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Hold on to your jasmine, because in spite of the frozen havoc in the northern half of the state, not all is lost in this year’s cold-ravaged Mississippi gardens. Many of us are in the midst of a real disaster, and will deal with it as best we can, but there are hopeful surprises already returning to landscapes zapped by woeful winter weather.
By Felder Rushing - Columnist on
2 months 1 week ago
Can Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann do what so many government leaders have touted but failed to accomplish and actually reorganize state government? He has his Mississippi Senate looking to restructure state government and run it more like a business.
A little history.
By Bill Crawford on
2 months 1 week ago
Last week, House Speaker Jason White unveiled HB2, the Mississippi Education Freedom Act - the most exciting and ambitious advancement for school choice in our state in years, perhaps ever!
This comprehensive bill delivers everything supporters of parental power have long hoped for, and it aligns perfectly with President Trump’s strong commitment to education freedom.
This isn’t some minor adjustment or performative law – it’s the real thing for anyone who believes in putting parents in charge of their children’s education.
By Douglas Carswell - Mississippi Center for Public Policy on
2 months 1 week ago
Mr. Jefferson warned of the American Presidency: “bad men will sometime get in”. Now that we can plainly see; that we plainly know. The Sage of Monticello wrote for the ages. It is time for the Congressmen from both parties along with the Courts, and perhaps the Cabinet itself, to speak up more firmly to reign in a destructive President.
By Robert Wise on
2 months 1 week ago
Recently, I was listening to an interview with Dr. Robert Jeffress, pastor of First Baptist Church in Dallas, TX. During the conversation, the interviewer displayed a graphic showing the age groups of Americans who plan to “pray more in 2026.” I was inspired to see the group leading the way was adults ages 30–44.
As they discussed the reasons behind this trend, my mind drifted to the numbers for my own age group—those 65 and older. Only 12% of seniors said they plan to pray more.
By Andrew Oldham on
2 months 1 week ago
If you have followed my writing for any length of time, there should be no doubt about my love for the outside world. Whether I’m watching the foliage slowly turn from the deep green that growing seasons dictate to the fire of crimson and gold leaves gently falling to the earth, I wholeheartedly embrace the change. During the onset of the fall migration of waterfowl, I crane my neck with an ear towards the sky listening for faint cries of geese urging their leaders southward.
By Jeff North on
2 months 1 week ago
January 2026 is the 10th anniversary of the 2016 Mississippi River freak winter flood. It was only the third such flood ever recorded. It flooded habitat inside the levees and along the river and caused the deer season to close early.
By Kelley Williams on
2 months 1 week ago
It’s a cool fifty-one degrees here on Circle S Farms this morning and it feels quite good as I am bracing for one of the worst ice storms ever predicted coming into our area in just a few hours. It’s hard to even imagine what these news casters are talking about.
By Peggy Sims - Columnist on
2 months 1 week ago
She is only six. . .
but she has a generous helping of common sense.
I am visiting our eldest son and his family, and the youngest granddaughter, Addie Sue, and I are playing what she calls, “Babies.”
In this playing scenario, she has about a dozen of her smaller stuffed animals enrolled in “Baby School.” She has the stuffed animal students line up, go to the rest room, get lunch, and learn different skills.
By Connie Bunch - Columnist on
2 months 1 week ago
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“The Agitators: A Reminiscence” is a powerful new work of historical fiction about media influence on local issues. It is written by John Mark Pitner, a Carroll County native.
The narrator, Shadrach Greenwood, is sitting on the courthouse steps in Carrollton, Mississippi, gazing at the town square’s Confederate flag flapping in the breeze. He’s reminiscing about the adventures he had 50 years ago with teen friends Matthew and Penny while the adults around them fought over social issues.
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2 months 1 week ago
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North Carrollton Fire Department assist the water operations crew with placing a generator at the pumping station in North Carrollton’s Industrial Park. Fire Chief Jake Hurst and Water Operator Josh Pearson began preparing days before the ice storm for the generator to be placed.
Water Operator Josh Pearson inspects the pumping station on Highway 35 which runs North Carrollton’s rural Boyd Water System during the ice storm that began last weekend.
