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Sumrall defeats FCAHS 9-0 as errors plague Aggies

SUMRALL – As the saying goes, “When it rains, it pours.”

Petal Primary PTO holds egg hunt for teachers, staff

After a year of uncertainty and reduced social involvement at schools because of the COVID-19 pandemic, members of the Petal Primary School PTO decided to start spring 2021 off on a more positive n

COVID-19 continues downward trend in Mississippi, but new variants loom large

The number of new COVID-19 infections, hospitalizations and deaths in Mississippi has continued the sharp decline seen since their peak in January.

Hattiesburg Clinic CEO Batson discusses pause on Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine

A few days after federal health authorities recommended that providers pause on administering the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine while a potential link to rare blood clots is investigated,

Taxpayer-funded non-profit to receive smaller earmark from Medicaid approriation than last year

A non-profit that receives most of its money from taxpayer funds will receive an earmark in the state’s Medicaid appropriation for the fifth year in a row.

The emergence of interest groups and social media for campaigning and fundraising has raised the prospect of successful ballot initiatives. Credit: Eric J. Shelton, Mississippi Today/ Report for America

Is the Mississippi ballot initiative working as intended?
By Geoff Pender - Mississippi Today, 237 Reads
Mississippi voters’ right to change the state constitution hangs in the balance with the state Supreme Court, at a time when numerous groups are eyeing the ballot initiative as a way to overcome legislative fiat or recalcitrance.
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A teacher in Leland gets her pre-K student to recite her months of the year as she points to them. Credit: Aallyah Wright, Mississippi Today

Though access remains low, Mississippi pre-K earns high quality marks
By Kate Royals - Mississippi Today, 205 Reads
Mississippi’s state-funded pre-kindergarten program has again received high marks in a national report that measures the quality of state-funded education for 3- and 4-year-olds nationally.
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Every public university requested a tuition increase except for Jackson State University, which will not increase tuition in the fall.

IHL approves tuition increase at 7 of 8 Mississippi universities
By Molly Minta - Mississippi Today, 641 Reads
A year after all but one of Mississippi’s public universities declined to increase tuition due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s business as usual: Tuition is once again going up this fall for most students at public universities.
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Jake Mangum kisses the Governor’s Cup after Mississippi State defeated Ole Miss in 2019. Mangum helped State dominate Ole Miss in recent seasons with the Bulldogs winning 14 of the last 16. But Mangum has moved on and perhaps the most anticipated Rebel-Bulldog games in the series’ 128-year history are this weekend in Starkville.

Biggest Ole Miss-State series in history? There’s a lot of history.
By Rick Cleveland - Mississippi Today, 471 Reads
Ole Miss and Mississippi State have played baseball for 128 years. That’s a lot of history. And yet, there probably has never been a more anticipated Rebel-Bulldog baseball series than the one scheduled for this weekend in Starkville.
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Lamar Co. school officials approve carpet at Lumberton Elementary; discuss COVID numbers
By Haskel Burns, 1,163 Reads
The Lamar County School District Board of Trustees recently approved the acceptance of a $100,681 bid to replace the carpet at Lumberton Elementary School with new tile flooring.

The decision was made at the April 12 school board meeting, where board members agreed to pull up the carpet because of allergy and air quality concerns.
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Opinion: Thirty percent of excess deaths not Covid caused
By Wyatt Emmerich, 2,681 Reads
From the start of the Covid epidemic, I felt like “excess deaths” was the key statistic to follow.
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Dryden, Delgado address dilapidated properties at Hattiesburg council meeting
By Haskel Burns, 1,984 Reads
After being in office for two terms, Mary Dryden – who represents Ward 4 on Hattiesburg City Council – has noticed too often that violations on dilapidated properties in the city have led to only temporary measures such as boarding up the sites to avoid further damage or intrusion.
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Mississippi Requests Major Disaster Declaration for Winter Weather Event
By Press Release - Governor Tate Reeves, 787 Reads
Below is a press release from Governor Tate Reeves:
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Court of Appeals Decisions - April 13, 2021
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Listed below are the Mississippi Court of Appeals decisions for April 13, 2021:

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The Delta Health Alliance will receive $1 million in the fiscal 2022 Medicaid appropriation bill, down from the more than $4.1 million it received in the previous two budget cycles.

Taxpayer-funded non-profit to receive smaller earmark from Medicaid approriation than last year

A non-profit that receives most of its money from taxpayer funds will receive an earmark in the state’s Medicaid appropriation for the fifth year in a row.

The Delta Health Alliance is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit based in Stoneville and manages 52 education and healthcare programs in the impoverished Mississippi Delta.

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Is the Mississippi ballot initiative working as intended?

Though access remains low, Mississippi pre-K earns high quality marks

IHL approves tuition increase at 7 of 8 Mississippi universities

Biggest Ole Miss-State series in history? There’s a lot of history.

Lamar Co. school officials approve carpet at Lumberton Elementary; discuss COVID numbers

Opinion: Thirty percent of excess deaths not Covid caused

Dryden, Delgado address dilapidated properties at Hattiesburg council meeting

Mississippi Requests Major Disaster Declaration for Winter Weather Event

Court of Appeals Decisions - April 13, 2021

Taxpayer-funded non-profit to receive smaller earmark from Medicaid approriation than last year

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