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Anne Summerhays
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October 7, 2022
Jackson Fire Department receives backup generator through Atmos Energy rebate program
Natural gas generator will support new fire station on Medgar Evers Blvd. Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba joined members of the Jackson Fire Department (JFD) along with Mississippi Public Service Commissioner Brent Bailey and representatives of Atmos Energy to unveil the Department’s newest safety and reliability measure, a natural gas backup generator made possible by an Atmos…
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Sarah Ulmer
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October 6, 2022
Jackson to go without garbage collection as of Saturday, October 8
Mayor, Council continue to disagree on garbage collection provider resulting in loss of service for residents. The city posted the following press release online today: After six months under an emergency contract and without compensation, Richard’s Disposal will cease all city-wide garbage collection. Their final day of garbage pick up will be Saturday, October 8.…
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Anne Summerhays
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October 6, 2022
Ahead of Halloween, Senator Hyde-Smith and colleagues issue PSAs on dangers of rainbow fentanyl
Mississippi Senator warns parents about the rainbow fentanyl pills now being used by drug cartels to target American youths. On Thursday, U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) joined a dozen of her colleagues in a pre-Halloween Public Service Announcements (PSAs) warning parents about the rainbow fentanyl pills now being used by drug cartels to target American…
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Magnolia Tribune
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October 6, 2022
Rolls-Royce makes major investment in Pascagoula facility
Rolls-Royce is a global leader in propulsion equipment, manufacturing controllable-pitch propeller systems, fixed-pitch propellers, and water jets at its Pascagoula site. Rolls-Royce has completed a major investment in its Pascagoula, Mississippi site that will provide increased capabilities and capacity to support U.S. Navy programs. According to their release, the new 26,000 square feet facility, with…
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Anne Summerhays
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October 6, 2022
U.S. job openings decreased to 10.1 million on the last business day of August, BLS reported
In August, Mississippi’s unemployment rate remained unchanged at 3.6 percent. On Tuesday, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released a Job Openings and Labor Turnover report for August 2022. The number of job openings decreased to 10.1 million on the last business day of August, BLS reported, and hires and total separations were little…
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Magnolia Tribune
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October 6, 2022
Tim Scott’s Midterm Mission
Written by Susan Crabtree for Real Clear Wire The South Carolina U.S. Senator is speaking at Ole Miss next week. Sen. Tim Scott is in his element. It’s late August at the Linn County fairgrounds in Central City, Iowa. Most senators up for reelection, as Scott is this year, are zealously campaigning in their own states…
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Magnolia Tribune
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October 6, 2022
Former Director of Tunica County Airport arrested for embezzlement
Eric Konupka was indicted for embezzlement by a local grand jury and issued a $9,259.55 demand letter. Today State Auditor Shad White announced former Director of the Tunica County Airport Eric Konupka has been arrested after being investigated by Special Agents from the Auditor’s office. Konupka was indicted for embezzlement by a local grand jury. He…
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Sarah Ulmer
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October 5, 2022
SALTER: Like Barbour, Florida Gov. DeSantis now finds himself squarely on ‘hurricane duty’
By: Sid Salter When former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour announced his 2003 campaign for that office, he did so in his Yazoo City hometown. When he formally announced his re-election bid in 2007, he did so in Gulfport on the Mississippi Gulf Coast – a region still devastated in every way by 2005’s catastrophic Hurricane…
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Sarah Ulmer
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October 5, 2022
NAACP files discrimination complaint in handling of the Jackson water crisis
The complaint was filed with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The NAACP has filed a discrimination complaint alleging that resident’s of Jackson, predominantly of the black community, have been discriminated against by state leadership in many scenarios including the most recent water crisis. The complaint was filed under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act…
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Anne Summerhays
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October 5, 2022
Secretary Watson announces new statewide initiative in collaboration with MS businesses to combat trafficking
Mississippi Businesses Against Trafficking (MBAT) will raise awareness, empower businesses to combat human trafficking. On Wednesday, Secretary of State Michael Watson held a press conference to announce a new statewide initiative in collaboration with Mississippi businesses. Secretary Watson introduced Mississippi Businesses Against Trafficking (MBAT), a statewide initiative by the Mississippi Secretary of State’s Office to raise…
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Frank Corder
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October 5, 2022
Presley, Bailey approve PSC net metering rules as Maxwell maintains opposition over cost concerns
“This is not the time to place even more strain on ratepayers,” the Southern District Commissioner says. Despite opposition from consumer groups and even Governor Tate Reeves, the Mississippi Public Service Commission voted 2-1 to revise its net metering rules, also known as the “Mississippi Distributed Generation Rules,” from its original update in July. READ…
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Sarah Ulmer
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October 4, 2022
AG Fitch announces new system for law enforcement use
Attorney General Lynn Fitch announced the launch of a new tool for law enforcement and courts statewide to use in registering and updating both civil and criminal protection orders. The system known as POR, or Protection Order Registry, puts these orders at the fingertips of law enforcement when they need them. It also makes retention of this…
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Matt Ott, Associated Press
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August 26, 2025
August consumer confidence dips in US with jobs, tariffs and high prices driving most unease
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Daniel Tyson
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August 26, 2025
Jackson Police Chief resigns; Hinds County Sheriff named interim top cop in capital city
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Jeremy Pittari
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August 26, 2025
Student assessment scores see slight drop in Mississippi
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Lynne Jeter
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August 20, 2025
Mississippi Cyber and Technology Center project marks major milestone
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Lynne Jeter
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August 12, 2025
CoBuilders 2025 Launch Day: Mississippi’s innovation ecosystem takes center stage
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Daniel Tyson
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August 11, 2025
What is Mississippi’s pitch to corporations looking to invest in the Magnolia State?
Culture
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Meredith Biesinger
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August 26, 2025
Mississippi’s place on the Great Loop
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Alistair Begg
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August 26, 2025
The Lord of all nations
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Parrish Alford
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August 25, 2025
College football is back: Miss. State at Southern Miss, Georgia State at Ole Miss
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Hunter Estes
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August 25, 2025
It’s time for term limits
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Kelley Williams
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August 24, 2025
Secret rates and subsidies
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Lesley Davis
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August 22, 2025
Sororities go woke – and taxpayers helped pay for it
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