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Sarah Ulmer
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October 8, 2018
Forest Hill High School band program depicting police officers being shot elicits heated reaction from both sides
Last week, the Forrest Hill High School band performed their halftime show at Brookhaven. However, this performance depicted band members dressed as doctors and nurses aiming fake assault weapons and other members who were dressed as SWAT officers. Outrage poured over social media the second the performance was over. Individuals were not only enraged at…
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Sarah Ulmer
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October 8, 2018
OPINION: When The New York Times Met The Babylon Bee
After a confirmation process that sucked up most of the energy in and around Washington D.C. and the Twittersphere, Judge Brett Kavanaugh was confirmed as an associate justice on the Supreme Court today. He deserves to be on the Court. In the end, justice prevailed. By: Brett Kittredge, Director of Marketing and Communications for Mississippi Center…
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Sarah Ulmer
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October 5, 2018
September revenue reports are out and over 5% above the sine die estimate
Total revenue collections for the month of September FY 2019 are $27,598,696 or 5.63% above the sine die revenue estimate. Fiscal YTD revenue collections through September are $45,445,015 or 3.83% above the sine die estimate. Fiscal YTD total revenue collections through September 2018 are $22,103,782 or 1.83% above the prior year’s collections. September FY 2019…
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Sarah Ulmer
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October 3, 2018
SALTER: Reeves, Hood gubernatorial matchup will be an old school political street brawl
By: Sid Salter A 2019 gubernatorial battle between incumbent Republican Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves of Rankin County and incumbent Democratic Attorney General Jim Hood of Chickasaw County stacks up as an instant classic old school political street brawl – the likes of which hasn’t been seen in Mississippi since Republican Haley Barbour squared off against…
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Sarah Ulmer
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September 27, 2018
Mississippi ranks in Top 10 States for Doing Business
According to Area Development, an online magazine forum, Mississippi and many other Southern states like Georgia, Texas and Alabama. One common denominator among all of the top states is they have aggressive utility economic development programs, such as TVA, FPL, the SC Power Team, and Georgia Power. This is important as these states have resources other…
Culture
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Sarah Ulmer
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September 26, 2018
SALTER: Tweets, posts and video: How much does social media impact election outcomes?
By: Sid Salter In the old days, a long drive on a state highway through stretches of rural Mississippi were a reasonably reliable barometer of the voter support or at the very least the fiscal health of a statewide campaign. All one had to do was count the billboards and yard signs. Billboards covering a…
Culture
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Sarah Ulmer
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September 25, 2018
BREAKING – Trump’s rescheduled rally for Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith next Tuesday 10/2 in Desoto County
President Trump has rescheduled his rally event to endorse Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith for Tuesday, October 2. This time, in Desoto County. “I am honored that the President was able to reschedule his visit to Mississippi to show his support for our state and to campaign on my behalf,” Sen. Hyde-Smith said. “It has been a…
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Sarah Ulmer
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September 25, 2018
Automotive Service Equipment Manufacturer Hunter Engineering Growing in Durant, Miss., Creating 60 Jobs
Automotive service equipment manufacturer Hunter Engineering is expanding operations in Durant, Miss. The project is an $8 million corporate investment and creates 60 jobs. “Hunter Engineering’s expansion in Holmes County and creation of so many new jobs is a strong indicator that the efforts of our state, regional and local leaders to maintain a strong…
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Sarah Ulmer
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September 25, 2018
Early results of legalized sports betting in Mississippi are positive
The legalization of sports betting in Mississippi seems to be moving in a positive direction. It all started in New Jersey, when the state won it’s case to allow sports betting. The U.S. Supreme Court struck down PASPA, that prohibits single-game wagering, was ruled unconstitutional. Since that decision in May of 2018, Mississippi’s former legislation for…
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Sarah Ulmer
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September 21, 2018
OPINION: Time Is Right to Bridge the Digital Divide in Mississippi
By: Mike McCormick, Mississippi Farm Bureau President Rural broadband is a critical pathway to global markets for agriculture and other industries. Farmers and ranchers depend on broadband, just as they do highways, railways and waterways, to ship food, fuel, and fiber across the country and around the world. From a broader perspective, rural communities need…
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Sarah Ulmer
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September 21, 2018
OPINION: Choice Produces Better Student Outcomes Than Tight Government Regulations
The first public charter school opened in Mississippi more than two decades after our nation’s first charter school welcomed students in Minnesota. Today, five years after state legislators finally allowed charter schools to operate in our state, it is safe to say that charter approvals continue at the same snail’s pace. By: Brett Kittredge Director…
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Sarah Ulmer
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September 19, 2018
SALTER: McDaniel’s ‘Morning Joe’ comments missed the point of our state’s fiscal realities
By: Sid Salter The so-called “jungle primary” to choose a successor to retired Republican Mississippi U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran took a truly strange turn in downtown Oxford last week. That Nov. 6 U.S. Senate special election race pits appointed Republican U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith of Brookhaven against former Democratic U.S. Rep. Mike Espy of Madison,…
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Frank Corder
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September 25, 2026
Auditor White returns home from National Deployment, remains “laser-focused” on uncovering waste, fraud, and abuse
News
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Frank Corder
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September 25, 2026
Mississippi becomes 7th state approved for “Returning Education to the States” waiver from U.S. Dept. of Education
News
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Frank Corder
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September 25, 2026
Jackson County DA to Crump: Stop playing games
Business
Business
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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
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
Culture
Culture
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Susan Marquez
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September 25, 2026
Journey to Colonial Mississippi: An America 250 Celebration
Culture
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Alistair Begg
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September 25, 2026
Promised provision
Culture
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Alistair Begg
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September 24, 2026
The meaning of the Cross
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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