Southwest Region

SENATE DESIGNATES MAY 18 AS 'KIDS TO PARKS DAY'

Hyde-Smith & Wyden Lead Resolution Designating Day to Promote Outdoor Recreation

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Senate this week approved a resolution introduced by U.S. Senators Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) to promote healthy outdoor recreation by designating May 18, 2024, as National Kids to Parks Day and to encourage young people and their families to get outdoors.

The bipartisan Kids to Parks Resolution (S.Res.686) was...

HYDE-SMITH HONORS LAW ENFORCEMENT, FALLEN OFFICERS IN POLICE WEEK TRIBUTE

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today paid tribute to fallen law enforcement officers, including two from Mississippi, in commemoration of 2024 National Police Week.

Hyde-Smith’s tribute, which was entered into the Congressional Record on Thursday, specifically highlights Madison Police Department Officer Horren Randal Tyler, who lost his life in June 2023 while responding to a hostage...

HYDE-SMITH, PARK SERVICE AGREED TO WORK TOGETHER TO ADVANCE NATCHEZ HISTORICAL SITES BILL

Hyde-Smith Bill Written to Elevate Historic Jefferson College & Grand Village of the Natchez Indians within the National Park System

VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Advocates Her Bill to Add Natchez Sites to Natchez National Historical Park.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and the National Park Service (NPS) today agreed to work together to advance legislation she authored to...