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December 7, 2020
MDE: Drop in Kindergarteners, Jump in Homeschoolers Drive Enrollment Decline
The Mississippi Department of Education’s (MDE) preliminary analysis of public-school enrollment for the 2020-21 school year shows a drop in kindergarteners and spike in homeschoolers have driven the statewide decline in enrollment this year. As of September 30, 2020, 442,627 students had enrolled in Mississippi public schools, a more than 23,000 drop from last September’s…
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Frank Corder
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December 7, 2020
Vicksburg Mayor Flaggs ups ante on COVID enforcement – non-compliant businesses may face utility cut off
On Friday, Vicksburg Mayor George Flaggs held a press conference to enact a civil emergency order that mandates mask wearing in the city while also requiring temperature checks at social gatherings, retail businesses, restaurants and bars in hopes of slowing the spread of COVID-19 in his area. Enforcement of that order could result, according to…
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December 7, 2020
Former Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians Tribal Council Member Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud
Randy Lamar Anderson, 46, of Conehatta, a former elected member of the Tribal Council for the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, entered a plea of guilty Thursday before Chief U.S. District Judge Daniel P. Jordan III to federal wire fraud, announced United States Attorney Mike Hurst and Special Agent in Charge Michelle A. Sutphin of…
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Magnolia Tribune
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December 7, 2020
Secretary Watson Presents Multimillion-Dollar Tidelands Funds Check to MDMR
Projects aimed at conserving the natural state of public lands on the Gulf Coast received a multimillion-dollar boost Friday. Secretary of State Michael Watson, on behalf of the Gulf Coast legislative delegation, presented the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) with a check for $7,349,277, representing the Tidelands Trust Fund amount turned back for Fiscal Year…
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Magnolia Tribune
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December 7, 2020
AG Fitch and 50 attorneys general reach $86.3 million settlement with mortgage servicer Nationstar
Attorney General Lynn Fitch has joined with 50 other attorneys general and other federal and state agencies to reach an $86.3 million settlement with Nationstar Mortgage. Nationstar is the country’s fourth-largest mortgage servicer. “I am pleased to join my colleagues in all 50 states and the District of Columbia to hold Nationstar Mortgage accountable for…
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Magnolia Tribune
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December 7, 2020
PEER Releases Report on Mississippi’s Emergency Powers Laws, Actions Taken During COVID-19
The Mississippi Legislative PEER Committee is releasing its report titled A Legal Analysis of Mississippi’s Emergency Powers Statutes and Actions Taken During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Some of the Committee’s major findings include: In its Jacobson v. Commonwealth of Massachusetts decision, the U.S. Supreme Court concluded that when addressing emergencies, a state can adopt regulations to protect the many…
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Frank Corder
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December 7, 2020
#GASen: Loeffler, Warnock debate as Senate special election runoff nears
Republican U.S. Senator Kelly Loeffler and her Democrat opponent Raphael Warnock participated in a debate over the weekend as the Georgia special election runoff nears. Loeffler was appointed to fill the seat by Governor Brian Kemp in December 2019 when Senator Johnny Isakson resigned for health reasons. Warnock is the pastor of Atlanta’s Ebenezer Baptist…
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Frank Corder
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December 7, 2020
Speaker Gunn says he, Lt. Gov. Hosemann pushing forward with 2021 session as scheduled
Despite news last week that Mississippi Senators were discussing a possible delay to the start of the 2021 session, Speaker Philip Gunn said Monday morning that plans are to gavel in January 5, 2021 and move through the session as scheduled. Multiple state senators were considering a possible delay to the start of the session…
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Frank Corder
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December 7, 2020
Congressman Trent Kelly promoted to Major General
Congressman Trent Kelly has been officially promoted to the rank of Major General in the Mississippi Army National Guard. This makes the First District Republican the highest ranking military officer currently serving in the United States Congress. Kelly also serves as the Assistant Adjutant General of the Mississippi Army National Guard. The Congressman has served…
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Magnolia Tribune
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December 7, 2020
Wicker, Hyde-Smith, Kelly, Guest Call for Permanent Expansion of Telehealth Coverage
U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), and Representatives Trent Kelly (R-Miss.) and Michael Guest (R-Miss.) today joined a bipartisan group of 49 lawmakers pushing congressional leaders to make permanent the telehealth services expanded temporarily to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. The lawmakers signed a letter advocating action on telehealth services in end-of-year legislation…
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December 7, 2020
YP Daily Roundup 12/7/20
YP – Certified 2020 General Election Results Available on SoS Website Certified results from the 2020 General Election are now available on the Secretary of State’s website. Data from the Statewide Election Management System (SEMS) showed a total of 1,313,759 legal votes cast for President of the United States, which is roughly eight percent (8%)…
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Magnolia Tribune
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December 4, 2020
Hyde-Smith presented Golden Gavel Award
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) this week received the Golden Gavel Award for presiding over the U.S. Senate for 100 hours during the 116th Congress. Since becoming Mississippi’s junior Senator in 2018, Hyde-Smith has presided over Senate activities on Tuesday and Thursday mornings. The honor was certified by Senate Pro Tempore Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and…
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Bianca Vasquez Toness, Associated Press
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October 1, 2026
Federal scholarship for private school and homeschooling opening to most kids in at least 30 states
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Frank Corder
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October 1, 2026
Trump nominates Butler to serve on Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
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Frank Corder
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October 1, 2026
Cory Booker’s coming back to Mississippi to again campaign against Cindy Hyde-Smith
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Cass Rutledge
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October 1, 2026
Tech entrepreneur turns Hurricane Katrina tragedy into company to preserve family memories
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Cass Rutledge
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September 30, 2026
Mississippi 12th in U.S. for doing business in 2026
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Cass Rutledge
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September 25, 2026
A&W Custom Furniture expanding in Okolona, adding 20 jobs
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Maura Carey, Associated Press
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October 1, 2026
SEC Week 5: No. 7 Alabama visits No. 16 Mississippi State in unbeaten ranked matchup
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Alistair Begg
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October 1, 2026
Leaving a legacy
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Susan Marquez
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September 30, 2026
Jackson’s own Cassandra Wilson, one of the most successful female jazz singers in modern history
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Roger Wicker
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September 28, 2026
Putin must be defeated
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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
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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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