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.
HYDE-SMITH & CORPS OFFICIALS AGREE PUMPS WOULD BRING MEANINGFUL FLOOD PROTECTION TO YAZOO BACKWATER AREA
HYDE-SMITH & CORPS OFFICIALS AGREE PUMPS WOULD BRING MEANINGFUL FLOOD PROTECTION TO YAZOO BACKWATER AREA
At Hearing, Hyde-Smith Pressed Army Corps Officials on Environmental Justice and Reviving Pumping Station Cancelled by EPA
VIDEO: Senator Hyde-Smith Presses Army Corps Officials on path forward for Yazoo Backwater Pumps.
VIDEO CLIP: Senator Hyde-Smith on Peer-Reviewed Science &Environmental Justice Behind Yazoo Backwater Pumps.
PHOTO: Senator Hyde-Smith, Assistant Secretary of the Army for...
HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCES $8.0 MILLION TO BACK INVESTMENT IN RURAL & UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES
HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCES $8.0 MILLION TO BACK INVESTMENT IN RURAL & UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES
Forty-Eight Miss. Financial Institutions Awarded Bank Enterprise Award Program Funding
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced the award of more than $8.0 million that will allow 48 Mississippi banks, credit unions, and other financial institutions to back investments in economically-distressed areas.
The FY2021 Bank Enterprise Award Program (BEA Program) grants were...
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH WELCOME COURTHOUSE CONSTRUCTION IN GREENVILLE
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH WELCOME COURTHOUSE CONSTRUCTION IN GREENVILLE
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today welcomed a construction contract for the new U.S. courthouse in Greenville, which will be built on the “Stein Mart Site” at 200 Washington Avenue in the historic downtown area.
The new federal courthouse will provide the judiciary with a 55,639 gross square foot facility along with secure parking. The award is the result of commitment...
Holly Springs Road completion celebrated
DeSoto County News
Holly Springs Road completion celebrated
By Bob Bakken
Officials said Monday it will be Tuesday at 10 a.m. when Holly Springs Road is fully opened to traffic. A main county road through DeSoto County that also affects parts of Tate and Marshall counties can now be fully used...
City backs Louisiana rail plan that could bring passenger service to Vicksburg
Vicksburg Post
City backs Louisiana rail plan that could bring passenger service to Vicksburg
By John Surratt
The city of Vicksburg is throwing its support behind the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development’s effort to secure federal funding for Louisiana’s Consolidated Rail...
Working on farm bill, senators frustrated by what counts as rural
CQ Roll Call
Working on farm bill, senators frustrated by what counts as rural
By Ellyn Ferguson, CQ
Senate Agriculture members from both parties on Tuesday offered a glimpse into what could be a thorny issue as lawmakers begin work on the 2023 farm bill: the federal definition of rural.
The...