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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.


$25M will finish Miss. 19 4-laning

Neshoba Democrat
     
$25M will finish Miss. 19 4-laning
 
By Steve Swogetinsky
 
A project that would widen Highway 19 to four lanes from House to Philadelphia received a big boost toward becoming a reality last week, thanks to $25 million federal grant.
 
The project most recently got a $2 million...

Farm Bill agreement passes Senate

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Farm Bill agreement passes Senate

By Alex Paton

The U.S. Senate has passed the Farm Bill conference report to the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018. By a final vote of 87-13, the bill will move on for approval from the House and the measure will then go to the President’s...

GUEST VIEW: Waynesboro Municipal Airport drives local economy

Meridian Star
 
GUEST VIEW: Waynesboro Municipal Airport drives local economy
 
By Joseph Sean Dunlap
 
We all remember the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. The damage that hurricane inflicted wiped out coastal airports and impeded access for those most in need to get supplies, food and water. As a...