WICKER, HYDE-SMITH ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO APPLY FOR U.S. SENATE YOUTH PROGRAM

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO APPLY FOR U.S. SENATE YOUTH PROGRAM

Application Deadline is Oct. 12 for $10,000 Scholarship Program 
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today encouraged Mississippi high school juniors and seniors to apply to be delegates to the 2019 U.S. Senate Youth Program (USSYP).
For the 57th year of the program, two students from Mississippi will receive an all-expense-paid trip to Washington, D.C., and a $10,000...

HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCES $11.9 MILLION GRANT FOR WATER INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS

HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCES $11.9 MILLION GRANT FOR WATER INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS

EPA Approves Funding for Mississippi Drinking Water State Revolving Fund

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced an $11.9 million grant to help Mississippi communities improve public water systems.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved the funding for the Mississippi State Department of Health to administer the Mississippi Drinking Water State Revolving Fund.  The...

HYDE-SMITH PRAISES USDA PLAN TO PURCHASE SURPLUS FARM-RAISED CATFISH

HYDE-SMITH PRAISES USDA PLAN TO PURCHASE SURPLUS FARM-RAISED CATFISH
 
USDA Section 32 Buy Will Boost Domestic Industry, Offset Spending on Federal Nutrition Programs

 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), who serves on the Senate Agriculture Committee, today said Mississippi will benefit from the U.S. Department of Agriculture decision to purchase $20 million worth of surplus U.S. farm-raised catfish.
 
“Section 32” is a permanently authorized program which allows the...

Mississippi extends duck hunting season

WDAM-TV Hattiesburg

Mississippi extends duck hunting season

HATTIESBURG, MS (WDAM) - The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks recently extended the dates for duck hunting season and added special hunting dates for youths, veterans and active duty military.

MDWFP revealed the...

Rainfall events pose setback to waterway dredge completion date

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...