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2 days 23 hours ago
The bonding company acting as guarantor for three former Indianola aldermen has agreed to pay nearly $44,000 owed to the city for a 2023 improper payout to a local contractor.
State Auditor Shad White’s office confirmed to The Enterprise-Tocsin this week that it has received a check from Western Surety Bonding Co. in the amount of $43,600. This payment will make the city whole and will likely end a two-and-a-half-year saga that dominated the final two years of the last board’s term.
By Staff Reports - The Enterprise-Tocsin on
3 days 18 hours ago
The pace of modern life is so packed and structured, sometimes it’s great to have an open afternoon with nothing planned.
That’s how it was last Friday when, out of the blue, I got a text from my long-time friend Scott Coopwood from Cleveland.
“Headed to Jackson for Morgan Freeman’s Blues symphonic deal tonight. Do you have any interest in joining us? I’ve got two extra VIP tickets.” A quick call to Ginny and we were in.
By Wyatt Emmerich on
3 days 20 hours ago
Chrissi Papworth set working with wind tunnels as a career goal while still a student at Mississippi State University. She now works for NASA on the Artemis mission with the Space Launch System. Here she is standing outside the Unitary Plan Wind Tunnels at Ames Research Center in Mountain View, California.
Editor's Note: This story appeared in the Fall 2022 edition of Leflore Illustrated. It is being republished on our website today, as Carroll Academy graduate Chrissi Papworth was on the crew that helped build the Artemis that will launch Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. central time.
Chrissi Papworth says she didn’t follow the usual path to her current job working with NASA as an aerothermodynamics analyst, but she’s pleased with how things turned out.
By DAVID MONROE - Leflore Illustrated on
3 days 22 hours ago
Lawmakers also look to provide funding for income verification contracts to help keep SNAP error rates low as higher rates will cost the state millions.
The budget for the Mississippi Department of Human Services was set this week, with legislators agreeing on roughly $94.6 million in state funding for the state agency.
The total budget for the department under the conference report filed for HB 1909, including federal and other funding, totals $1.6 billion.
By Jeremy Pittari - Magnolia Tribune on
3 days 22 hours ago
A federal judge ruled last year that Mississippi’s Supreme Court districts violated the Voting Rights Act. Instead of redrawing the districts, lawmakers will wait and see what comes of an appeal and a case before the U.S. Supreme Court.
Mississippi lawmakers will not take up redistricting of the state’s Supreme Court districts, choosing instead to wait and see what comes of an appeal as well as how the U.S. Supreme Court rules on a case involving the Voting Rights Act.
By Frank Corder - Magnolia Tribune on
3 days 23 hours ago
Important state and national stories, market and business news, sports and entertainment, delivered in quick-hit fashion
By Magnolia Tribune Staff on
3 days 23 hours ago
Important state and national stories, market and business news, sports and entertainment, delivered in quick-hit fashion
In Mississippi
1. Moss Point’s Stallworth advances to American Idol Top 14, awaits fate
Moss Point native Daniel Stallworth advanced to the American Idol Top 14 on Monday.
By Magnolia Tribune Staff on
5 days 13 hours ago
The Mississippi Antique Showcase is coming to the Delta, April 17th and 18th, at The Capps Entrepreneurial Center in Stoneville.
Call 888-874-6874 for tickets and information.
Mississippi Public Broadcasting is hoping people looking for expert appraisals of their treasures will bring them to MPB’s Mississippi Antique Showcase April 17 and 18 in Stoneville.
The event will be filmed for a series that MPB will air in the fall.
The showcase will take place from 1-6 p.m. April 17 and from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. April 18 at the The Capps Entrepreneurial Center at MSU Delta Research and Extension Center.
By SUSAN MONTGOMERY - The Greenwood Commonwealth on
5 days 15 hours ago
Use of the psychoactive substance has shown promise in helping those suffering from PTSD and opioid withdrawal symptoms.
A bill that will allow for clinical trials of a drug known as Ibogaine has been signed into law by Mississippi’s governor.
On Thursday, Governor Tate Reeves (R) added his signature to HB 314, putting it into law as of July 1.
By Jeremy Pittari - Magnolia Tribune on
5 days 17 hours ago
The Winona High School girls fast-pitch softball team looked to snap a five-game losing skid, as the Lady Tigers opened Region 4-3A play Tuesday at Nettleton High School.
The two teams will collide at 6:30 p.m. Thursday in Winona.
Winona (7-5) played two games last week against Vardaman High School. The Lady Rams claimed a 6-3 win Tuesday and beat the Lady Tigers 14-1 on Thursday.
