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MPB brings Mississippi Antiques Showcase to the Delta April 17

Mississippi Public Broadcasting is hoping people looking for expert appraisals of their treasures will bring them to MPB’s Mississippi Antique . . .

Chrissi Papworth: Shooting for the stars

Editor's Note: This story appeared in the Fall 2022 edition of Leflore Illustrated. It is being republished on our website . . .

‘Southern Dish’: MPB series spotlights state’s chefs, restaurants

For well over a year, state Sen. Lydia Chassaniol of Winona and a Mississippi Public Broadcasting film crew have been . . .

Cold, rough winds don't deter Viking Half Marathon athletes

As Aaron Ford neared the finish line of the Viking Half Marathon Saturday morning, his focus was on encouraging other . . .

Strike Gold at the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science (MMNS) MMNS Foundation Support Secures New Gem Mining Sluice

Strike Gold at the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science (MMNS) MMNS Foundation Support Secures New Gem Mining Sluice JACKSON, MS . . .

Chrissi Papworth set working with wind tunnels as a career goal while still a student at Mississippi State University. She now works for NASA on the Artemis mission with the Space Launch System. Here she is standing outside the Unitary Plan Wind Tunnels at Ames Research Center in Mountain View, California.

Filming equipment for “Southern Dish” points toward the series’ host, Lydia Chassaniol of Winona.

The participants in the Viking 10k and 5k begin their race in downtown Greenwood.

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Lawmaker still pushing for prison reforms
Wed,03/18/26-11:48AM , 853 Reads 11,812 Statewide
When state Rep. Becky Currie was tabbed to lead the House committee that oversees Mississippi’s prison system, she was given a mandate to shake things up.

She has been trying.
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Former legislator says to remember the people before passing laws to make voting harder
Sun,03/15/26-3:46PM , 122 Reads 2,734 Statewide
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Super Bowl gifts are super wrong
Wed,03/11/26-2:26PM , 2,043 Reads 19,105 Statewide
Mississippians who believe in good government should take no comfort that House Speaker Jason White’s freebie trip to the 2025 Super Bowl in New Orleans was financed by a utility monopoly rather than, as initially suspected, a sports gambling giant.
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Trump gets comfortable with ‘wars of choice’
Wed,03/04/26-7:58AM , 2,628 Reads 45,817 Statewide
As President Donald Trump has acknowledged, America’s war on Iran will not be as easy or quick as the previous military incursion he authorized, the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.
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Teacher pay not as poor as portrayed

Early in the 2026 legislative session, Mississippi public school teachers were led to believe that a big raise was coming.

The House passed a bill to give all full-time teachers a $5,000 bump, roughly a 10% increase in pay. The Senate countered with a larger increase, $6,000, but spread over three years.

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