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October 28, 2022
McRAE: Protecting Mississippi’s Finances
Submitted by State Treasurer David McRae “I remain strongly opposed to the ESG movement and will do all I can to protect Mississippi from its impact,” State Treasurer McRae writes. Over the last few years, “Environmental, Social, and Governance” (ESG) investment strategies have lured the attention of Wall Street powerhouses, but not because ESG funds…
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Anne Summerhays
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October 28, 2022
Commissioner Presley announces completion of NT Spark’s broadband project
Project brings service to over 13,500 locations in portions of Calhoun, Chickasaw, Clay, Grenada, Pontotoc, Webster, & Yalobusha counties. On Thursday, Northern District Public Service Commissioner Brandon Presley joined representatives from NT Spark and local officials to celebrate the completion of NT Spark’s broadband project. NT Spark’s completed broadband project brings service to over 13,500 locations in portions of Calhoun,…
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Sarah Ulmer
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October 28, 2022
Insurance Commissioner Chaney discloses details about recent UMMC reimbursement demands
The reimbursement increase request comes amid similar quarrels between UMMC and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Mississippi. On Thursday, Mississippi Commissioner of Insurance Mike Chaney told business leaders and politicians gathered at the annual MEC Hobnob event in Jackson that he has been made aware of a new demand by the University of Mississippi Medical…
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Frank Corder
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October 28, 2022
Self-described “Black nationalist” a Finalist for Ole Miss Law School Dean
Kenneth Nunn from the University of Florida liked a tweet that read, “If DeSantis wants to pay to help people escape a terrible place, he should start with Mississippi.” The University of Mississippi is seeking to fill the position of Dean of its School of Law. Finalists for the position have been named and campus…
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Magnolia Tribune
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October 27, 2022
Spring 2022 ACT scores for Mississippi juniors released
The average score for juniors increased from 17.3 in 2021 to 17.4 in 2022. The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) has released ACT results for the spring 2022 statewide administration of the ACT to all public high school juniors. The average score for juniors increased from 17.3 in 2021 to 17.4 in 2022. The percentage…
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Anne Summerhays
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October 27, 2022
Wicker, Hyde-Smith praise $6.1 million investment in Lowndes Co. Port infrastructure
Miss. Senators welcome improvement for Columbus-based internal waterway. On Thursday, U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-MS) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) celebrated a $6.1 million U.S. Department of Transportation grant to improve infrastructure and expand capacity at the Lowndes County Port in Columbus. The grant was issued by the Maritime Administration through the Port Infrastructure Development Program…
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Magnolia Tribune
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October 27, 2022
85% of Mississippi 3rd graders pass reading assessment for 2021-22 school year
The 2021-22 pass rate is practically the same as it was in 2018-19 when 86% of 3rd graders passed the assessment. Today, the Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) announced that, despite pandemic disruptions to learning, 85% of Mississippi 3rd graders passed the 3rd-grade reading assessment after final retests for the 2021-22 school year. The 2021-22…
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Frank Corder
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October 27, 2022
Busby kicks off Southern Transportation Commissioner campaign highlighting support across district
The Mayors of Gulfport, Natchez, Pass Christian and Pascagoula attended the kickoff along with other state and local leaders. On Monday, State Representative Charles Busby, a Republican, officially launched his campaign to be the next Southern District Transportation Commissioner in Mississippi. Over 100 attendees representing cities and towns across the southern district converged on Ocean…
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Anne Summerhays
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October 27, 2022
Decatur Telephone, Sledge Telephone receive USDA funding to expand internet access to 2,300 MS residents
The White House announced the funding which send nearly $8.5 million to Mississippi companies. On Wednesday, the White House held a press call in which U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the Department is providing $759 million to bring high-speed internet access to people living and working across 24 states, Puerto…
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Frank Corder
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October 27, 2022
Former Governor Barbour involved in single vehicle accident
The wreck occurred in Yazoo County. Barbour is being treated for non-life-threatening injuries. The Mississippi Highway Patrol (MHP) has confirmed that former Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour was involved in a single vehicle accident Wednesday evening which required him to be airlifted to a hospital for treatment. Therese Apel with Darkhorse Press first reported this story.…
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Frank Corder
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October 26, 2022
Mississippi Parole Board reverses course, denies murderer Bell’s parole
Bell was originally scheduled to be released on parole in September but the Board reconsidered after procedural issues forced a new hearing. Last month, lawmakers and the public, along with the family of the victim involved, were outraged to learn that the Mississippi Parole Board had granted parole to Frederick Bell, a convicted murderer. READ…
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Sarah Ulmer
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October 26, 2022
Jackson City Council files appeal brief
The Jackson City Council has filed its response to the appeal made by Mayor Lumumba in the garbage contract veto debacle. Lumumba has until November 1 to respond. The Jackson City Council and Mayor Chokwe Lumumba are still battling it out over whether or not the Mayor has veto authority on a “negative action” by…
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Jeremy Pittari
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September 24, 2026
Mississippi welcomes a record number of visitors that spent $12.4 billion
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Frank Corder
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September 24, 2026
Crump releases Mississippi State Medical Examiner autopsy report for Wells
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Sudhin Thanawala, Associated Press
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September 24, 2026
Deaths of students at the University of Mississippi cast spotlight on kratom
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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
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Alistair Begg
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September 24, 2026
The meaning of the Cross
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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
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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
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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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