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Utley accepted to Rural Physicians Program

By From Press Reports, 1,015 Reads
Wed, 07/28/2021 - 2:02 PM
Brice Utley, an Ackerman native and graduate of Mississippi State University, was recently selected to participate in the undergraduate portion of the Mississippi Rural Physicians Scholarship Program (MRPSP). Utley is the son of Brian and Jessica Utley.
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Reeves promises teacher pay raises in Neshoba stump speech

By Geoff Pender and Bobby Harrison - Mississippi Today, 508 Reads
Thu, 07/29/2021 - 5:12 PM
Gov. Tate Reeves in his Neshoba County Fair speech on Thursday proposed “an immediate $1,300 across-the-board” pay raise for teachers followed by $1,000 raises for the following two years – all of which would require legislative approval.
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Voters filled every available space inside the community room of The Mark Apartments in Ridgeland. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

Mississippi does not have to change law to make voting hard. It already is.

By Bobby Harrison - Mississippi Today, 459 Reads
Mon, 07/26/2021 - 10:06 AM
Below is a political opinion column from Bobby Harrison:
States like Texas, Georgia and Florida that have been in the national news recently for efforts that many say will make it more difficult for their citizens to vote still have a long way to go to catch Mississippi.
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Students participate in class during the first day of school at Neshoba County Central Middle School on Wednesday, August 5, 2020. Credit: Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today

Teachers union calls on Reeves to mandate masks in schools

By Kate Royals - Mississippi Today, 452 Reads
Mon, 07/26/2021 - 1:54 PM
The state’s teachers union is calling on Gov. Tate Reeves to mandate masks in schools in the fall.
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Ole Miss football great Patrick Willis will go into the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame Saturday. Credit: Ole Miss Athletics

Miss. Sports Hall of Fame approaches biggest night in its 60-year history

By Rick Cleveland - Mississippi Today, 424 Reads
Mon, 07/26/2021 - 12:06 PM
Sixty years into its existence, the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame this week prepares for the biggest weekend in its history. That’s no exaggeration.
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Head of medical marijuana association predicts law will pass

By Wyatt Emmerich, 422 Reads
Tue, 07/27/2021 - 3:18 PM
The head of the state's medical marijuana association thinks there's an eighty percent chance of getting a law passed this year in a special session.
"I'm an optimist, so I say eighty or ninety percent," said Ken Newburger, executive director of the Mississippi Medical Marijuana Association.
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Thompson in national spotlight

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On Thu, 07/29/2021 - 9:30 PM
It’s yet to be seen what will come out of the House investigation into the Jan. 6 insurrection at the nation’s Capitol.
There’s one near certainty, however.
The proceedings are going to substantially raise the national profile of Mississippi Congressman Bennie Thompson.
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USM Announces Recipients of NASA-Mississippi Space Grant Consortium Scholarships, Computing Competition

By Submitted , 384 Reads
Mon, 07/26/2021 - 12:50 PM
The College of Arts and Sciences at The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) announced 24 Space Grant scholarship recipients and six winners for the Innovative Design in Computing Competition (IDCC) awarded through the state-wide NASA-Mississippi Space Grant Consortium (MSSGC) program, which supports students in their pursuit of science, tec
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Parchman prison. Jan. 10, 2020. Credit: Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today, Report For America

Mississippi Department of Corrections cancels prison visitation to prevent spread of COVID

By Brittany Brown - Mississippi Today, 364 Reads
Tue, 07/27/2021 - 1:48 PM
Visitation at all Mississippi Department of Corrections prisons has been suspended, Commissioner Burl Cain said in an internal memo Monday.
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New Grant to Champion Small-Business Development in Mississippi

By Staff Report, 359 Reads
Thu, 07/29/2021 - 11:10 AM
USDA grant and funding from Regions Foundation will expand center's support of small businesses
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YEAR-IN-REVIEW: PAIR OF STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS HIGHLIGHT 2020-21 ATHLETIC SEASON

