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July 13, 2015
HALL: Ole Miss’ Freeze, Kennedy and State’s Mullen, Howland support MS flag change
Sam Hall: Coaches may have loudest voice on flag An interesting salvo in the debate over the state flag came Friday, when spokespersons for Mississippi State University and the University of Mississippi confirmed four major coaches support removing the Confederate emblem. Dan Mullen and Hugh Freeze. Andy Kennedy and Ben Howland. And I’d wager more…
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July 13, 2015
ClarionLedger editorial: Rep. Herb Frierson being a responsible chairman
Clarion Ledger: Our view: ‘Political theater’ was responsible, too Simply put: People in a political fight use whatever tools they have at their disposal to win. Frierson did just that last week. He sent a not-so-subtle message to agency heads and, therefore, state employees that if Initiative 42 passes, their budgets will be cut, which…
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July 13, 2015
MS Power pushing again for rate increase
Power Co. aims for rate hike Saying it’s running short of cash and can no longer borrow without the support of its parent company, Mississippi Power Co. is trying again for a rate increase to help pay for the $6.2 billion power plant it’s building in Kemper County. The unit of Atlanta-based Southern Co. asked…
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July 13, 2015
Congressman Thompson pushing #Initiative42
Rep.Thompson urges full funding for public schools In a spirited address before 350 constituents, U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson urged voters to support Initiative 42 for Better Schools mandating full funding for Mississippi public schools by the state Legislature. “Don’t vote for any candidate who does not support public education,” he said. ClarionLedger 7/11/15
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July 13, 2015
Cochran pushing for another Coast Guard Cutter
Cochran seeks millions for Mississippi-built cutter WASHINGTON – Sen. Thad Cochran used his clout as chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee last month to add $640 million to a spending bill for a ninth Coast Guard National Security Cutter to be built in his home state of Mississippi. The Coast Guard, however, says it doesn’t…
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July 13, 2015
Speaker ProTem Snowden cautions rewrite of history in flag debate
STATE FLAG BATTLE While Snowden believes the flag should come down, he cautioned that some are using the Charleston tragedy to promote an agenda to rewrite history. “(They) are making it difficult to have a reasonable dialogue about our state flag,” Snowden said. “Denigrating war memorials or otherwise erasing all reminders of our Confederate past…
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July 10, 2015
Police, Sheriffs say new texting while driving law ineffective, nearly impossible to enforce
Police agree texting law is ineffective Law enforcement officials in Madison County are all in agreement that the texting and driving law that went in effect July 1 is ineffective in its current form and nearly impossible to enforce. The violation is civil, not criminal, so tickets would have to be issued in Justice Court.…
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July 10, 2015
Wicker amendment aims for public schools to teach natural causes of climate change
Republican Senator Wants Schools to Teach ‘Natural Causes’ of Climate Change A senator from Mississippi has introduced an amendment to a sweeping education bill that delves into controversy. July 9, 2015 Senator Roger Wicker wants to make sure that public schools can teach students about “the natural causes and cycles of climate change.” The Mississippi…
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July 10, 2015
MINOR: State has “unfinished business of racial reconciliation”
Bill Minor: Ground has shifted in conservative South It’s obvious the ground has shifted beyond imagination in the Southland, the region that once fomented a war rooted in its perceived right to own enslaved black people. So, what lies ahead for Mississippi? Certainly it was not a good beginning last week when Jeppie Barbour, brother…
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July 10, 2015
U.S. House Republicans back off of Confederate flag vote
House scraps vote on Confederate flag in cemeteries The Republican-controlled House scrapped a vote on permitting the Confederate flag at Park Service-run cemeteries on Thursday, a retreat under fire that only escalated a ferocious attack by Democrats complaining the banner celebrates a murderous, racist past…. …Earlier in the week, lawmakers decided by voice vote and…
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July 10, 2015
ARC grant funding announced by Wicker, Bryant
Wicker, Bryant Announce $85,000 in ARC Grants for Mississippi WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant today reported that Pontotoc County and Northeast Mississippi Community College (NEMCC) will receive more than $85,000 in grant funding from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC). “ARC is an important partner in spurring economic development…
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July 10, 2015
Cochran school libraries modernization amendment passes
RELEASE: SENATE APPROVES COCHRAN AMENDMENT SUPPORTING SCHOOL LIBRARIES MODERNIZATION Measure Added to Education Reform Act, Bill Also Includes Two Cochran Rural Education Provisions WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Senate today resumes consideration of major education reform legislation that got a boost Wednesday with unanimous approval of an amendment sponsored by U.S. Senator Thad Cochran (R-Miss.)…
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Frank Corder
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May 9, 2025
Mississippi Supreme Court allows Favre’s defamation lawsuit against Auditor White to continue
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Frank Corder
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May 9, 2025
Hyde-Smith draws GOP challenger as Democrats target her Mississippi U.S. Senate seat
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Frank Corder
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May 9, 2025
Thompson calls on Trump to “put politics aside,” nominate a qualified FEMA Administrator
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Frank Corder
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April 23, 2025
Amazon locating inbound cross dock operations in Marshall County, creating 1,000 jobs
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Lynne Jeter
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April 17, 2025
GE Aerospace moving at warp speed in Batesville
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Lynne Jeter
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April 15, 2025
ABB doubling size of operations in Tate County
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Laura Lee Leathers
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May 11, 2025
Mississippi Legends: Lacey Chabert, queen of Hallmark movies
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Matt Friedeman
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May 11, 2025
The graduation speech that’s hardest to listen to
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C.H. Spurgeon
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May 11, 2025
Wisdom in war
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Bill Crawford
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May 11, 2025
State still hugs bottom as education advances
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Roger Wicker
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May 9, 2025
Trump-Zelensky agreement could be pivotal moment toward ending Putin’s war
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Bishop Vincent Mathews
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May 9, 2025
The Church’s next mission field: Universal school choice
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