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February 18, 2022

WICKER: Mississippi Basketball Legends Lucy Harris and Ruthie Bolton Made History on the Court

Submitted by Senator Roger Wicker “As we celebrate Black History Month, our state can take immense pride in these two outstanding daughters of Mississippi.” Few people have had such an extraordinary impact on sports as Lusia Harris. Born to sharecropper parents in the Mississippi Delta, Ms. Harris made history in women’s basketball, becoming a three-time…
Opinion  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
February 18, 2022

MAXWELL: Funding, policy barriers stand in the way of fast, efficient deployment of broadband to rural America

Submitted by MS Public Service Commission Chairman Dane Maxwell “Lawmakers on both sides understand that closing the digital divide is critical to American consumers.” Between funding provided under the Trump administration to the recently passed Infrastructure Bill, billions in federal dollars have been allocated over the last few years to expand high-speed internet service to…