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Business  |  Sarah Ulmer  • 
March 25, 2020

Mississippi cities make their own guidelines for life during the coronavirus pandemic

As the nation makes moves to combat the growing Coronavirus risk, Mississippi’s Governor, Tate Reeves, has given cities the authority to make many of those calls at this time. The state is not currently under a “shelter in place” order, but some cities have taken the opportunity to make the call on their own to…
Business  |  Frank Corder  • 
March 20, 2020

Coronavirus likely to infect Mississippi sales tax hurting state, local budgets

As cities across the state announce social distancing measures to curtail the spread of the coronavirus, restrictions on restaurants, retail stores, movie theaters, casinos and other service and entertainment industries are more likely than not to result in a hit to sales tax collections. The Mississippi Department of Revenue is closely monitoring the situation but…

Culture

Culture  |  C.H. Spurgeon  • 
December 20, 2024

Folly of doubt
Culture  |  Ben Smith  • 
December 19, 2024

The duck massacre
Culture  |  Susan Marquez  • 
December 19, 2024

Local spirits make great gifts