Take Five: Cindy Hyde-Smith

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Take Five: Cindy Hyde-Smith

The first woman to represent Mississippi in the Senate wants to be an example for others

By Alex Gangitano

Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, 59, a Mississippi Republican, was sworn in on April 9 to replace Sen. Thad Cochran, who resigned for...

OUR OPINION: Good news aplenty throughout region

Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Tupelo
 
OUR OPINION: Good news aplenty throughout region
 
From a generous anonymous donation to help a family in need to critical grant funding being awarded for Mississippi, there was plenty of good news to share last week throughout the region.
 
Before we...

Cochran out, Hyde-Smith in

High Plains Journal
 
Cochran out, Hyde-Smith in
 
By Seymour Klierly  
 
There’s a fresh, new and female face on the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry.
 
Her name is Cindy Hyde-Smith, and she is Mississippi’s newest senator. Hyde-Smith replaces 80-year-old Mississippi Sen...

Mississippi receives grant to fight opioid crisis

The Associated Press
 
Mississippi receives grant to fight opioid crisis
 
BILOXI, Miss. (AP) — One of Mississippi's U.S. senators has announced the state has been awarded a multi-million dollar grant to fight the opioid crisis.
 
WLOX-TV reported Thursday that the state Department of Mental Health...