Senator Hyde-Smith believes the Unites States is strong when agriculture and rural America are strong. The Senator understands the unique challenges faced by rural Mississippi to provide residents with basic services, infrastructure, education, and health care. She supports policies that will allow rural communities to expand economically. The federal government should not be a roadblock to the growth and wellbeing of rural America.
MISS. SENATORS ANNOUNCE $1.8 MILLION FOR MISSISSIPPI FIRE DEPARTMENTS
MISS. SENATORS ANNOUNCE $1.8 MILLION FOR MISSISSIPPI FIRE DEPARTMENTS
FEMA Grants to Support Safety Upgrades for First Responders
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced $1,808,830 in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grant funding to support safety upgrades for fire departments in five Mississippi communities.
The grants were awarded under the FEMA Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) program.
“This latest round of...
HYDE-SMITH: UMMC, OXFORD’S BAPTIST MEMORIAL GAIN $1.0 MILLION FOR RURAL HEALTH
HYDE-SMITH: UMMC, OXFORD’S BAPTIST MEMORIAL GAIN $1.0 MILLION FOR RURAL HEALTH
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today reported that Baptist Memorial Hospital–North Mississippi and the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) will receive just over $1.0 million for rural health care projects.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) approved the grants as part of its mission to increase access to quality care in rural communities.
“These grants...
HYDE-SMITH URGES USDA FLEXIBILITY ON SCHOOL MEALS, NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT AS CLASSES RESUME
HYDE-SMITH URGES USDA FLEXIBILITY ON SCHOOL MEALS, NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT AS CLASSES RESUME
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) is among 20 Senators urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to exercise flexibility to ensure the availability of meals and other child nutrition benefits as schools open in Mississippi and around the country.
Hyde-Smith, who serves on the Senate Agriculture Committee and the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee, signed a letter to...
Months into vaccination program, polls find Republicans less likely to get the shot
WMC-TV Memphis
Months into vaccination program, polls find Republicans less likely to get the shot
Vaccine appointments filling up with eligibility open to all 16 years and up
By Kelly Roberts
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Thousands of people in Shelby County are getting signed up for vaccine...
US Senate considers legislation to protect catfish against predators
Brookhaven Daily Leader
US Senate considers legislation to protect catfish against predators
By Daily Leader Staff
Legislation was introduced Thursday in the United States Senate to increase the ability of catfish farmers and other aquaculture producers to cull predatory double-crested cormorant...
Barker, Senators Speak Out Against Proposed Metropolitan Statistical Area Change
Pine Belt News, Hattiesburg
Barker, Senators Speak Out Against Proposed Metropolitan Statistical Area Change
By Haskel Burns
Several state and local officials – including mayor Toby Barker and Senators Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith – are speaking out against the proposed change of the current...