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The order directs the Commissioner of the Mississippi Department of Corrections to release Taylor within five days.
Governor Tate Reeves announced Wednesday that he has signed an Executive Order granting clemency to Maurice Taylor, who he said was illegally sentenced to 20 years in prison, with five years suspended.
Reeves’ order directs the Commissioner of the Mississippi Department of Corrections to release Taylor within five days.
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3 months ago
Rick Turner speaks about workforce development challenges and opportunities in Mississippi during an interview outside a local business.
As Mississippi prepares for growing workforce shortages, Gov. Tate Reeves is proposing a change that would put the state — rather than the federal government — in charge of overseeing registered apprenticeship programs.
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3 months ago
Southern Pines Animal Shelter is thrilled to announce that in 2025 they were awarded an $18,329.57 Mightycat Innovation Grant from the Orphan Kitten Club. This grant has been lifesaving for the shelter’s most vulnerable residents over the course of the 2025 kitten season, supporting the creation of the Bitty Beans Nursery, a newly outfitted, more efficient foster space dedicated to neonatal kittens (0-8 weeks old).
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3 months ago
State Treasurer David McRae today shared that Forbes has listed the Mississippi Affordable College Savings program as the sixth best 529 program in the country.
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For the third year in a row, Keesler Federal Credit Union once again is being recognized by Newsweek as one of the nation’s best regional credit unions.
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Mississippi Treasurer David McRae is the 55th Treasurer for the State of Mississippi. In this role, he helps manage the state’s cash flow, oversees College and Career Savings Mississippi, and has returned more than $140 million in unclaimed money to Mississippians. For more information, visit Treasury.MS.gov
As the 2025 season comes to a close, it’s natural to pause and reflect on the year behind us. Some of us look back with pride at what we accomplished. Others may simply be grateful for what we made it through. Either way, this slower season gives us a chance to take stock, learn from the past year, and set thoughtful goals for the one ahead.
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3 months ago
TrueCare representatives surprise Momme.Me co-founder and executive director Laura Jones with news that her charity was one of six selected from 90 applicants for a TrueCare Community Champions Grant.
Funding strengthens efforts to tackle health inequities across the state
Mississippi TrueCare, a nonprofit, provider-sponsored health plan, has awarded $50,000 in grants to six Mississippi nonprofits and charitable organizations through its Community Champions Grant program.
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3 months ago
Oh, come now. That’s only one out. Patrick Taylor has a whole batting order to face. He claims Trump is out with three strikes. (“Trump Has Not Met Expectations of His Supporters,” Northside Sun 12/12/26). OK, but we’re in only the second inning. I’m more than pleased with Trump’s performance after months and it’s a lot better than I thought it would be. There are inaccuracies coming out of Taylor’s hand and sloppy conflation of fact with fiction. Now Taylor is out of strikes and is beginning to throw only balls. My diagnosis: a debilitating case of TDS.
By Robert Penny on
3 months ago
On Wednesday, November 12th, 2025, I attended a breakfast at the Hilton Hotel on County Line Road. It was sponsored by the Jackson Greater Chamber with Mississippi Senator Cindy Hyde Smith being the keynote speaker.
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3 months ago
After a parent dies, children commonly wish they had asked more questions about their family’s history. Anyone who has ever had that wish would find Christine Kuehn’s new book, Family of Spies, more than just interesting.
In her case the questions came late in her father’s life. And, as it turned out, they were not just about her father’s fighting on Okinawa, the Japanese island where, at age 19, he survived a 1945 battle in which 12,000 Americans were killed. All he would say about that was that he was glad he survived.
By Luther Munford on
3 months ago
Just recently I learned of a Mississippi float in the Tournament of Roses Parade.
That was exciting news, for all of us and especially for me.
I was fortunate to be a volunteer in Pat Frascogna’s project of a float in the parade on
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3 months ago
Imagine facing arrest simply for posting sharp or critical comments online. Picture police at your door for expressing opposition to mass immigration. Envision a country where you could be imprisoned for years without a jury ever deciding your guilt.
This isn't dystopian fiction - it's the reality unfolding in Britain today, my former home and once part of the free world.
By Douglas Carswell - Mississippi Center for Public Policy on
3 months ago
Read George Orwell’s dystopian novel 1984 to get ready. His “Big Brother” system previews the pervasive government monitoring that’s coming.
China already uses powerful Big Brother technology to amplify power at home and abroad. Its surveillance technology helped identify and punish almost 900,000 officials last year, an Associated Press investigation found. Outside its borders, China used the technology to threaten wayward officials, dissidents and alleged criminals.
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3 months ago
This one slipped away in a hurry. You may be thinking I am referring to the 2025 hunting season, though it is fleeting, I am talking about the past year in general. Everyone told me the older you get the faster the years pass, though we all know time is constant. They must know something though because we’re in a brand-new calendar year now. So, what went well for you in 2025 and what did not? We all have challenges, but what can we do to somewhat ensure that the new year will go as we hope it will?
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3 months ago
The Southern Miss Alumni Association recently named Alden Bennett as its associate director for external affairs, a role that will strengthen external partnerships and collaborate on initiatives that elevate alumni engagement across the university’s global network of Golden Eagle alumni.
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3 months ago
Below is a press release from the Center for Economic Accountability:
A decade-long subsidy package for a Compass Datacenters project in Meridian, Mississippi has been selected as the nation’s “Worst Economic Development Deal of the Year” for 2025 by The Center for Economic Accountability.
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3 months ago
What a glorious Christmas this was weather wise. For almost an entire week, temperatures shot up into the mid-70s with mild winds and no rain. What a treat.
Several of these days neared the all-time 180-year record highs for those dates. Folks flocked outdoors and the walking trails were full of families getting exercise and enjoying God’s beauty.
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Danish-born writer Hans Christian Andersen is best known for his assortment of fairy tales. Andersen's ability to assign a level of enchantment to seemingly abnormal events in everyday life has been used to impart lessons ("The Ugly Duckling") and separate world-worn themes from the noise of living so that optimism prevails.
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3 months 1 week ago
The projects are funded through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
Five local governments in Mississippi have been awarded $44 million in roadway funding under the Safe Streets and Roads for All grant program.
The projects are funded through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), a measure Mississippi U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R) helped negotiate as a senior member of the Senate Commerce Committee.
By Daniel Tyson - Magnolia Tribune on
