaven Daily Leader

‘3 heroes will forever be remembered’: Bill introduced to rename post office
 
By Donna Campbell

A bill to rename the downtown post office after three fallen law enforcement officers may make it to the president’s desk by the end of the year.

U.S. Congressman Michael Guest...

Hattiesburg American

'A lot of lives have been changed: The judge behind drug court, reentry program

By Lici Beveridge

U.S. District Judge Keith Starrett has been a trailblazer most of his judicial career without even trying.

He started the state's first drug court in 1999. He also instituted...

AgNet West

Legislation to Bring Cell-Cultured Meat Products Under USDA Jurisdiction

AGRI-BUSINESS

U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith recently introduced legislation that would give the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) the responsibility of regulating, inspecting, and labeling cell-cultured meat...

WNAX-Radio

Cattle Group Backs Cell Cultured Regulatory Legislation

Mississippi Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith has introduced the Cell Cultured Meat and Poultry Regulation Act of 2019. It codifies the responsibilities of the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service and Food and Drug Administration over...

Brookhaven Daily Leader

$1.25M parks bill advances to Senate

By Daily Leader

A bill that would authorize the state to provide $1.25 million to Scenic Rivers Development Alliance for projects in Southwest Mississippi, including at Lake Okhissa, passed the House Wednesday and will go the Senate for...

Hyde-Smith Introduces Legislation To Combat Growing Threat Of Chronic Wasting Disease
 
By Ammoland
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today introduced legislation to establish a unified response framework for combating the threat of chronic wasting disease (CWD), a growing...