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.
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH PUSH FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER FUNDING EXTENSION
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH PUSH FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER FUNDING EXTENSION
Bipartisan Senate Group Urges Leadership to Pass Critical Legislation before Nov. 21 Deadline
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today joined a bipartisan effort to ensure long-term funding for community health centers, calling for immediate consideration of legislation to extend funding authorization that will expire in November.
Wicker and Hyde-Smith are among 27...
HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCES $4.1 MILLION FOR WORKFORCE PROJECTS IN RURAL MISSISSIPPI
HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCES $4.1 MILLION FOR WORKFORCE PROJECTS IN RURAL MISSISSIPPI
Joint Labor Department, Delta Regional Authority, Appalachian Regional Commission Program Will Benefit 14 Mississippi Counties
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced $4.1 million in U.S. Department of Labor grants to support three workforce development projects in rural Mississippi.
The grants, which will support infrastructure upgrades to strengthen workforce development and...
HYDE-SMITH: ARMY AWARDS $10.3 MILLION CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT FOR STARKVILLE ARMY RESERVE CENTER
HYDE-SMITH: ARMY AWARDS $10.3 MILLION CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT FOR STARKVILLE ARMY RESERVE CENTER
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced that a veteran-owned Mississippi company has been awarded a $10.3 million contract to build a new Guy II & Will Jones U.S. Army Reserve Center (USARC) in Starkville.
The Army awarded the construction contract to Trans4Fed, LLC, of Purvis, a company described as a service-disabled, veteran-owned small business.
“This is a...
Deadline looms for public input on backwater pump project
Vicksburg Post
Deadline looms for public input on backwater pump project
By John Surratt
As the deadline for public comment nears, officials with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Vicksburg District report receiving a large number of people have responded to its Supplemental Environmental Impact...
The Delta Council Meeting asks for support in the effort to build the pumps
Delta Farm Press
The Delta Council Meeting asks for support in the effort to build the pumps
At the 2020 virtual Delta Council Meeting on Nov. 12, the Delta Council asked pump supporters to submit positive comments to help the Yazoo Backwater Project move forward.
By Alaina Dismukes
The Delta...
Analysis: Mississippi pump proposal evokes strong reactions
Associated Press
Analysis: Mississippi pump proposal evokes strong reactions
By Emily Wagster Pettus
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Farmers, rural shopkeepers and Mississippi politicians from both major parties are speaking out to support a proposed flood control project that would pump water from parts...