By Submitted , 14,680 Reads
Fri, 07/02/2021 - 3:55 PM
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is part one of a two-part series that highlights some of the great moments and individual plays from the 2020-21 athletic season at Northeast Mississippi Community College. Accompanying video of the top five moments is available on Northeast's official YouTube channel (search for Northeast Tigers).
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Newspapers, journalists honored for excellence

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On Sat, 07/10/2021 - 5:24 PM
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Attorney general candidate Lynn Fitch speaks during the Madison and Hinds County Republican Women candidate forum at The Lake House in Ridgeland, Miss., Monday, August 26, 2019. Credit: Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today, Report For America

New boss same as old boss when it comes to AG using private lawyers

By Bobby Harrison - Mississippi Today, 6,149 Reads
Mon, 07/05/2021 - 12:38 PM
“Meet the new boss, same as the old boss.” — Pete Townshend in The Who’s “Won’t Get Fooled Again”
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Public Service Commission nearing approval for Cooperative Energy's planned distribution grid upgrade

By Steve Wilson , 6,111 Reads
Fri, 07/09/2021 - 11:57 AM
The Mississippi Public Service Commission voted at its Thursday meeting to refer a planned improvement to Cooperative Energy’s distribution grid to Chairman Dane Maxwell, who represents the Southern District.
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Mississippi casinos are setting revenue records, outpacing pre-COVID numbers

By Sara DiNatale - Mississippi Today, 4,190 Reads
Thu, 07/01/2021 - 4:35 PM
Mississippi casinos are making more money now than they were before the pandemic, and the Gulf Coast is leading the spike.
Mississippi casinos are reporting a nearly 21% increase in gross gaming revenue so far this year compared to the same period in 2019, according to data from the state Gaming Commission.
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W. L. Hightower, pastor of New Zion Baptish Church in Louisville, receives the Moderna vaccine, administered by Mississippi State Department of Health Phamacist Kathryn Ward at New Hope Baptist Church in Jackson. Hightower was among a number of African American faith leaders from across the state to receive the COVID-19 vaccination Monday at New Hope Baptist Church in Jackson. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Tower

Delta variant now dominant COVID-19 strain in Mississippi

By Will Stribling - Mississippi Today, 3,880 Reads
Thu, 07/08/2021 - 5:03 PM
As public health experts have warned for weeks, the Delta variant of COVID-19 is now the dominant strain circulating in Mississippi, causing a spike in cases and hospitalizations.
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FDA opens purse to unproven drug

READ MORE > 3,531 Reads
On Wed, 07/07/2021 - 9:26 PM
Prescription drug costs in the United States are high. They are one of the leading factors that keep health care costs routinely rising faster than the general inflation rate.
As a result, Americans spend more on prescription drugs annually than those who live in other developed nations. The reasons are varied.
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College kids are COVID risks

READ MORE > 3,226 Reads
On Tue, 07/06/2021 - 9:03 PM
It’s not surprising that a letter is circulating asking Mississippi’s College Board to require students at all of the state’s eight public universities to be vaccinated before the fall semester begins.
What’s surprising is how few have signed the letter.
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Final order coming after day-long hearing in federal lawsuit over state's mental health system

By Steve Wilson , 2,357 Reads
Mon, 07/12/2021 - 7:24 PM
Final arguments were made in federal court Monday in a case that could change the way the state treats the seriously mentally ill.
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2021 MHP Fourth of July Enforcement Period

By Submitted , 1,986 Reads
Tue, 07/06/2021 - 3:28 PM
The Mississippi Highway Patrol concluded its 2021 Fourth of July enforcement period which began Friday, July 2nd, at 12:01 a.m. and ended Monday, July 5th, at midnight. Throughout the period, MHP issued 6140 citations with 146 DUI arrests.
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YEAR-IN-REVIEW: PAIR OF STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS HIGHLIGHT 2020-21 ATHLETIC SEASON

