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Anne Summerhays
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July 21, 2022
Child care fraud investigation leads to arrest in Leflore County
A Leflore County, Mississippi resident has been arrested for child care fraud following an investigation conducted by the Investigations Division of MDHS. Following an investigation conducted by the Investigations Division of the Mississippi Department of Human Service (MDHS), a Leflore County, Mississippi resident has been arrested for child care fraud. Investigators found that Towanda Ware,…
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July 21, 2022
BARBOUR: Let’s Make America Competitive Again!
Submitted by Charles Barbour The economic numbers lately are not encouraging. Inflation is on the rise as are interest rates while America’s GDP is on the decline. Prices at the pump are near $5.00 a gallon nationwide and average four-and-a-quarter dollars a gallon here in Mississippi. And while we’ve seen a slight relief in the…
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Anne Summerhays
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July 20, 2022
Internal investigation at MDHS leads to plea agreement in Hinds County
Lashanda Feazell was charged with embezzlement. The Mississippi Department of Human Services (MDHS) announced that Lashanda Feazell, a Hinds County, Mississippi resident and former employee, has entered into a plea agreement with the District Attorney concerning embezzlement before the Hinds County Circuit Court on June 20, 2022. Feazell was charged with embezzlement following an investigation…
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Anne Summerhays
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July 20, 2022
Governor Reeves makes appointments to Mississippi Outdoor Stewardship Trust Fund Board
The Board will oversee $10 million of state appropriations that can be invested into projects and programs that facilitate care for parks and rivers across Mississippi. In April of this year, Governor Tate Reeves signed the Mississippi Outdoor Stewardship Act (House Bill 606) into law. The Mississippi Outdoor Stewardship Trust Fund Board will oversee $10…
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Frank Corder
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July 20, 2022
Topgolf targets Jackson area for first venue
Company leaders says they are thrilled to be joining the Greater Jackson community and look forward to welcoming those in and around the capital city. Topgolf Entertainment Group, a global sports and golf entertainment company, has set plans in motion to introduce its technology-enabled golf entertainment experience to Jackson, Mississippi, in what will be the state’s…
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Frank Corder
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July 20, 2022
Political power, influence in Pascagoula, Jackson County shouldn’t be overlooked
Jackson may be the center of state government, but this coastal area is nipping at the capital city’s heels. Never mind that Pascagoula is where the squirrel went berserk or where aliens made contact in Mississippi or where the phantom barber snuck into homes to clip a lock of hair of sleeping Southern maids of yesteryear.…
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Anne Summerhays
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July 20, 2022
Hyde-Smith says DISCLOSE Act would harm rights of Americans guaranteed by the First Amendment
Miss. Senator said the bill would harm rights of Americans guaranteed by the First Amendment to freely speak, publish, organize into groups, & petition. On Tuesday, the Senate Rules and Administration Committee conducted a hearing to examine the Democracy Is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections Act of 2021 or DISCLOSE Act (S.443). During…
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Sarah Ulmer
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July 20, 2022
MDHS finds $4.6 million in misspent funds from FY2022 fiscal year
The department recovered the nearly $5 million in taxpayer dollars over the last year. Previous investigations done by the Mississippi Department of Human Services (MDHS) Benefit Recovery Unit uncovered that more than $4.6 million were defrauded or improperly used. The specific amount recovered was $4,618,812.90. This amount represents an increase of approximately $1.3 million over the…
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Frank Corder
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July 20, 2022
Barbour: Democrats hope Trump announces another White House bid before Midterms
The former Mississippi Governor tells Republican Governors that Democrats want to make the election about the past, not the present. Former Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour is in Aspen for the Republican Governors Association meeting this week where what he is telling attendees is making headlines ahead of the 2022 Midterms. According to Newsmax’s Mark Halperin,…
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July 20, 2022
SALTER: Mississippi farmers are still wary of international impacts on exports, market conditions
By: Sid Salter For both U.S. and Mississippi farmers, China is the primary export market for their crops and current forecasts anticipate record sales – if conditions in the forecast models hold. That’s a big “if.” The most recent U.S. Department of Agriculture forecasts from the quarterly “Outlook for U.S. Agricultural Trade” from the agency’s…
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Frank Corder
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July 20, 2022
Hulum wins HD 119 special election
He will replace Sonya Williams-Barnes in representing the South Mississippi district in the House. Jeffrey Hulum will be the new State Representative for Mississippi House District 119. Hulum defeated Gary Fredericks in Tuesday’s special election, winning with 68% of the vote. He will replace Sonya Williams-Barnes who resigned to take a position with the Southern…
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Frank Corder
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July 20, 2022
Congressional Democrats, fearing attacks on same sex marriage, push through “Respect for Marriage Act”
Mississippi’s Republican Congressmen not among 47 GOP lawmakers that joined Democrats to pass the bill. The state’s lone Democrat Congressman did vote for it. The U.S. House of Representatives voted Tuesday on H.R. 8404 titled the “Respect for Marriage Act” aimed at codifying same sex marriage over Democrats’ fears that the U.S. Supreme Court could…
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Frank Corder
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May 28, 2026
U.S. Supreme Court sends Mississippi death row inmate’s appeal back to Fifth Circuit
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Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press
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May 28, 2026
Key inflation gauge worsens as Americans’ income and spending power erodes
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Frank Corder
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May 28, 2026
State Rep. Owen will run for DA in the 15th Circuit Court District
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Daniel Tyson
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May 20, 2026
International Paper breaks ground on new $225 million facility in central Mississippi
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Frank Corder
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May 14, 2026
Azuria Water Solutions breaks ground on new manufacturing facility in Batesville
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Frank Corder
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May 12, 2026
M&M Bank’s Legear named chair of Atlanta Fed’s Community Depository Institutions Advisory Council
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Associated Press
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May 28, 2026
SEC formally eliminates ‘cupcake weekend’ beginning in 2027
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Susan Marquez
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May 28, 2026
Things to do in the Magnolia State this June
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Alistair Begg
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May 28, 2026
God is for us
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Brent Sadler
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May 27, 2026
The Navy needs a strategic industrial plan to realize the Golden Fleet
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Sid Salter
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May 27, 2026
For most Americans, gas prices are the top public policy concern rising from Iran conflict
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Roger Wicker
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May 26, 2026
Deterrence is cheaper than war
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