Senator Hyde-Smith believes rebuilding infrastructure is key to the future of Mississippi and the nation. She understands that aging highways, bridges, and basic public works infrastructure represents an impediment to public safety and economic growth. She includes the need for greater broadband access among these needs. Senator Hyde-Smith is committed to using her committee assignments to support responsible efforts to improve infrastructure, particularly in rural areas.
$13.4M in federal grants awarded to 8 Mississippi airports
Associated Press
$13.4M in federal grants awarded to 8 Mississippi airports
The Associated Press
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — More federal grants have been announced for Mississippi airports.
U.S. Sens. Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith say the Federal Aviation Administration is awarding $13.4 million...
Brookhaven airport plan is ‘coming together’
Brookhaven Daily Leader
Brookhaven airport plan is ‘coming together’
By Donna Campbell
The city is taking bids through July for a taxiway extension project at the Brookhaven-Lincoln County Airport, which will be funded from a $190,000 Federal Aviation Grant.
The taxiway is part of a 20-year, $12...
Federal flood solutions face slow progress
Vicksburg Post
Federal flood solutions face slow progress
By Tim Reeves
By air it looks bad. In person, on the ground, or in a boat, it’s far worse.
For U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, the devastation of the ongoing flood in the Yazoo Backwater Area, in the Delta and along the Mississippi River has...