HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCES $1 MILLION TO MISS. SHIPBUILDER FOR POLAR ICEBREAKER ENGINEERING STUDIES

HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCES $1 MILLION TO MISS. SHIPBUILDER FOR POLAR ICEBREAKER ENGINEERING STUDIES

Homeland Security Dept. Contract to VT Halter Marine Advances U.S. Coast Guard Priority

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced a $1 million contract for work in Mississippi to support production engineering studies for the U.S. Coast Guard Polar Security Cutter (PSC) acquisition program.
 
The U.S. Department of...

HYDE-SMITH STATEMENT ON THE STATE OF THE UNION

HYDE-SMITH STATEMENT ON THE STATE OF THE UNION

Senator Hyde-Smith Reacts to the State of the Union Address

VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Reacts to the State of the Union Address

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) tonight issued the following statement regarding President Trump’s State of the Union Address to the nation:
 
“President Trump set out an optimistic message that challenges us to embrace unity and work together to keep our economy strong and solve the problems facing our country.
 
“I like this message, which will help...

HYDE-SMITH VOTES TO REAFFIRM US-ISRAEL STRATEGIC ALLIANCE, SANCTION SYRIAN REGIME

HYDE-SMITH VOTES TO REAFFIRM US-ISRAEL STRATEGIC ALLIANCE, SANCTION SYRIAN REGIME

Senate Overcomes Democratic Filibuster to Pass U.S. Security Measure

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today voted for Senate passage of the Strengthening America’s Security in the Middle East Act (S.1), a measure reaffirming the U.S.-Israel alliance and cooperation with Jordan.
 
Hyde-Smith is a cosponsor of S.1, which was passed on a 77 to 23 vote.  The legislation is comprised of four...

HYDE-SMITH COSPONSORS BILL TO ENCOURAGE DOCTORS TO PRACTICE IN RURAL AMERICA

HYDE-SMITH COSPONSORS BILL TO ENCOURAGE DOCTORS TO PRACTICE IN RURAL AMERICA

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today addressed the shortage of physicians in rural areas with the introduction of the Rural Physician Workforce Production Act, a measure intended to ramp up the next generation of rural doctors.
 
Hyde-Smith is an original cosponsor of legislation, introduced by Senator Cory Gardner (R-Colo.), to expand the Graduate Medical Education (GME) program to...

HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCES $2.7 MILLION FOR YOUTHBUILD PROGRAMS IN DELTA

HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCES $2.7 MILLION FOR YOUTHBUILD PROGRAMS IN DELTA

Education-Apprenticeship Grants Going to Programs in Greenville, Clarksdale & Yazoo City

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced the award of almost $2.7 million to support three YouthBuild education and training programs in the Mississippi Delta.
 
Hyde-Smith, who has advocated for YouthBuild funding as part of her work on the Senate Appropriations Committee, said three U.S. Department of...

Miss USA 2020 at Graceland crowns Miss Mississippi as winner

Memphis Commercial Appeal

Miss USA 2020 at Graceland crowns Miss Mississippi as winner

John Beifuss

The first Miss USA pageant held at Graceland crowned a winner from Elvis' home state: Miss Mississippi Asya (pronounced "Asia") Branch.

Branch, 22, was also the contestant whose hometown is closest...

MSU CAVS-Extension launches Delta BroadReach Healthcare project

MSU CAVS-Extension launches Delta BroadReach Healthcare project

CANTON, Miss.—Mississippi State University’s Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems-Extension is launching a new healthcare initiative in the Mississippi Delta with $803,058 in funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural...

Pro-lifers grateful for election wins

Pro-lifers grateful for election wins

Charlie Butts (OneNewsNow.com)

Tuesday's election results are sending a strong pro-life message to the U.S. House.

As the pro-life Susan B. Anthony List watches numbers on undecided races, spokeswoman Prudence Robertson says there are already reasons to...

Miss USA contestants are 'TCB' at Graceland this week — masks and all

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...