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3 months 1 week ago
From PERS to education freedom to healthcare, see what’s on the agenda for Lt. Governor Delbert Hosemann and Speaker Jason White when lawmakers gavel in January 6th.
Lawmakers are set to return to the Capitol January 6th to convene the 2026 session of the Mississippi Legislature.
Both Lt. Governor Delbert Hosemann (R) and Speaker Jason White (R) have been working with members in the state Senate and House of Representatives, respectively, to craft legislation that aligns with their agendas.
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3 months 1 week ago
The U.S. Department of Justice has said their effort is to ensure states are properly maintaining voter rolls and complying with federal voting laws.
Mississippi is among three states that have voluntarily agreed to provide their full voter registration lists to the U.S. Department of Justice. The others are Louisiana and Tennessee.
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3 months 1 week ago
Results from the Mississippi Department of Education’s Teacher Recruitment and Retention Survey show teacher pay at the top on the list of factors leading to teacher turnover.
Teacher shortages in Mississippi’s K-12 education system have increased over the previous year, the Mississippi Department of Education reported on Thursday. Officials have cited low teacher pay as contributing to the continued turnover rates in the state’s education profession.
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3 months 1 week ago
The 21-member Mississippi Save Our Service Member Task Force, created by the Mississippi Legislature, focuses on addressing PTSD and suicide prevention among the state’s first responders and military service members.
The Mississippi Save Our Service Members Task Force Committee is studying two drafts of legislation aimed at helping military and National Guard members to better deal with mental health issues.
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3 months 1 week ago
The company said the acquisition of the Crawford facility significantly expands its manufacturing capacity and marks a major milestone toward full-rate production of end-to-end rocket systems.
Firehawk Aerospace, a defense technology company specializing in advanced energetics and propulsion, announced Friday that they have reached an agreement to acquire a DCMA-rated integration facility in Crawford, Mississippi.
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3 months 1 week ago
Below is an opinion column by Brandy Richardson:
Editor’s note: This essay is part of Mississippi Today Ideas, a platform for thoughtful Mississippians to share fact-based ideas about our state’s past, present and future. You can read more about the section here.
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3 months 1 week ago
The Coast State Senator thanks President Trump for his endorsement but says “it’s not my time.” He will seek re-election to the Mississippi Legislature in 2027.
Despite an endorsement from President Donald Trump (R), State Senator Joel Carter (R) said Friday that he would not be running for Mississippi Secretary of State in the 2027 election cycle.
“I appreciate the President’s endorsement for Secretary of State,” Carter wrote on social media. “Family comes first and it’s not my time.”
By Frank Corder - Magnolia Tribune on
3 months 1 week ago
2026 Election Qualifying Deadline for U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate
JACKSON, Miss. – The qualifying deadline for party primary and independent candidates for the offices of U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate is Friday, December 26, 2025, at 5:00 p.m.
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3 months 1 week ago
Poultry holds No. 1 spot
among state’s ag commodities
By Susan Collins-Smith
MSU Extension Service
RAYMOND, Miss. -- An increase in broiler production and stronger egg prices led to a slight rise in the production value of Mississippi’s poultry industry for 2025.
Ranking first among Mississippi’s agricultural commodities for the 31st consecutive year, the poultry industry posted a total estimated production value of $3.73 billion. That’s a 2.3% increase from 2024.
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MSU SSRC hosts education policy program
STARKVILLE, Miss.—Thirteen educators, administrators and professionals across the state have been selected for this year’s Mississippi Education Policy Fellowship, hosted through Mississippi State University’s Social Science Research Center and its Rural Education Research and Initiatives Lab.
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3 months 1 week ago
MSU hosts international symposium on advanced vehicle technology
STARKVILLE, Miss.—Showcasing its groundbreaking work in autonomous vehicles, Mississippi State University hosted the 7th International Symposium on Advanced Vehicle Technology earlier this month.
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3 months 1 week ago
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY TRAVEL PERIOD 2025
The Mississippi Highway Patrol (MHP) is gearing up for the 2025 Christmas Holiday Travel
Period, which begins at 6am on Tuesday, December 23rd, and runs through midnight on Friday, December
26th. During this busy travel time, troopers will boost their patrol efforts to keep everyone safe on the road.
Expect to see more high-visibility patrol units and safety checkpoints designed to ensure seat belt use and
remove impaired drivers from Mississippi roadways.
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3 months 1 week ago
MBI INVESTIGATING OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTING IN GREENWOOD
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3 months 1 week ago
Recycle for decoration
By Felder Rushing
Ever on the lookout for stuff I can reuse or recycle from holiday decorations, Christmas is second to none. Even better than composting Halloween pumpkins.
Back when I used to go with fresh-cut trees to decorate, I recycled them after the holidays. Each yielded beautiful evergreen needles perfect for garden mulch, plus a sack of kindling from cut-up branches and small stack of fast-lighting firewood logs.
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3 months 1 week ago
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In Mississippi
1. Auditor arrests two in alleged embezzlement scheme in Jones County
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3 months 1 week ago
The Mardi Gras line, which includes stops in Pascagoula, Biloxi, Gulfport and Bay St. Louis, has drawn an average of over 420 people daily since it began in August.
Amtrak says more than 46,000 customers have ridden its Mardi Gras Service trains on the twice-daily round trips across Coastal Mississippi between New Orleans and Mobile since its official start on August 18.
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3 months 1 week ago
Polling conducted earlier this year shows a majority of Americans support education freedom, open enrollment, true parent accountability measures, and direct funding models that give families greater control and flexibility to provide the best education possible for their children.
Lawmakers in Mississippi are not the only ones considering ways to expand education freedom and provide more parental flexibility. There is a growing national trend away from the traditional zip-code based school model.
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3 months 1 week ago
Robert St. John says as we gather around our tables this season, let’s remember—Christmas isn’t just a day. It’s a way of life.
Author’s Note:
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3 months 2 weeks ago
Below is a political opinion column by Kimberly Ross:
Whether you’re a regular citizen going about your daily life or the leader of the free world, we all have a duty to turn down the temperature of hatred and division.
There are simply no words sufficient enough to describe the evil that is murder. When a human being takes the life of another human being, something is clearly and deeply broken. And when a family member kills one or more of their own, the horror is compounded to an unimaginable degree.
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3 months 2 weeks ago
Below is a religion column by Matt Friedeman:
Jesus has arrived to change the world…but it’s going to get rough out there; that’s part of the deal. Go tell everybody, anyway.
All kinds of things you can do with the Christmas story. What we shouldn’t do – be satisfied in it.
After Jesus was born, Joseph took the young family to the Temple for apparently two major reasons talked about in the Law – for Mary’s post-birth purification and to present Mary’s firstborn to the Lord.
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