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Courtney Ingle
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December 4, 2018
MDE Announces Mid-Year Lottery for Special Needs Scholarship Program Applications
The Mississippi Department of Education announced today that it will hold the mid-year lottery for Education Scholarship Accounts (ESA) on December 13. The lottery will award 41 ESAs for the 2018-19 school year that were forfeited by families who opted not to participate in the program. Established by the Equal Opportunity for Students with Special…
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Sarah Ulmer
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December 3, 2018
Is the Democratic mayor of Magnolia considering a challenge of Jim Hood in Governor’s race?
The mayor of Magnolia, Mississippi, Anthony Witherspoon, has been publicly polling social media to gather feedback on him as a candidate in the 2019 Governor’s race. Witherspoon told the public the desired portions of a prospective platform would include the legalization of recreational and medical marijuana, $15/hr minimum wage increase, and fully funded public education,…
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Sarah Ulmer
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December 3, 2018
Representative Robert Foster considers run for Governor
District 28 Representative, Robert Foster (R), took to Facebook over the weekend to announce he is considering a run for Governor in 2019. In the video Foster asks the people what they want to see in their next Governor, and would they want to see that from him. Foster is a farmer and small business…
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Courtney Ingle
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November 30, 2018
Mike Espy files paperwork for 2020 run for U.S. Senate
Fresh off the runoff election, Mike Espy filed paperwork that would indicate he’s again preparing to challenge for the seat he just was defeated for. On Tuesday, Senator-Elect Cindy-Hyde Smith has finished the term she just won. With nearly 900,000 voters in Mississippi, Hyde-Smith bested Espy by a 54-46 margin. The paperwork was filed with…
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Courtney Ingle
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November 30, 2018
Op-ed: Families need school choice
Submitted by: Alice Dillon, Tylertown; Courtney Jones, Jackson; Missy Hopkins, Oxford Our families need school choice. The concept is simple: parents direct the tax dollars associated with their child to the best education they can find. Instead of leaving such an important decision up to strangers, we decide how education dollars for our own children are spent.…
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Courtney Ingle
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November 29, 2018
School Choice: What happens when the choices end
When the parents of the founding scholars chose to send their 5th graders to ReImagine Prep nearly four years ago, they were putting a lot of faith in a system that wasn’t even quite complete yet. “Thank you for trusting us with your kids when we were knocking on doors, asking you to send your…
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Editor
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November 28, 2018
Our analysis of the Mississippi Special Senate Election
Most Mississippians woke up on November 28th thinking, “Whew. I’m glad that’s over”. Mississippi got a small taste of “big boy” national politics during the 2014 Republican Senate Primary, but this 2018 special election was the first nationally focused political race featuring both parties that had any meaning or intrigue in more than a decade. …
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Courtney Ingle
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November 27, 2018
Hyde-Smith wins runoff; becomes the first woman elected to U.S. Senate from Mississippi
Cindy Hyde-Smith has won the runoff for the special election to replace Senator Thad Cochran, who retired due to medical reasons back in April. In so doing, she has become the first woman from Mississippi elected to the United States Senate. Hyde-Smith thoroughly toppled opponent Mike Espy by what is currently an 8% victory at…
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Sarah Ulmer
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November 27, 2018
President Trump visits Mississippi to campaign for Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith one day before election
President Donald Trump made his first appearance of two in the Magnolia state in Tupelo on Monday night, just one day before polls open to vote in the U.S. Senate runoff that has become quite a heated race between Senator Hyde-Smith and Mike Espy. Then the President headed to the coast to appear in Biloxi,…
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November 25, 2018
The “Kavanaugh” treatment of Cindy Hyde-Smith now in full swing
Ever since last week’s debate, the media has become over the top desperate. It’s full-on panic time and local outlets are getting the full-on bullhorn treatment from national outlets. It’s Mississippi’s version of the Kavanaugh hearings. High school yearbooks. People you’ve never heard of before suddenly being thrust in the media spotlight to say anything…
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Sarah Ulmer
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November 21, 2018
Espy and Hyde-Smith lay it all out in runoff debate
Tuesday night, November 20, Mississippi Farm Bureau hosted a debate between Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith and Mike Espy. The debate was intended to focus on the issues and bring to light each candidates platform on things like education, the 2nd amendment, infrastructure, abortion, immigration, and tax reform. The debate lasted one hour and there were 14…
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Courtney Ingle
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November 15, 2018
FoxNews reports that Mike Espy supported and lobbied for Ivory Coast administration now charged with war crimes
A report from Fox News states that Democrat U.S. Senate Candidate Mike Espy was hired to lobby on behalf of former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo and netted $750,000 for the job. Espy originally told The Hill that he never completed the contract with the Cocoa and Coffee Board of the Ivory Coast in February 2011…
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Russ Latino
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October 10, 2025
Mississippi’s Mike Hurst confirmed as general counsel of Republican National Committee
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Samy Magdy, Associated Press
, Melanie Lidman, Associated Press
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October 10, 2025
Israeli Cabinet approves Trump’s plan for Gaza ceasefire and release of hostages held by Hamas
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Jeremy Pittari
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October 9, 2025
State Board of Health updated on effects of federal shutdown, importance of vaccinations
Business
Business
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Magnolia Tribune
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October 7, 2025
Averitt Express announces $9.6 million expansion in Richland
Business
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Magnolia Tribune
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October 2, 2025
Smurfit Westrock expanding in Saltillo
Business
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Lynne Jeter
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September 25, 2025
Jabil establishing $70 million facility in Marshall County
Culture
Culture
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Richelle Putnam
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October 10, 2025
A mural movement and revolution: Inside the Meridian Museum Art Collective
Culture
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Alistair Begg
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October 10, 2025
Does God need us?
Culture
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Meredith Biesinger
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October 9, 2025
A sweet spot in Hattiesburg: Mulukakao makes chocolate and coffee with heart
Opinion
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Jonathan Bain
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October 10, 2025
Don’t Mistake Medicaid Work Requirements for a Green Light on Medicaid Expansion
Opinion
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Casey Anderson
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October 10, 2025
Support for Drax is support for Mississippi’s forests and economy
Opinion
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Sid Salter
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October 8, 2025
Researchers say religion declines globally, but Mississippi still the ‘most religious state’
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