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Anne Summerhays
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May 26, 2022
Wicker blasts Democrats for their political posturing on soaring gas prices
Miss. Senator says POTUS is looking for “scapegoat” for failed energy policies. In a Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation hearing on Wednesday, U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-MS) called out national Democrats for their political posturing on soaring gas prices. Senator Wicker’s comments came at a hearing to consider pending legislation, including a bill titled…
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Sarah Ulmer
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May 26, 2022
DPS will use COVID-19 allocation as death benefits for families of first responders
More than $5 million going to the Mississippi Department of Public Safety per Legislative appropriation. In 2022 the Mississippi legislature passed House Bill 779 which was then signed into law by Governor Tate Reeves. The bill allocates $5 million from the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund to support the families of first responders who died…
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Anne Summerhays
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May 26, 2022
Guest announces website to help parents find baby formula
The website offers options for Mississippians to enter in the location of businesses that offer formula and what brands they have in stock. In response to the nationwide shortage of baby formula, Congressman Michael Guest (MS-03) has launched a crowdsourced website, called Central MS Formula Finder, to pinpoint businesses that currently have baby-formula in their stock.…
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Frank Corder
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May 26, 2022
PERS continues concerning long-term trend lines
The Legislative PEER Committee released its annual review of the soundness of the state employee retirement system. On Thursday, the Mississippi Joint Legislative PEER Committee released a report titled 2021 Update on Financial Soundness of the Public Employees’ Retirement System examining the actuarial soundness, sustainability, and risk associated with the defined benefit retirement plan a…
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Magnolia Tribune
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May 26, 2022
MDE announces 73.9% of 3rd graders pass reading assessment on first try
The passing rate presents a preliminary snapshot of 3rd-graders’ literacy proficiency as schools emerge from the Covid-19 pandemic. The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) is announcing that 73.9% of 31,068 Mississippi 3rd graders received a passing score last month on the initial administration of the 3rd-grade reading assessment for the 2021-22 school year. The passing…
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Magnolia Tribune
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May 26, 2022
State Auditor Issues Civil Demand on Former DHS Deputy Director
Today the Office of State Auditor Shad White served a civil demand for $3,648,557.60 on former Deputy Director of the Mississippi Department of Human Services (DHS) Jacob Black. The demand requires Black to repay misspent Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (commonly called “welfare”) money. Black was served with this demand based on audit findings from…
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Frank Corder
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May 26, 2022
Filmmaker Tate Taylor continues discussion with Bigger Pie Forum on Natchez renaissance
Listen to Part 4 in the BPF series on the community revitalization happening in Natchez. Bigger Pie Forum continued their series of podcasts looking at what is happening to transform Natchez, sharing the second part of their conversation with filmmaker and writer Tate Taylor. Taylor discusses the needs of Natchez and how he is investing…
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Frank Corder
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May 26, 2022
Church vandalism becoming a tool of leftist extremists in Mississippi?
WCBI reported on a rural church in Lowndes County graffitied with pro-abortion messages earlier this week. A small Mississippi church in rural Lowndes County was sprayed painted with pro-abortion graffiti messages earlier this week. Why the vandals chose that location is anyone’s guess, as it is far off the well-beaten path and members say its…
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Sarah Ulmer
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May 26, 2022
Mississippi State Fire Academy adding 19 graduates from the National Fire Protection Association
Graduation will take place on May 26 at the #1 Fire Academy USA. The Mississippi State Fire Academy proudly announces that 19 members have graduated from the National Fire Protection association (NFPA) 1001 Firefighter I-II course at the Mississippi State Fire Academy in Jackson. “We are excited for them to go and serve their community,”…
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Anne Summerhays
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May 25, 2022
Mississippi achieves slight unemployment rate decline to 4.1% in April 2022
Governor Tate Reeves says Mississippi’s economy is on fire, continuing huge new investments and job creation across the state. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Mississippi was among several states that experienced lower unemployment rates in April 2022. Last month, Mississippi experienced an unemployment rate of 4.1%, 2.1 percentage points lower than the…
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Guest Editorial
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May 25, 2022
WILLIAMS: Another Utility Hustle
Submitted by Kelley Williams with Bigger Pie Forum “Why do Entergy and the Central Mississippi PSC Commissioner want Mississippi to be like California?” The Mississippi Public Service Commission purports to regulate utility monopolies including Mississippi Power and Entergy Mississippi. But the PSC actually shills for them. A shill is a hustler’s accomplice who touts rubes…
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Sarah Ulmer
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May 25, 2022
31st annual Mississippi on the Mall headed to D.C.
The event brings catfish, culture and live music to the streets of Washington D.C. The Mississippi Society of Washington D.C. has gathered on the National Mall to bring hospitality and Southern culture to the nation’s capitol for 31 years. They will return on June 11, to do it all again. The event sees nearly 600…
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Frank Corder
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September 24, 2026
England-based SubSea Craft expanding operations, locating U.S. facility on Mississippi Coast
News
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Frank Corder
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September 24, 2026
Mississippi again seeks end to federal oversight of its child welfare system
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Paul Wiseman, Associated Press
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September 24, 2026
Claims for unemployment benefits drop to 197,000, the lowest since mid-July as layoffs remain rare
Business
Business
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Cass Rutledge
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September 23, 2026
Raybern Foods expansion in Shannon bringing 70 new jobs to area
Business
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Cass Rutledge
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September 18, 2026
Industrial Timber expanding its Ripley operations with $2.6 million investment
Business
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Frank Corder
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September 15, 2026
Hitachi Energy brings largest U.S. investment to date to Mississippi
Culture
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Alistair Begg
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September 24, 2026
The meaning of the Cross
Culture
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Mark Long, Associated Press
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September 23, 2026
No. 21 Florida counting on Swamp to help slow down No. 4 Ole Miss star QB Trinidad Chambliss
Culture
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Marilyn Tinnin
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September 23, 2026
Jim Abbott: Paper man chasing the truth in the Mississippi Delta
Opinion
Opinion
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Sid Salter
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September 23, 2026
Midterm elections in Mississippi shaping up as a familiar exercise in black-and-white
Opinion
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Bill Cork
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September 22, 2026
The states winning investment are the states ready to deliver
Opinion
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Lesley Davis
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September 21, 2026
The war on women’s spaces has reached the sorority house
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