In Tuesday’s game, Vardaman plated one run each in the first and sixth innings and two runs each in the third and fifth frames. Winona scored one run in the first and two in the fifth.
By Calvin Stevens - Sports Writer on
5 days 17 hours ago
The Winona High School baseball team only played one game last week, as the Tigers dropped a 19-9 decision at Carroll Academy Thursday night.
Carroll plated eight runs in the first, two runs each in the second and fourth frames, four in the third and three in the fifth. The Tigers scored four runs in the third and five in the fourth.
Jake Pearson (1-3) took the loss on the mound, as he only recorded two outs, allowing eight runs (all earned) on five hits, walking three.
By Calvin Stevens - Sports Writer on
5 days 18 hours ago
The Winona High tennis team picked up two Region 2-3A wins on the courts last week.
The Tigers defeated Amanda Elzy 6-1 Thursday in Greenwood. In girls singles, Joceline Rodriguez claimed a 6-1, 6-0 win, and in boys singles, Leo Guzman earned a 6-2, 6-1 win.
In No. 1 girls doubles, Marlee Wilkes and Eden Leech won their match 6-0, 6-0, and in No. 2 girls doubles, Ianna Guess and Ahmiyah Hicks won by forfeit over Elzy.
By Calvin Stevens - Sports Writer on
5 days 18 hours ago
The Jaguars of J.Z. George got off to a rousing start in Region 3-2A play with a doubleheader sweep of Charleston High School last Thursday in North Carrollton at the Carroll County Recreation Park.
J.Z. George won the first game 12-11, holding off a seventh-inning rally by the Tigers to get the win.
Charleston, which trailed 12-4 through six innings, scored seven runs in the top of the final frame.
By Calvin Stevens - Sports Writer on
5 days 18 hours ago
Carroll Academy played host to Winona High School last Thursday and claimed a 19-9 win over the Tigers.
Carroll (8-7) scored eight runs in the first inning, two runs each in the second and fourth, four in the third and three in the fifth. Winona plated four runs in the third and five in the fourth.
By Calvin Stevens - Sports Writer on
5 days 18 hours ago
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker’s recent weekly newsletter reminded parents of children born in 2025 that a little bit of paperwork is all it takes to set up a $1,000 gift from the government.
There is much to like about this idea, whose main goal is to leave the money alone to let time work its compounding magic. Families can add to the gift over the years, giving it the chance to grow into several thousand dollars by 2043, when last year’s newborns turn 18.
By Jack Ryan, Enterprise-Journal on
5 days 18 hours ago
Filming equipment for “Southern Dish” points toward the series’ host, Lydia Chassaniol of Winona.
For well over a year, state Sen. Lydia Chassaniol of Winona and a Mississippi Public Broadcasting film crew have been crisscrossing the state with a delectable purpose.
That is to create a new TV series that will engage the state’s would-be visitors and its residents by introducing them to restaurants and their chefs statewide in order to tell Mississippi’s story through their food.
The result is MPB’s new series, “Southern Dish.” Chassaniol, had the idea for the series, raised the money to fund it and serves as its host.
By SUSAN MONTGOMERY - The Greenwood Commonwealth on
5 days 20 hours ago
The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is investigating an officer-involved shooting involving the U.S. Marshal Service that occurred Monday morning at a residence on Mill Street in Indianola.
According to Sunflower County Coroner Heather Burton, the deceased has been identified as Demetric Bryant, 25, of Indianola. Burton said that his body has been sent to the State Medical Examiner's Office for autopsy.
By Ruthie Robison - The Enterprise-Tocsin on
5 days 22 hours ago
Lawmakers agreed to a 16% increase in state funding for the social welfare healthcare program. The Division of Medicaid had requested an increase of $390 million.
Mississippi lawmakers have approved the conference report for the state’s Medicaid appropriation, with state funding for the social welfare healthcare program.
By Jeremy Pittari - Magnolia Tribune on
5 days 22 hours ago
Senate Appropriations chairman Briggs Hopson said there is a “general agreement” between House and Senate conferees on many of the bills. It remains to be seen what comes of education funding, teacher pay raises, PERS reforms and Medicaid spending.
Mississippi appropriators are hammering out the state budget as the 2026 regular legislative session nears its end.
The Fiscal Year 2027 estimated state budget is nearly $7.4 billion, up slightly from $7.3 billion in FY 2026.
By Daniel Tyson - Magnolia Tribune on
5 days 22 hours ago
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In Mississippi
1. IRS offering free tax help in Mississippi
The Internal Revenue Service announced that special Saturday hours will be available over the next few months at select Taxpayer Assistance Centers across the country, including Mississippi.
By Magnolia Tribune Staff on
