Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith says prescription drugs on the forefront of her next term
By Caroline Wood | November 5, 2020 at 11:23 AM CST - Updated November 5 at 1:33 PM
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith will retain her seat in the United States Senate after defeating...
Memphis Commercial Appeal
Miss USA contestants are 'TCB' at Graceland this week — masks and all
John Beifuss
In 1984, when the Miss Teen USA pageant was held, in its second year, at the Memphis Cook Convention Center, the 16-year-old competitor representing Arkansas told The Commercial Appeal...
WLOX-TV Biloxi
Hyde-Smith advocates cutting regulations to help rebuild after Zeta in meeting with mayors
By Mike Lacy
BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith took time away from her campaigning for a listening tour in Biloxi. She spoke with four Harrison County mayors on how to rebuild...
Grenada Star
Elliott VFD Awarded $48,476 for Upgrades
By Reggie Ross
The Elliott Volunteer Fire Department was recently the recipient of a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grant to support safety upgrades for first responders.
U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith...
WJTV-TV Jackson
Mississippi governor signs emergency declaration ahead of Zeta
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JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves signed an emergency declaration ahead of Hurricane Zeta.
The governor tweeted on Wednesday, “Watch the weather. Be prepared. Emergency operators...
The Hill
House Democrats introduce bill to invest $900 billion in STEM research and education
By Maggie Miller
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) and several other House Democrats introduced legislation on Tuesday to invest in and train a technologically proficient workforce for the future.
The 21st...
WDAM-TV Hattiesburg
USDA awarding grants to help rural Mississippi communities
By WDAM Staff
MISSISSIPPI (WDAM) - Two Pine Belt communities will receive part of $9.3 million in grants from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development program to fund community improvement projects.
The...
News Mississippi
Senate votes to confirm Amy Coney Barrett to U.S. Supreme Court
By Steven Gagliano
Following a vote largely along party lines, Amy Coney Barrett has been confirmed as the ninth justice on the U.S. Supreme Court.
The Senate voted 52-48 to confirm Barrett, who was nominated by...
Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Tupelo
Wicker, Hyde-Smith vote with GOP majority to confirm Amy Coney Barrett
By Caleb Bedillion
Both of Mississippi’s U.S. senators, Roger Wicker of Tupelo and Cindy Hyde-Smith of Brookhaven, joined with a majority of their Republican colleagues to confirm...
WLBT-TV Jackson
Sen. Hyde-Smith: I don’t expect any Democrats to vote to confirm Amy Coney Barrett
By Josh Carter
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith said Monday that she does not expect any Democratic senator to vote to confirm Judge Amy Coney Barrett this evening.
“It would be very...
