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.
Northeast Mississippi airports receiving nearly $800,000 in grants
Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Tupelo
Northeast Mississippi airports receiving nearly $800,000 in grants
Daily Journal
Five airports in Northeast Mississippi are among 18 across the state receiving grants totaling $4.81 million.
The grants were announced by the state's U.S. Senators, Roger...
After a Veto, Pump Talks Continue in the Mississippi Delta
Mississippi Public Broadcasting
After a Veto, Pump Talks Continue in the Mississippi Delta
By Alexandra Watts
Recent flooding in the South Mississippi Delta is reigniting conversations about a controversial pump project. MPB’s Alexandra Watts reports on why people are for and against the pumps...
Flooded residents: Finish the pumps
Brookhaven Daily Leader
Flooded residents: Finish the pumps
By Luke Horton, publisher
On a recent trip up Hwy. 61 to Lake Washington, I saw first-hand the devastation backwater flooding has brought to the lower Delta.
Fields have turned to lakes. Homes have been submerged. Lives have been ruined...