By PRESS RELEASE - TOWN OF NORTH CARROLLTON on
2 months 1 week ago
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Pictured from the left: District 3 Board Member Thomas Michael Hunt, Superintendent Joey Carpenter, and Chancery Clerk Casey Carpenter.
Thursday, Jan. 15 at the regularly scheduled Carroll County School District Board of Education meeting, the Board approved to appoint Thomas Michael Hunt to the recently vacated District 3 seat. Hunt was nominated by sitting District 1 Board Member Kenneth DeLoach. Hunt is a long-time resident of Carroll County who currently has a grandchild and great grandchild attending Marshall Elementary. During his introductory speech and appointment, Hunt expressed his excitement in working with the other Board members, participating in Board decisions, and working to better the school district.
By Peyton Poe - Staff Writer on
2 months 1 week ago
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Pictured from left: Glenda Jenkins, Activities Coordinator, Matt Bennett, Financial Representative, Marilyn Frank, Activities Coordinator, Rachel Rainey, Children’s Village, Sammy Frank, Member.
A Christmas service project led by volunteers with Modern Woodmen of America took on a heartfelt meaning this year as multiple chapters came together to support the Baptist Children’s Village in Water Valley an organization that once forever changed the life of one of their own.
Volunteers donated food, essential household supplies, and even a new basketball goal for the children served by the Village. But the project became especially meaningful when Sammy Frank, a longtime member, helped deliver the donations.
By Special to the Winona Times and the Conservative on
2 months 1 week ago
Important state and national stories, market and business news, sports and entertainment, delivered in quick-hit fashion
In Mississippi
1. Two additional deaths reported from winter storm
Governor Tate Reeves said two more deaths have been reported as a result of the winter storm that blew through Mississippi over the weekend, bringing to state’s death toll to four.
By Magnolia Tribune Staff on
2 months 1 week ago
As cold as the January weather has been, the December warm weather was more extreme.
The recent lows in the mid teens don’t even come close to breaking any records for those dates, which are around five degrees. Whereas the highs in December were in the top five ever for those dates when the highs reached 77 degrees.
On average for the year, Mississippi temperatures are an ideal 68 degrees, but we definitely have some variation. Just toward the end of winter, I forget the heavy summer bake and start longing for warmth.
By Wyatt Emmerich on
2 months 1 week ago
As ice from Winter Storm Fern begins to melt, the dangers on the roadways increase, prompting MDOT officials to close Interstate 55 north from Grenada to Senatobia.
UPDATED (4:17 p.m.) - The closure area on Interstate 55 has been moved north to Exit 243 in Batesville.
Interstate 55 was shut down Wednesday afternoon after Winter Storm Fern coated north Mississippi in ice and snow, with northbound lanes closed from Exit 206 in Grenada to Exit 265 in Senatobia beginning at 1 p.m., state transportation officials said.
By Adam Prestridge on
2 months 1 week ago
Below is a press release from the Mississippi National Guard:
The Mississippi National Guard (MSNG) activated 500 service members across the state to conduct general support, fueling operations, and aerial logistics packaging of food and other needed supplies following a major winter storm Jan. 23-26, 2026.
By Press Release - Mississippi National Guard on
2 months 1 week ago
Lexington Board of Aldermen meeting Jan. 6, 2026. Credit: Leonardo Bevilacqua/Mississippi Today
Years after turmoil within the Lexington Police Department and allegations surfaced of discriminatory policing practices, excessive force and retaliation against critics, the city has adopted federally recommended reforms and has outed its police chief.
By Mina Corpuz and Leonardo Bevilacqua - Mississippi Today on
2 months 1 week ago
Senate Education Committee Chairman Dennis DeBar says he will allow his committee to vote on the House’s school choice measure, but he’s still convinced the proposal to spend public money on private schooling will not pass in the Senate. Why are senators opposed to this? He explains.
By Geoff Pender and Devna Bose - Mississippi Today on
2 months 1 week ago
In some areas of Mississippi, such as Oxford and Lafayette County, schools will remain closed for the rest of the week.
Areas of Mississippi were still reeling on Monday from the aftermath of the weekend winter storm — including local elementary and secondary schools and colleges.
Many will remain closed on Tuesday. See a list of school closures below.
By Mississippi Today Staff on
