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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.


Column: Okhissa imagined

McComb Enterprise-Journal 

Column:  Okhissa imagined

By Ernest Herndon

Imagine driving to the north boat ramp at Okhissa Lake and, instead of just a parking lot, bathroom and launch area, you see a large building with a conference center and rustic lodge. Out back on a small peninsula in...

Okhissa land purchase enters first phase

Brookhaven Daily Leader

Okhissa land purchase enters first phase

By Adam Northam

A six-month clock is ticking for a regional economic development group’s plan to purchase and develop national forest land around Okhissa Lake in Franklin County.

With President Donald Trump’s signature of...