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The midterm primary election concluded last week, and the ballot was set for the general election. The Mississippi Secretary of State’s office is helping to build on the importance of civics. Secretary of State Michael Watson announced a new Student Ambassador Program. The program helps to increase voter education and registration among youth as well as encourages students to engage in Mississippi civics.
By Ken Strachan - Columnist on
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Gipson said the California law could impact agricultural and food industry entities headquartered in Mississippi, “mainly our big poultry and egg companies.”
Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson (R) signed an administrative order on Monday aimed at shielding the state’s agribusinesses from California’s new climate reporting mandates.
“Gavin Newsome should tend to his own State’s business, rather than trying to meddle with ours,” Gipson said on social media.
By Frank Corder - Magnolia Tribune on
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Below is a political opinion column by Russ Latino:
Policy should not be made in response to very small groups of very loud people when it comes at the expense of everyone else that happens to be too busy living to understand how they are getting screwed.
“This is not PBM reform. It’s a tax increase on every Mississippian.” That’s how one of Mississippi’s largest employers summed up the Senate’s changes to HB 1665 in a conversation with Magnolia Tribune on Wednesday.
By Russ Latino - Magnolia Tribune on
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Caregiver background checks will now be required every two years instead of annually.
Both chambers in the Mississippi Legislature have agreed to minor changes to the state’s medical cannabis program this session.
The House concurred with the Senate’s changes to HB 895 this week.
Under the amended provisions, the time of validity of a patient’s medical cannabis card will remain at 12 months, but the time a caregiver needs to undergo a follow-up background check was extended slightly.
By Jeremy Pittari - Magnolia Tribune on
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It is the second time this session that a mobile sports betting bill from the House has died in the Senate.
The “Mississippi Mobile Sports Wagering Act,” which passed 100 to 11 in the House of Representatives, has died in the Senate Gaming Committee at the hands of chairman State Senator David Blount (D).
By Frank Corder - Magnolia Tribune on
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The Mississippi Department of Education developed the updated plan after gathering input through a survey and focus group interviews with approximately 100 Mississippians last fall.
By Frank Corder - Magnolia Tribune on
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CARROLLTON — The Cotesworth Culture & Heritage Center will host the Cotesworth Celtic Gathering on Saturday, March 28, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at historic Cotesworth in Carrollton.
The family-friendly festival will celebrate the traditions of Scotland and Ireland with live music, bagpipes, fiddles, Highland Games by Backyard Rebellion, cultural demonstrations, and historical exhibits. Guests can also enjoy food trucks, vendor shopping, children’s activities, farm animal encounters, a petting zoo, and pony rides.
By PRESS RELEASE - THE COTESWORTH CULTURE AND HERITAGE CENTER on
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Saturday, March 21, from 11 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. at the Carrollton Community House at 305 Lexington Street.
Theme: Happy Birthday America
Soups to be tasted:
By PRESS RELEASE - TOWN OF CARROLLTON on
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One of my favorite times of year is upon us and that is March Madness.
It’s the time of year where what you see on tv from games, commercials, your favorite snacks all talk about the basketball tournament.
By Iva Ruth Faulk - Columnist on
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Photo by Photo Special to Times/Conservative, © 2026 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.
On Monday morning, March 16th, Carroll County EOC received a call from a senior citizen who awakened to discover that her only mode of transportation had been stolen. Carroll County Deputies were immediately dispatched to the address near Greenwood Leflore Airport.
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Photo by Photo Special to Times/Conservative, © 2026 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.
Another fire was reported in Kilmichael Sunday evening, March 15. According to Kilmichael Volunteer Fire Chief David Eldridge the blaze, which claimed the majority of an old gas station/feed store, was reported around 1:35 a.m. The store, located on South Depot Avenue, was fully involved when fire officials arrived on scene. Kilmichael Volunteer Fire Department was first on scene and responded with two trucks. When on the scene, KVFD requested mutual aid from Poplar Creek Volunteer Fire Department.
By Peyton Poe - Staff Writer on
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Photo by Peyton Poe , © 2026 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.
Carroll County School District Board of Education meetings are held on the second Thursday of the month in the J.Z. George Band Hall starting at 5:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 24 the Carroll County School District Board of Education held a special called meeting. Much information was discussed over the roughly hour and a half duration of the open meeting, with a closed executive session taking place as well. The overarching topic for the meeting was concerning district policies and procedures on various topics.
By Peyton Poe - Staff Writer on
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After being fired following an incendiary post about Charlie Kirk’s death, former ole Miss employee Lauren Stokes argued her First Amendment rights were violated. U.S. District Judge Glen Davidson dismissed the claims Monday, setting up a potential 5th Circuit appeal.
A federal judge has dismissed former University of Mississippi employee Lauren Stokes’ First Amendment retaliation lawsuit against Chancellor Glenn Boyce, bringing an early end—at least for now—to one of the state’s most closely watched campus speech disputes.
By Russ Latino - Magnolia Tribune on
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Schools in states with no income tax have sought to use that to their benefit when recruiting college athletes. Mississippi won’t be joining them, at least for now.
The Mississippi Senate Finance Committee killed a House bill Monday that sought to exempt name, image and likeness, or NIL, compensation from the state’s income tax.
By Frank Corder - Magnolia Tribune on
2 weeks 1 day ago
Leflore County consistently leads the nation with one of the highest gun homicide rates
This is the first story in a series about gun violence in the Mississippi Delta.
By GERARD EDIC - The Greenwood Commonwealth/Report for America on
2 weeks 1 day ago
Below is a political opinion column by Bobby Harrison:
No state has expanded Medicaid since the so-called One Big Beautiful Bill was put into law last year
Another legislative session, another year will pass without Mississippi expanding Medicaid to provide health care coverage for the working poor.
By Bobby Harrison - Mississippi Today on
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Below is a religious opinion column by Matt Friedeman:
Charles Spurgeon said that “Cheerfulness is next to godliness!” I am beginning to think he was right.
So we laughed and laughed and laughed. Spent the better part of two hours sipping our Cokes and escaping reality.
And it got me to thinking about the vital importance of it all.
I visited Lexington, Kentucky this week. My son wanted to take his dad out for a fun evening and got us tickets for a comedy show.
By Matt Friedeman - Magnolia Tribune on
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Robert St. John says some bridges get you to the other side while others change the direction of everything.
Two years of planning a year-long trip collapsed in a single sentence at a Volvo dealership in Gothenburg, Sweden.
By Robert St. John on
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St. Stanislaus star Max Baria, with ball, grabs a rebound over Booneville's Elijah Dukes during the Boys Class 3A semifinal game, Wednesday, March 4, 2026, at the Mississippi Coliseum in Jackson. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today
Max Baria, a 17-year-old high school senior from Bay St. Louis, is a good-looking, soft-spoken, highly intelligent young man, who emerged this basketball season as one of the best high school players in Mississippi.
By Rick Cleveland - Mississippi Today on
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The company said Thursday that the collective bargaining agreement for union-represented shipbuilders provides historic wage growth of 35% to 47% through 2031.
All five union organizations at Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula have now ratified new collective bargaining agreements with HII, following voting by their members. The new contract will run through March 8, 2031.
Employing more than 11,000 employees, Ingalls Shipbuilding is the largest manufacturing employer in Mississippi.
By Frank Corder - Magnolia Tribune on