By Submitted , 14,680 Reads
Fri, 07/02/2021 - 3:55 PM
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is part one of a two-part series that highlights some of the great moments and individual plays from the 2020-21 athletic season at Northeast Mississippi Community College. Accompanying video of the top five moments is available on Northeast's official YouTube channel (search for Northeast Tigers).
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Newspapers, journalists honored for excellence

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On Sat, 07/10/2021 - 5:24 PM
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Attorney general candidate Lynn Fitch speaks during the Madison and Hinds County Republican Women candidate forum at The Lake House in Ridgeland, Miss., Monday, August 26, 2019. Credit: Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today, Report For America

New boss same as old boss when it comes to AG using private lawyers

By Bobby Harrison - Mississippi Today, 6,149 Reads
Mon, 07/05/2021 - 12:38 PM
“Meet the new boss, same as the old boss.” — Pete Townshend in The Who’s “Won’t Get Fooled Again”
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Public Service Commission nearing approval for Cooperative Energy's planned distribution grid upgrade

By Steve Wilson , 6,111 Reads
Fri, 07/09/2021 - 11:57 AM
The Mississippi Public Service Commission voted at its Thursday meeting to refer a planned improvement to Cooperative Energy’s distribution grid to Chairman Dane Maxwell, who represents the Southern District.
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Mississippi casinos are setting revenue records, outpacing pre-COVID numbers

By Sara DiNatale - Mississippi Today, 4,190 Reads
Thu, 07/01/2021 - 4:35 PM
Mississippi casinos are making more money now than they were before the pandemic, and the Gulf Coast is leading the spike.
Mississippi casinos are reporting a nearly 21% increase in gross gaming revenue so far this year compared to the same period in 2019, according to data from the state Gaming Commission.
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W. L. Hightower, pastor of New Zion Baptish Church in Louisville, receives the Moderna vaccine, administered by Mississippi State Department of Health Phamacist Kathryn Ward at New Hope Baptist Church in Jackson. Hightower was among a number of African American faith leaders from across the state to receive the COVID-19 vaccination Monday at New Hope Baptist Church in Jackson. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Tower

Delta variant now dominant COVID-19 strain in Mississippi

By Will Stribling - Mississippi Today, 3,880 Reads
Thu, 07/08/2021 - 5:03 PM
As public health experts have warned for weeks, the Delta variant of COVID-19 is now the dominant strain circulating in Mississippi, causing a spike in cases and hospitalizations.
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FDA opens purse to unproven drug

READ MORE > 3,531 Reads
On Wed, 07/07/2021 - 9:26 PM
Prescription drug costs in the United States are high. They are one of the leading factors that keep health care costs routinely rising faster than the general inflation rate.
As a result, Americans spend more on prescription drugs annually than those who live in other developed nations. The reasons are varied.
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College kids are COVID risks

READ MORE > 3,226 Reads
On Tue, 07/06/2021 - 9:03 PM
It’s not surprising that a letter is circulating asking Mississippi’s College Board to require students at all of the state’s eight public universities to be vaccinated before the fall semester begins.
What’s surprising is how few have signed the letter.
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Final order coming after day-long hearing in federal lawsuit over state's mental health system

By Steve Wilson , 2,357 Reads
Mon, 07/12/2021 - 7:24 PM
Final arguments were made in federal court Monday in a case that could change the way the state treats the seriously mentally ill.
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2021 MHP Fourth of July Enforcement Period

By Submitted , 1,986 Reads
Tue, 07/06/2021 - 3:28 PM
The Mississippi Highway Patrol concluded its 2021 Fourth of July enforcement period which began Friday, July 2nd, at 12:01 a.m. and ended Monday, July 5th, at midnight. Throughout the period, MHP issued 6140 citations with 146 DUI arrests.
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Bobby Rush and Kingfish Ingram talk to reporters on Friday morning at the B.B. King Museum.

