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September 11, 2020
Wicker Urges Mississippians to Complete the Census
Mississippi Is Lagging Behind as National Effort Nears Completion ### As a second-semester freshman at Ole Miss in 1970, I earned a few hundred dollars working as a part-time census taker. My job was to count every male student on campus that spring – approximately 3,500 young men. The job proved more extensive and time-consuming…
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September 11, 2020
U.S. Attorney Hurst announces $1.475 Million awarded to Improve School Safety in Southern District
U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst announced today that the Holmes County Consolidated School District, the Pearl River County School District, and the Covington County School District received awards totaling $1,475,000 from the Department of Justice’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) School Violence Prevention Program (SVPP). Nationally, the COPS Office SVPP awarded nearly $50…
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September 11, 2020
YP Daily Roundup 9/11/20
YP – Governor Reeves gives COVID-19 update “Today we will discuss COVID-19 and an exciting update on a program to give job training to Mississippians who are out of work due to Coronavirus,” Governor Tate Reeves said. “You can sign up and get valuable skills training!” MSDH daily COVID-19 report Today MSDH is reporting 517…
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September 10, 2020
Wicker, Hyde-Smith, Palazzo, & Guest Announce $16.02 Million for Mississippi Road Improvements
Hattiesburg, Barnett Reservoir Projects Receive Major Boost from U.S. Department of Transportation BUILD Grants U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., and Representatives Steven Palazzo, R-Miss., and Michael Guest, R-Miss., today announced the award of $16.02 million in federal grant funding for road improvements in Hattiesburg and the Jackson metro area. The U.S.…
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September 10, 2020
Wicker Statement on the Targeted Coronavirus Relief Funding Bill
U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today issued the following statement after voting for S. 178, a targeted coronavirus relief package offered by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. All Senate Democrats opposed the bill, which failed to reach the 60-vote threshold required to advance. “I am disappointed that Senate Democrats once again blocked funding for…
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September 10, 2020
Presley Issues Investigative Subpoena to AT&T After Telecom Giant Refuses to Provide Regulators Information Related to $283 Million in Internet Expansion Funding
Public Service Commissioner Brandon Presley has signed an investigative subpoena for records from telecom giant AT&T regarding the company’s acceptance of $283,780,632 from the Connect America Fund to expand internet service in Mississippi. Presley’s subpoena requests detailed information related to the company’s claim to have made internet service available to 133,000 locations in the state.…
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September 10, 2020
Governor Reeves Announces 2,000 Mississippians Enrollment Milestone in Workforce Training Initiative to Aid Mississippi Workers and Employers
Today, Governor Tate Reeves announced that a milestone of over 2,000 Mississippians have enrolled in the ReSkill Mississippi initiative (ReSkillMS) within the first 30 days of the program. ReSkillMS is designed to help ease the economic burden and uncertainty the COVID-19 pandemic has created for our state’s workers by providing training at community colleges or…
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September 10, 2020
Quality Counts: Mississippi 2nd Most Improved State in Education
For the third consecutive year, Mississippi earned national recognition for its progress in education, climbing to be among the top five states or jurisdictions with the greatest improvement, according to the latest Quality Counts report published in Education Week. Mississippi ranked second among states with the most improved states, excluding the jurisdiction of Washington, D.C.…
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September 10, 2020
Hyde-Smith announces $18.7 Million in CDBG Grants to address Coronavirus-Related Hardships
CARES Act Provides Supplemental CDBG Funds to State, Jackson, Hattiesburg & Coastal Communities ### U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced the award of more than $18.7 million in additional CARES Act funding to help Mississippi control the spread of COVID-19 by, among other things, addressing housing-related hardships caused by the national health emergency. The…
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September 10, 2020
State Sen. DeBar named to SREB Education Study Group
Sixteen legislators and eight staff embark on year-long project that will culminate in a major report that will provide a framework for state education systems to achieve at the highest level. ### A group of state legislators from across the United States begin their work this week for a year-long project studying high-performing, equitable and…
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September 10, 2020
Digital Safety Net Helps Mississippi Small Businesses Survive During COVID-19
The Connected Commerce Council (3C) today released a report detailing the existence and importance of the small business “Digital Safety Net” to businesses in all 50 states. The report confirms that small businesses using more digital tools, technologies, and online marketplaces are doing better during the COVID-19 pandemic. Those who embrace digital tools early and…
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September 10, 2020
YP Daily Roundup 9/10/20
YP – Mississippi Ballot Set – What You’ll See When You Go Vote in November Mississippi State Board of Election Commissioners met Tuesday morning to certify the November General Election ballot. Governor Tate Reeves, Secretary of State Michael Watson and Attorney General Lynn Fitch serve as the state’s Election Commissioners. Reeves, Watson, and a representative…
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November 27, 2024
Jenifer Branning projected to unseat Supreme Court Justice Jim Kitchens
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November 27, 2024
Magnolia Mornings: November 27, 2024
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Frank Corder
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November 26, 2024
St. Pe wins South Mississippi Court of Appeals runoff
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Lynne Jeter
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November 27, 2024
The Basics with AWS’s Brandon Oyer
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Frank Corder
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November 25, 2024
Burford Electric Service announces $3.55 million expansion in Columbus
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Lynne Jeter
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November 24, 2024
Mississippi’s best B&B
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Cecilia V. Lyles
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November 28, 2024
Stay Sweet, Mississippi: The Candy Cottage
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C.H. Spurgeon
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November 28, 2024
Love’s strength
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Jim Beaugez
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November 27, 2024
How Pontotoc, Mississippi native Cordell Jackson helped kickstart the rock and roll revolution
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Sid Salter
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November 27, 2024
Eliminating DoEd could impact the state’s elementary and secondary education funding
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Russ Latino
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November 27, 2024
Kitchens, Branning Supreme Court race too close to call
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Steven Gassenberger
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November 26, 2024
Modernizing PERS (Part 2): The state of play after 2024 session
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