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Anne Summerhays
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October 25, 2022
Commanding Officer of Naval Oceanography Operations Command at Stennis highlights his team’s mission
Captain Garstka says some 200 sailors and civilians work with the NOOC, with the vast majority of the civilians born and educated in Mississippi. The Naval Oceanography Operations Command (NOOC), located at John C. Stennis Space Center in south Mississippi, manages the warfighter-connected operations of the Stennis-based Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command (NMOC). NOOC is…
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Guest Editorial
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October 25, 2022
GRAYSON: Stuck in the Mud on the Mighty Mississippi
Submitted by Charles Grayson with Bigger Pie Forum “The result will be an inflationary bump to food prices and probably other goods,” Grayson writes. Currently, the Mississippi River is setting record low water levels and will probably set more new records in coming days. Barge shipping on the river, vital to the U.S. economy and…
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Sarah Ulmer
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October 24, 2022
Web Heidelberg Retires from MDAH Board; TJ Taylor Elected
Taylor is executive director of the Mississippi Cable Telecommunications Association. Web Heidelberg has retired from the Board of Trustees of the Mississippi Department of Archives and History (MDAH) and TJ Taylor was nominated in the same meeting to fill the unexpired term of Edmond Hughes. Heidelberg served on the MDAH Board of Trustees for twelve…
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Frank Corder
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October 24, 2022
Merit launches ASPIRE to accelerate military license reciprocity laws across state lines
Mississippi is among the states making it easier for service members and their families to relocate, find work. Last week, Merit and its partners launched ASPIRE, a national coalition facilitating states’ support for service members and families with interoperable verified digital credentials. The goal is to accelerate the adoption of technology and practices to enable…
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Sarah Ulmer
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October 24, 2022
Mississippians can use mobile ID at the polls for statewide elections
DPS has reported around 100,000 people have downloaded the app and over 51,000 residents have signed up for the digital driver’s license. The Mississippi Department of Public Safety partnered with IDEMIA, the world-leading biometric and identity solutions provider, to introduce Mississippi Mobile ID to residents. The program was launched in 2021 on Apple and Android…
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Anne Summerhays
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October 24, 2022
Mississippi 1 of 2 states with improved 4th grade math scores over a decade; 1 of 3 with gains in 4th grade reading
Mississippi is the only state that improved over a 10-year period in two of the four core NAEP subjects. On Monday, the Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) announced the state had maintained its historic gains in 4th grade reading on the 2022 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), while scores nationally dropped in all four…
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Sarah Ulmer
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October 21, 2022
In light of Jackson water crisis, EPA investigates Mississippi use of federal dollars
The decision to open an investigation does not mean that the EPA has made a determination of whether any wrongdoing occurred. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has launched an investigation into how the state of Mississippi spent federal funding for infrastructure needs. The investigation comes after serious issues caused outages and unsafe water in the…
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Frank Corder
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October 21, 2022
Nominations for the 6th Mississippi Top 50 Awards are now open through November 25th
Who would you say are the most influential leaders in Mississippi? Plan to nominate them for the MS Top 50 Awards. It’s that time of year once again; time to nominate deserving Mississippians for the annual Mississippi Top 50 awards. Mississippi is graced with tremendous talent in government, the political sphere, business, media and culture.…
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Anne Summerhays
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October 21, 2022
Wicker, Hyde-Smith welcome $10.8M award for Golden Manufacturing Co., Inc. in Tishomingo County
The contract represents the continuation of DoD contracts dating from 2019 for the company to produce uniform items for the military services. On Friday, U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-MS) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) praised a $10.8 million contract award to Golden Manufacturing Co., Inc. in Tishomingo County to produce trousers for the U.S. Army and…
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Sarah Ulmer
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October 21, 2022
PEER releases report on Division of Medicaid non-emergent transportation use
The Legislative Committee found that roughly 5,100 people utilized the non-emergency transportation options through the Division of Medicaid monthly. The Mississippi Legislative PEER Committee was tasked with providing a report which reviewed the non-emergency transportation use for Medicaid beneficiaries month-to-month. Medicaid provides transportation assistance to eligible Medicaid beneficiaries for travel to and from scheduled medical…
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Anne Summerhays
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October 21, 2022
Man indicted for threatening President Biden, Congressman Thompson
The total maximum penalty under federal law for these offenses is 25 years of imprisonment, a term of supervised release following imprisonment, and a fine. On Wednesday, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Robert Maverick Vargo was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of threatening the…
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Frank Corder
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October 21, 2022
MEC, AccelerateMS to conduct regional listening meetings aimed at increasing worker credentials
The listening meetings are designed to provide an opportunity for local communities to weigh in directly on credentials of value needed in their area. The Mississippi Economic Council (MEC) and Accelerate Mississippi will conduct eight regional ecosystem listening tours to gather essential information from education partners, business leaders, and community stakeholders to help inform the strategic…
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Jeremy Pittari
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April 22, 2025
Mississippi Board of Education discusses ending U.S. History test as graduation requirement, unwinding of DEI
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Annie Ma, Associated Press
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April 22, 2025
Student loans in default to be referred to debt collection, Education Department says
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Magnolia Tribune
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April 22, 2025
Magnolia Mornings: April 22, 2025
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Lynne Jeter
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April 17, 2025
GE Aerospace moving at warp speed in Batesville
Business
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Lynne Jeter
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April 15, 2025
ABB doubling size of operations in Tate County
Business
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Lynne Jeter
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April 9, 2025
Cultivating deep Magnolia State connections
Culture
Culture
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Meredith Biesinger
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April 22, 2025
Graduate by Hilton Oxford, a Mississippi must
Culture
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C.H. Spurgeon
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April 22, 2025
All we need for today
Culture
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Parrish Alford
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April 21, 2025
Dart, a possible first rounder, makes Kiffin two-for-two. Can Simmons complete the trifecta?
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Russ Latino
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April 23, 2025
Horhn came in like a wrecking ball, landslide brings Lumumba down
Opinion
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Kimberly Ross
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April 21, 2025
From Shapiro to Trump, political rage does not justify political violence
Opinion
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Jonathan Bain
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April 18, 2025
“One Door” is an open door for welfare expansion in Mississippi
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