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Sarah Ulmer
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September 13, 2022
NFIB reports inflation concerns ease but still pose problems for small business
Optimism has risen, but is still far below long term average. The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index rose 1.9 points in August to 91.8, marking the eighth consecutive month below the 48-year average of 98 but reversing some of the declines in the first half of the year. Twenty-nine percent of owners reported that inflation…
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Sarah Ulmer
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September 12, 2022
PTAC hosts conference to help MS businesses learn how to navigate federal contract partnerships
A conference coming to Jackson will help small businesses partner with federal contractors for more work opportunities. The In partnership with the Mississippi Development Authority, the Mississippi Procurement Technical Assistance Program is holding a free conference for the National Procurement Technical Assistance Center Day on September 21 in Jackson at The Westin, from 9:00 a.m.…
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Sarah Ulmer
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September 9, 2022
Jackson Restaurants urge patrons to come in as water crisis threatens businesses
With continued boil water notices and flooding reports, restaurant owners report a 40% decrease in revenue causing fears for business equal to or greater than COVID era. Jackson restaurant owners are urging the public to come in and dine as business has taken yet another major hit from the the city’s water crisis. “It’s been…
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Guest Editorial
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September 9, 2022
WICKER: Biden Saps the American Workforce
Submitted by Senator Roger Wicker President Biden’s policies are discouraging work and separating Americans from the dignity it provides, Mississippi’s senior U.S. Senator writes. At the height of the recent pandemic, millions of Americans were forced out of work because of public health mandates and the closure of workplaces. Today, those mandates are gone, but…
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Guest Editorial
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September 8, 2022
FOOTE: Cashier in the Coal Mine
Submitted by Ashby Foote “In our quest for net-zero emissions, we should not succumb to net-zero common sense,” Foote writes. September 4, 2022, marked the 140th anniversary of the world’s first electricity generation station at 257 Pearl Street in lower Manhattan (NYC). Thomas Edison dreamed it up and built it. The electricity came from six 27-ton…
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Frank Corder
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September 6, 2022
Borden Dairy closing Hattiesburg processing facility by September 30
The Pine Belt closure, along with a closure in Dothan, Alabama, could impact southeast U.S. milk distribution. In early August just as students were returning to school, Borden Dairy announced the closure of its Hattiesburg, Mississippi processing facility by September 30th. The move could impact milk distribution in the southeast. According to Georgia Farm Bureau…
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Frank Corder
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September 5, 2022
Labor Day: Thank you for your hard work, Mississippi!
Mississippians all across this great state put in long hours as they seek to provide and make a life for their families. Whether you are building the ships that protect America’s freedom on the Coast, hauling timber in the Pine Belt, growing crops that feed the world in the Delta, or teaching a class full…
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Guest Editorial
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September 1, 2022
KELLY: To Help Mississippi Families, Congress Should Combat Inflation, Not Tackle U.S. Tech Innovators
Submitted by Doug Kelly “Creating obstacles for American tech companies to innovate and to offer low prices to consumers is the wrong priority for Congress,” Kelly writes. Four-decade-high inflation is disproportionately affecting the South, and Mississippi families are struggling. Rather than focusing on lowering prices, though, Congress is considering legislation that would further squeeze the…
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Guest Editorial
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August 31, 2022
SALTER: How will, how can the American people put our “house divided” back together again?
**Contribution from Sid Salter It is easy to read current social media posts and Tweets and conclude that American political division has never been stronger, farther apart and more distant from a reasonable path forward as a united nation than exists today. Our social media, as well as our broadcast and streaming platforms, feature the…
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Frank Corder
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August 26, 2022
Pete Smith joins Capitol Resources in Mississippi
Smith most recently served as Chief of Government Relations and Communications at the Mississippi Department of Education. Capitol Resources LLC, a premier multi-state lobbying firm in the South, has announced that Pete Smith, a communications specialist and master policy strategist, is joining their lobbying and public affairs team in Mississippi. Smith most recently served as…
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Anne Summerhays
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August 24, 2022
National Rhythm and Blues Hall of Fame will be built in Marks, Mississippi
The NRBHF was founded in 2010 and since 2013, it has inducted over 200 world-renowned artists. After numerous attempts over the past 50-plus years to build a Hall of Fame for Rhythm and Blues icons such as James Brown, Aretha Franklin, B.B. King, and many others, the National Rhythm and Blues Hall of Fame is coming to fruition. The NRBHF…
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Guest Editorial
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August 22, 2022
GIBSON: Congress Must Not Kill the Golden Goose of American Technology
Submitted by Dan Gibson, Mayor of Natchez “We need to decrease our reliability on Chinese products, not increase it,” writes Gibson. Take a stroll through Natchez, the oldest city on the Mighty Mississippi River, and you will quickly see what makes this town special. Don’t be surprised if you see a famous Hollywood actor who…
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Fatima Hussein, Associated Press
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October 24, 2025
Social Security recipients get a 2.8% cost-of-living boost in 2026, average of $56 per month
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Frank Corder
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October 24, 2025
Shutdown caused NFIP’s authorization to lapse. Congressman Ezell says it’s hurting Mississippi
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Stan Choe, Associated Press
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October 24, 2025
Wall Street heads for records following an encouraging update on inflation
Business
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Daniel Tyson
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October 23, 2025
Entergy Mississippi breaks ground on $1.2 billion Vicksburg Advanced Power Station
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Magnolia Tribune
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October 7, 2025
Averitt Express announces $9.6 million expansion in Richland
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Magnolia Tribune
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October 2, 2025
Smurfit Westrock expanding in Saltillo
Culture
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Meredith Biesinger
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October 24, 2025
Heat, heritage and heart: The Delta Hot Tamale Festival
Culture
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Alistair Begg
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October 24, 2025
The crown of life
Culture
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Susan Marquez
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October 23, 2025
Food vendors announced for National Folk Festival in Jackson
Opinion
Opinion
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Daniel Sparks
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October 24, 2025
Mississippi taking strides to reduce harm from smoking
Opinion
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Grant Callen
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October 23, 2025
If lawmakers are trying to defund public education, they aren’t very good at it
Opinion
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Kimberly Ross
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October 22, 2025
Jay Jones’ abhorrent texts deserve righteous condemnation, so do Hitler fans on the far right
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