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Below is a political opinion column by Sid Salter:
Columnist Sid Salter says Hyde-Smith is the clear favorite in this race but expect Colom to continue to wage a bare-knuckle campaign.
After the March 10 primaries, Mississippi now enters the home stretch of the 2026 mid-term elections, amid renewed fighting in the Middle East, new global and domestic economic challenges influenced by that conflict, and American partisan differences that have not been deeper or more pronounced since the late 1960s.
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Below is a political opinion column by Bobby Harrison:
As Republicans surged to take control of state government in the 1990s and 2000s, no two Democratic Mississippi politicians were more despised by members of the upstart party than Ronnie Musgrove and Billy McCoy.
McCoy served from 2004 until 2012 as the last Democratic speaker of the Mississippi House while Musgrove served from 1996 until 2000 as the state’s last Democratic lieutenant governor and from 2000 until 2004 as Mississippi’s last Democratic governor.
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A wastewater treatment lagoon in the Wellsgate subdivision in Oxford, Miss., on Monday, March 10, 2025. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today
Across Mississippi, many of the thousands of water and sewer systems in the state have struggled to stay compliant with federal public health and environmental laws.
By Alex Rozier - Mississippi Today on
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Gov. Tate Reeves talks about Mississippi's Rural Health Transformation Program plan during a press conference at the Walter Sillers Building in Jackson on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2025. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today
Lt. Gov. Hosemann responds that governor’s claim is ‘malicious, unnecessary and false.’
Republican Gov. Tate Reeves on Monday vetoed a bill that sought to provide low-interest loans to local governments impacted by this year’s deadly winter storm and accused Senate staffers of committing unconstitutional and potentially criminal acts with the legislation.
But the basis for Reeves’s allegations of criminal action is inaccurate.
By Taylor Vance - Mississippi Today on
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The Clarksdale Board of Commissioners voted Monday night to rezone a site for a potential data center along with a list of conditions for any developer.
“The vote that we’ve taken today does not approve a data center. It only is the beginning of the conversation regarding the possibility of data centers coming to Clarksdale,” said Mayor Orlando Paden.
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A voter reads over his ballot at Fondren Chruch in Precinct 16 during primary voting, Tuesday, March 10, 2026, in Jackson. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today
The U.S. Supreme Court could soon end Mississippi’s practice of counting mail-in absentee ballots that arrive after Election Day, a decision that could have a ripple effect nationwide and sow confusion for November’s midterm elections.
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On Monday, in meetings a hundred miles apart, Clinton and Clarksdale officials heard from residents about potential data centers coming to their respective towns.
Clinton has signed a fee-in-lieu of taxes agreement with a developer but the Clarksdale project is in very early talks.
By Katherine Lin - Mississippi Today on
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House lawmakers are deliberating sending a bill to Gov. Tate Reeves that would make it illegal for doctors to prescribe medication that could be used to induce abortion to patients in Mississippi.
By Sophia Paffenroth - Mississippi Today on
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Northern District of Mississippi United States District Court building in Oxford is pictured on Thursday, March 19, 2026. Credit: Leonardo Bevilacqua/Mississippi Today
Former Hollandale Police Chief Brandon Addison pleaded guilty Thursday to charges involving the transportation and distribution of illegal drugs through portions of the Mississippi Delta and into Memphis via Highway 61.
He is the principal defendant in a federal drug trafficking case involving nine former Mississippi Delta law enforcement officers.
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House Speaker Jason White has vowed to end the college-student-who-put-off-writing-a-paper method of setting most of a multi-billion dollar state budget late on a Saturday night.
Most sane people who have witnessed the way the Mississippi Legislature sets a final state budget – all willy-nilly in a flurry of last minute haggling late of a Saturday night – have come away thinking there has to be a better way.
By Geoff Pender - Mississippi Today on
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Noxapater baseball struggles through tough week, Noxapater softball set to resume play
By Robbie Robertson
The Winston County Journal
It was a rough week for the Noxapater baseball team, losing both games last week by wide margins.
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WA Patriots look to rebound in the season
By ROBBIE FAULK
Spring Break was not kind to the Winston Academy Patriots as the baseball team went off to East Central Community College to play ball.
After dropping an 11-0 game to Wayne County and tying Union, WA was back to Decatur to take on Starkville Academy last Friday. It was the second meeting with the Volunteers this season for the Patriots, and this game turned out similarly to the 10-0 loss earlier this year.
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Winston County Republican Women to host Secretary of State Micheal Watson
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Community Cleanup Day held in Greensboro, Zion Ridge, and New Zion
written by Elaine Hobson
On Saturday, March 14, 2026, volunteers from Greensboro, Zion Ridge, and New Zion communities participated in a Community Cleanup Day. The event commenced at the Former Greensboro CME Church site, located at 2329 Metts Street in Louisville, MS, with an opening prayer for safety, followed by a morning briefing in which organizers assigned volunteer groups to designated roads and areas to pick up trash.
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LHS Wildcats drop Spring Break doubleheader
By ROBBIE FAULK
Louisville had some Spring Break action on the baseball diamond last week as the Wildcats played a doubleheader last Friday.
It was a tough day at the ballpark for the Wildcats as they took a loss to Quitman and Meridian. The Wildcats got things started with a 9-8 loss to Quitman in four innings as they came back from an 8-4 deficit to beat LHS.
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Mississippi Democratic Women to host fourth annual Capitol Tea Party
From press and staff reports
The Mississippi Democratic Women will host their Fourth Annual Capitol Tea Party as the 2026 Mississippi legislative session comes to a close, offering attendees an opportunity to hear updates and insights from the State Capitol.
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2nd Annual Animal Supply Drive
Legion State Park will hold its 2nd Annual Animal Supply Drive for the month of March. You may donate pet supplies to the Park and drop them off at the gatehouse/office. The hours of drop off are 9 am to 4 pm each day. The items we receive will then be donated to the Louisville Animal Shelter. This is one of the ways the Park reaches out to help the community. We appreciate all donations! For more information you may call 662-773-8323.
Easter Egg Hunt set for March 22 in Noxapater
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Evangelist Deborah Holmes installed
by Elmetra Eichelberger Patterson
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Timber talk
Louisville Rotarian John Fair brought the Louisville Rotary Club on March 18 information on the Golden Triangle Regional Wood Co-op. Fair is a long-time Rotarian and recently put together a celebratory booklet on the 100th anniversary of the Louisville Rotary Club. Louisville Rotary meets each Wednesday at noon at Lake Tiak Okhata. To attend a meeting please contact any member of Rotary.Pictured left to right: John Fair and President-elect Byron Foster.
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