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Below is a political opinion column by David Ibsen:
David Ibsen says HB 1597 is unnecessary and would add additional confusion and regulation that could harm Mississippi consumers and smaller community banks.
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3 weeks 3 days ago
Robert St. John highlights his podcast, Ya Gotta Eat, with co-host and production partner, Drew Wooton. The two sit down with interesting people to dive deep into their lives and careers.
My ADHD is so bad that I just forgot what I was going to write in this opening sentence.
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Cate Hargett, an 11-year-old in Greenwood, needs a bone marrow transplant as the search for her perfect donor match continues.
Cate, who dreams of becoming a librarian or author, was diagnosed with a rare blood disorder when she was 2 months old.
The Pillow Academy fifth grader has continued to fight bone marrow failure, which occurs when the tissue inside bones cannot produce enough healthy blood cells on its own.
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3 weeks 3 days ago
A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for parts of Louisiana and Mississippi until 9 p.m. Saturday.
Mississippi counties included in the watch area issued by the National Weather Service include Adams, Attala, Carroll, Choctaw, Claiborne, Clarke, Clay, Copiah, Covington, Franklin, Grenada, Hinds, Holmes, Humphreys, Issaquena, Jasper, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Leake, Leflore, Lincoln, Lowndes, Madison, Montgomery, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Rankin, Scott, Sharkey, Simpson, Smith, Warren, Webster, Winston and Yazoo.
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3 weeks 4 days ago
State Rep. Becky Currie aims to review the inmate welfare fund and reduce prison deaths, among other reforms passed by the House.
The Mississippi House of Representatives has inserted language from its measures aimed at improving the wellbeing of inmates into Senate bills after the House bills died.
State Rep. Becky Currie (R) introduced the strike-all amendments to SB 2041 and SB 2778 in an effort to keep her prison reform efforts introduced earlier in the session alive.
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3 weeks 4 days ago
MSU Alumni Association honors outstanding volunteers
STARKVILLE, Miss.—Mississippi State’s recent Alumni Volunteer Leadership Weekend gathered Bulldogs from across the country to recognize outstanding alumni chapters and individuals, while providing networking and learning opportunities to enhance future engagement.
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MSDH Spreads Awareness of Colorectal Cancer Prevention
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The Magnolia State will be the first state to ban neutrality agreements in the workplace and just the fourth to enact the right to a private ballot in unionization efforts.
With the signature of Governor Tate Reeves (R), Mississippi will become the first state in the U.S. to ban so-called neutrality agreements in the workplace.
A “neutrality agreement” is a contract between a union and an employer under which the employer agrees to support a union’s attempt to organize its workforce.
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3 weeks 4 days ago
Workshop aids those in
pest management jobs
By Bonnie Coblentz
MSU Extension Service
RAYMOND, Miss. -- Professionals who hold pest management certifications have an opportunity to fulfill the requirements for renewal at a Mississippi State University workshop March 24 in Raymond.
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Garden practices
By Felder Rushing
What’s the hardest thing, psychologically, for normally reasonable gardeners to do? For decades I have extolled folks to adopt some very straightforward and rewarding horticultural practices which, on first glance, seem counterintuitive.
Not talking about resisting new plants with unknown abilities to survive our climate, or raising the mower to have a thicker, fuller, less weedy lawn, or even being judgmental about how others prune their crape myrtles.
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The NCAA claims the organization and its members will be irreparably harmed if the Ole Miss quarterback’s injunction effectively allowing him to play in 2026 stands.
The NCAA has appealed the February preliminary injunction granted by Chancery Court Judge Robert Whitwell in the case brought by Ole Miss and Trinidad Chambliss over the star quarterback’s eligibility to the Mississippi Supreme Court.
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The 2026 Campspot Awards included two Mississippi sites: Gulfport Luxury RV Resort and Sun Retreats Horn Lake.
It seems like just yesterday we had ice storms across the state, yet now it’s time for spring break. If you haven’t yet planned a getaway, consider camping at one of the luxury RV resorts in the state. Two resorts in our state have recently received 2026 Campspot Awards for amenities, guest experiences, facilities, and more. Some may even call it “glamping,” because these places are nice.
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3 weeks 4 days ago
MSDH Recognizes International HPV Cancer Awareness Day
JACKSON, Miss.- The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) is recognizing International HPV Cancer Awareness Day, today, March 4. Mississippi is developing a formal campaign involving stakeholders, including the American Cancer Society and University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC), to decrease HPV infections, which result in nearly 40,000 new HPV cancer cases each year.
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Senators Wicker and Hyde-Smith, along with Congressmen Kelly and Ezell express support of President Trump’s decision to strike Iran, while Congressman Thompson says the operation puts the U.S. at greater risk of terrorist attacks.
In the early morning hours of Saturday, President Donald Trump (R) authorized the U.S. military, in coordination with Israel, to launch strikes on Iran after negotiations between the countries failed to produce an amenable resolution.
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3 weeks 5 days ago
Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney said Thursday that he expects those numbers to climb as reporting continues.
The Mississippi Insurance Department reports that over 12,000 claims have been filed totaling in excess of $107 million related to damage from Winter Storm Fern.
The storm left much of North Mississippi blanketed in ice for days with over 100,000 without power. The impacts were felt in nearly half of the state’s counties, with 29 deaths reported as a result of the storm.
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“Operations are continuing as normal as there is no known ongoing threat at this time,” an Ingalls spokesperson said.
A note with a bullet was discovered at Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula Thursday morning, reportedly in a bathroom, prompting the coast shipyard to call in local law enforcement to investigate.
Just after 8 a.m., a company spokesperson told Magnolia Tribune that “Ingalls Shipbuilding management discovered a written communication that was perceived as a potential threat.”
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The Senate Corrections Committee also kept a bill alive to create a Corrections Overview Task Force.
Inmates in Mississippi could benefit from a two-sentence bill passed by the Senate Correction Committee Thursday morning during a less than three-minute meeting.
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“People don’t set down roots and invest in communities where they feel that they’re at risk,” Jackson Mayor John Horhn said. Pearl Mayor Jake Windham noted that it is typically the poorest residents who are affected most by the flooding.
A project that looks to protect the City of Jackson and the surrounding area from flooding by the Pearl River is moving to the next phase.
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