WICKER, HYDE-SMITH PRAISE $5 MILLION AWARD TO SUPPORT MISSISSIPPI SHIPBUILDING

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH PRAISE $5 MILLION AWARD TO SUPPORT MISSISSIPPI SHIPBUILDING

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today praised the award of $4,999,634 from the U.S. Department of Defense to the State of Mississippi to modernize the state’s shipbuilding industry. 

The Defense Manufacturing Community Support Program funding will...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH SUPPORT SPORTSMEN, OPPOSE TRADITIONAL AMMO & TACKLE BAN

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH SUPPORT SPORTSMEN, OPPOSE TRADITIONAL AMMO & TACKLE BAN

Miss. Senators Cosponsor Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act of 2022

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) last week joined 21 Senators to advance legislation to prohibit the Biden administration from banning the use of traditional lead ammunition or tackle on public lands.

The Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act of 2022 (S.4940) would stop the U.S...

HYDE-SMITH COSPONSORS MILITARY READINESS PRESERVATION BILL AS COVID VACCINE TERMINATION POLICIES STAND

HYDE-SMITH COSPONSORS MILITARY READINESS PRESERVATION BILL AS COVID VACCINE TERMINATION POLICIES STAND

WASHINTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) has joined U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) in introducing legislation to preserve the readiness of the U.S. Armed Forces by limiting separations based on COVID–19 vaccination status.

The Preserving the Readiness of Our Armed Forces Act (S.4925) would restrict COVID-related separations until recruiting benchmarks are met among...

HYDE-SMITH LAUDS CHRIS & ANDREA GRAY AS MISS. ‘ANGELS IN ADOPTION’ HONOREES

HYDE-SMITH LAUDS CHRIS & ANDREA GRAY AS MISS. ‘ANGELS IN ADOPTION’ HONOREES

Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute Honored Brandon Family this Week

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PHOTO (left to right):  Senator Hyde-Smith with Hannah Gray, Christopher Gray, Andrea Gray, Ava Gray, Jewell Faye Gray, Michael Gray, Rivers Gray, and Skye Gray.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today lauded Christopher and Andrea Gray, a Brandon couple honored this week as 2022 “Angels in Adoption” for their...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH WELCOME $7.7 MILLION FOR NORTH MISS. INFRASTRUCTURE

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH WELCOME $7.7 MILLION FOR NORTH MISS. INFRASTRUCTURE

Appalachian Regional Commission Awards Nine Grants for Road and Building Improvements, Site Developments, and Water Infrastructure

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today welcomed the award of $7.7 million for nine infrastructure projects in multiple Mississippi counties in the Appalachia region.

The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) approved the grants, which are...

Mississippi senator cosponsors bill to decrease gun thefts

WJTV-TV Jackson

Mississippi senator cosponsors bill to decrease gun thefts

By Garret Grove

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) cosponsored a bill to enhance penalties for stealing firearms. 

The Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL) Protection Act of 2023 amends the United...

Pump Plans Moving Forward

Delta Business Journal

Pump Plans Moving Forward

By Jack Criss

A proposed water management solution was presented in Vicksburg on May 4 to mitigate flooding in the South Delta. The Yazoo Pumps, long promoted by advocates and residents, now look to be finally completed in the near future...

Delta Council Addresses Rural Health Care

Clarksdale Press Register

Delta Council Addresses Rural Health Care

By Floyd Ingram

Small, out-patient hospitals are not the wave of the future – they are here.

One of the nation’s top healthcare experts told those gathered for the Delta Council’s annual meeting last week that big-box, multi...