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Winston County Library finger-knitting class, done by Katie Shotts of the Winston County Extension Office.
Front Row: (l-r) Glendia Cooper, Katie Shotts, Lakisha Watson
Back Row: (l-r) Sothia Humes, Darlene Coleman, Diane Tanner, Margaret White
They all made lap blankets. The Winston County Library will host another finger-knitting class, led by Katie, on Friday, March 20th from 9-12 at the library.
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Mississippi has been without a ballot initiative process since the 2021 state Supreme Court decision on Medical Marijuana Initiative 65 invalidated the process outlined in the state constitution.
A measure to restore Mississippi’s ballot initiative process was moved out of the Senate Elections Committee this week to restart the negotiation process between the two chambers.
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An Occupational Licensure Board Consolidation Study Committee could soon look at ways to streamline state government if lawmakers agree to the proposed measure.
The committee responsible for streamlining Mississippi government approved the creation of a study committee to examine consolidating scores of state licensure boards into one department.
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The bill would also revise the state retirement system’s new Tier 5, cap superintendent salaries, and increase pay for school attendance officers, among other provisions outlined in the measure.
A bill that aims to address the ongoing teacher shortage in the state and proposes to address problems with the state’s retirement system under the new Tier 5 system passed out of the Mississippi House Education and Appropriations Committees on Tuesday.
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Below is a political opinion column by Corey DeAngelis:
Mississippi families can’t wait another year while politicians dither. And the Senate Republicans who sided with the radical left to block this education freedom must be held accountable at the ballot box.
Parents and students in Mississippi deserve better than the status quo that’s failing them. This week, the Mississippi Senate Education Committee killed the House’s universal school choice bill on a voice vote Tuesday, after it had already passed out of the House.
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January state collections came in just under half-a-million dollars above revenue estimates.
Mississippi revenues continue to exceed legislative estimates seven months into the current fiscal year. This is welcome news for lawmakers as they continue to make headway toward setting a new state budget this session.
The Legislative Budget Office on Wednesday shared that the January state revenue report showed collections came in at $451,213, or 0.08% above the revised revenue estimate.
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There have been recent reports of large job cuts across the country. E-commerce and technology giant Amazon, for example, is eliminating 16,000 corporate jobs, partly to reduce its organizational structure — but also because it expects “efficiency gains” as artificial intelligence is used more extensively across the company.
Almost at the same time, United Parcel Service said it will eliminate 30,000 delivery jobs — in part because it is getting less business from Amazon.
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Maybe there’s something to this notion that weather extremes are getting greater. We had record breaking high temperatures in December and record breaking low temperatures in January.
January 31 beat the all-time low for that day by one degree. This year’s low was 16 degrees, lower by one degree than January 31, 1966. The high that day this year was 28 degrees, a whopping five degrees lower than the January 31, 1996 high of 33 degrees. And the wind was blowing at 25 knots. Brrr!
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“I’ve never been more disappointed in elected officials than I am this morning,” Reeves said of the Lt. Governor and Senate Education Chairman. He added that the Senate Education Committee is “where Conservative priorities go to Die. And where the Democrat philosophy still dominates.”
Governor Tate Reeves (R) took to social media early Wednesday morning to express his displeasure with how Republicans in the Mississippi Senate failed to back the House education freedom package put forward by Speaker Jason White (R).
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Senator Hyde-Smith was in the Oval Office with President Trump on Tuesday for the signing of appropriations bills.
Mississippi U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R) joined fellow lawmakers for a White House signing ceremony for the Fiscal Year 2026 appropriations package in the Oval Office on Tuesday.
President Donald Trump (R) turned to the Mississippi senator and said, “Cindy Hyde, come on. Say something.”
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February may be a short month, but it’s packed with plenty of things to do all across Mississippi.
With only 28 days, February is the shortest month of the year, but it sure does have a lot going for it. Despite being a bleak month weather-wise, the famous groundhog, Punxsutawney Phil, surely saw his shadow somewhere. Regardless, chances are good there are only six weeks left of winter.
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Below is an opinion column by Sid Salter:
Guy Hovis had a gift for storytelling and genuinely enjoyed talking with fellow Mississippians. He will be missed.
Guy Hovis, the “other” Tupelo native whose singing talent captured national attention, passed away on Jan. 22 in Oxford at age 84. He rose to fame on the Lawrence Welk Show, combining humility, talent, enthusiasm, kindness, and generosity into a successful career and life.
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U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R) leads the federal candidates in Mississippi with the most cash on hand, while 2nd District Congressman Bennie Thompson (D) comes in second.
Candidates running for U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives were required to file updated campaign finance reports last week, closing out the 2025 calendar year.
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The state Senate on Tuesday unanimously voted to provide $20 million to fund the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency’s initial Winter Storm Fern response and recovery efforts, although it was not clear if the House would consider the plan. Hours after the Senate vote, Gov. Tate Reeves announced he is requesting a major disaster declaration for several counties.
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“I hope and pray that the next victim makes it out (alive) because, believe me, there will be a next victim,” Kimberly Bartlett said.
After six months apart, Kimberly Bartlett’s ex-partner came back into her life and asked for a second chance. They had been out of touch after he strangled her, spent time in jail and went to a sober house.
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In December 2024, Lakiyah Green, was an expectant mother who attended a parenting workshop at Bolivar County Library in Cleveland, Miss. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today
Bills to allow more certified nurse midwives to practice in Mississippi died in committee Tuesday, two weeks after the state was named in a federal lawsuit over how it restricts access to midwives in a place with some of the worst outcomes for mothers and babies.
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House Education Chairman Rob Roberson, R-Starkville (left) and Jansen Owen, R-Poplarville, listen as other legislators ask questions of U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Office of Early Childhood Development Laurie Todd-Smith (left) and Lindsey Burke, deputy chief of staff for policy and programs at the U.S. Dept. of Education, during the legislative school choice subcommittee meeting at the State Capitol, Monday, Aug. 25, 2025 in Jackson. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today
The House legislation also includes a provision that would allow lawmakers to give assistant teachers a pay raise.
The House is considering giving all Mississippi public school teachers a $5,000 annual pay raise starting next school year, a move that’s been long-called for by the state’s educators.
The bill would raise the state’s minimum annual teacher salary from $41,500 to $46,500, and would give special-education teachers an extra $3,000 a year.
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