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Video: Bobby Rush Talks The Importance of Youth and the Blues

By Emmerich Videos, 24,723 Reads
Fri, 06/04/2021 - 5:44 PM
Bobby Rush, who will be participating in Saturday's B.B. King Museum expansion grand opening, talks to journalists from all over the world at the museum on Friday
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Vaccine-resistant COVID-19 strain detected in Mississippi

By Will Stribling - Mississippi Today, 23,941 Reads
Fri, 03/19/2021 - 3:51 PM
A more infectious and vaccine-resistant variant strain of COVID-19 was detected in Mississippi on Friday. One person in Harrison County was found to be infected with the B.1.351 variant, which was discovered in South Africa in December and reached the United States in January.
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Mississippi senators help block Jan. 6 riot investigation

By Will Stribling - Mississippi Today, 22,519 Reads
Fri, 05/28/2021 - 4:40 PM
Senate Republicans, including Mississippi’s delegation, on Friday blocked the creation of an independent commission to investigate the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
Six Republicans voted to advance debate on the commission, but the final 54 to 35 vote fell six votes shy of the 60 votes needed to prevent a procedural filibuster.
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Mike Bianco is about to reach his 800th win at Ole Miss. Can his 2021 team get to Omaha?

By Rick Cleveland - Mississippi Today, 22,233 Reads
Fri, 05/07/2021 - 2:46 PM
When Ole Miss next wins a baseball game — quite possibly this weekend in a three-game series at Texas A&M — it will mark Mike Bianco’s 800th victory at the university and his 900th as a college baseball coach.
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‘Food that’s going to stick to your ribs’: The significance of soul food in Yalobusha County

By Brett Kittredge, 22,206 Reads
Fri, 02/26/2021 - 4:05 PM
Marie Gaston still remembers all the food her parents cooked when she was growing up. The aromas of fried chicken, green beans, cabbage, candied yams and fried potatoes often floated from the kitchen. Gaston said her parents cooked full meals like this nearly every day.
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Daquarius Wright is pictured here after he was arrested this week for the murder of Paul's Jewelry owner Jamie Iverson.

"I Could Not Believe He Walked On This One": Officer Was Stunned Daquarius Wright Was Acquitted In Armed Robbery Case Last October

By Bryan Davis, 21,729 Reads
Fri, 04/30/2021 - 5:18 PM
One of the men charged with capital murder in the shooting death of Paul’s Jewelry owner Jamie Iverson was acquitted in an April 2019 armed robbery of a Family Dollar store in the Jackson area, but according to one of the arresting officers, it was one of the strongest cas
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Secretary of State Watson faces criticism for saying ‘woke, uninformed’ college students shouldn’t vote

By Will Stribling - Mississippi Today, 19,098 Reads
Fri, 04/09/2021 - 4:14 PM
Mississippi Secretary of State Michael Watson has drawn criticism and national attention this week for comments made on WLOX-TV that the automatic voter registration provision of the federal For The People Act would lead to “woke” and “uninformed” college students voting.
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Higa Takes Helm of The Pride of Mississippi Marching Band

By Submitted , 19,036 Reads
Fri, 05/21/2021 - 3:16 PM
The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) School of Music has named Dr. Travis Higa interim director of The Pride of Mississippi Marching Band. He moves from his position as associate director to replace Dr. Colin McKenzie, who was recently named Director of the School of Music.
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State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs discusses distribution of COVID-19 vaccines during a press conference at the Woolfolk Building in Jackson. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

Dr. Dobbs: Get vaccine or get COVID-19

By Will Stribling - Mississippi Today, 18,583 Reads
Fri, 05/14/2021 - 3:46 PM
As Mississippi continues to rank last in the nation in the share of its population that has been vaccinated, the message from the state’s top health officer, Dr. Thomas Dobbs is clear: get vaccinated or get COVID-19.
COVID is not gone.
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Waste Management resumes normal collection schedule in central Mississippi

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On Sat, 02/20/2021 - 2:15 PM
All Waste Management collection services, including residential, commercial, and roll-off, will resume regularly scheduled service to our valued customers beginning Monday, February 22, safety and road conditions permitting. Waste Management expects extra heavy volume along all routes, which may precipitate some delays in service.
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