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The governor would be tasked with appointing both the CIO and the executive director of the new agency.
The Senate Government Structure Committee advanced two bills last week aimed at increasing the state’s cybersecurity against hackers.
The committee passed amended versions of SB 2625 and SB 2636, after unanimously voting to add reverse repealers to the measures to allow further work on the bills.
By Daniel Tyson - Magnolia Tribune on
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The move is part of the company’s $1 billion investment in its U.S. manufacturing operations. The Rankin County site will create roughly 300 new jobs.
The Mississippi Development Authority announced Tuesday that Siemens Energy is investing up to $300 million and creating up to 300 new advanced manufacturing jobs through an expansion in Rankin County.
The move is part of the company’s $1 billion investment in its U.S. manufacturing operations.
By Frank Corder - Magnolia Tribune on
1 month 3 weeks ago
Below is a religion column by Matt Friedeman:
Life is hard here. And yet the Christian leaders are largely ebullient and eager to see what God might do through their ministries in the challenge that is Lagos.
Getting off the plane a week ago in Lagos, Nigeria, I was benevolently assaulted with… Africa.
By Matt Friedeman - Magnolia Tribune on
1 month 3 weeks ago
Below is an opinion column by Nathan Sanders:
Employers considering long-term investments care deeply about whether a state can produce capable workers year after year. Education policies that improve attainment help answer that question.
By Nathan Sanders - Magnolia Tribune on
1 month 3 weeks ago
One measure would extend the validity of medical cannabis cards while another would create the “Right to Try Medical Cannabis Act.”
Two bills related to Mississippi’s medical cannabis program passed in the House of Representatives this week.
One bill extends the timeframe for a patient’s follow-up visit to keep their medical cannabis card valid, while a second bill creates a system where patients suffering from debilitating or terminal conditions not already on the state’s list of approved conditions can petition to try medical cannabis.
By Jeremy Pittari - Magnolia Tribune on
1 month 3 weeks ago
Photo by Photo special to The Times/Conservative, © 2026 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.
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The Winona High School girls soccer team advanced to the second round of the Class I state tournament with an 8-1 win over Pelahatchie High School Thursday at Tiger Stadium.
The Lady Tigers (11-4) will take on Vardaman High School at 5 p.m. Tuesday in the second round. The winner moves on to play the winner of the Booneville-St. Andrew’s contest on Saturday in the third round.
By Calvin Stevens - Sports Writer on
1 month 3 weeks ago
The J.Z. George basketball teams will head straight to the Region 3-2A Tournament next week after all three of its remaining district games have been canceled due to last week’s winter weather. The Lady Jags and Jaguars had games against Charleston High School, Northside High School and M.S. Palmer called off.
The Region 3 Tournament is slated to start Tuesday at J.Z. George High School.
The Lady Jaguars are 12-9 overall and end region play at 2-3. The Jaguars are 10-12 and 1-4.
Carroll Academy
By Calvin Stevens - Sports Writer on
1 month 3 weeks ago
Photo by Becky Dees, © 2026 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.
Kneeling - Shanna-Taylor Reece, Ryleigh Norquist, Kourtney Nash, Mary Beth Brannon, Aliyah Goldman, Georgina Tyler, Kaylen Whitfield, Taylor Greene.
Standing - Coach Lexie Flowers, Briseis Pearson, Ahmyiah Hicks, Joceline Rodriguez, Ja’kalya Gholston, Emily Casiday, Brooklyn Westoby, Jayden Holifield.
, Kneeling - Jayvien Flowers, Cash Kilgore, Areon Campbell, Sam Blackwell, LaDarius Woodley, Camden Woods, Ruben Guzman.
Standing - Leo Guzman, Kameron Lee, Jaedyn Acquah, Triston Pernell, Gunner Wilkes, DC Campbell, Dylan Johnson, Ben Rosamond, Alejandro White, Ronnie Reed, Ivan Jamerson, Brayden Flowers.
Not Pictured: Coach Matthew Gardner, Cody Goss.
The Winona High School girls and boys soccer teams will play in the first round of the Class I playoffs Thursday at Tiger Stadium.
The Lady Tigers, who went 10-4 overall and 5-0 in Region 4, will play host to Pelahatchie High School at 5:30 p.m. Thursday. The Tigers, who were 6-9 overall and 3-2 in region play to finish second, will also play Pelahatchie immediately following the girls game.
By Calvin Stevens - Sports Writer on
1 month 3 weeks ago
Pictured is an adult male purple martin. (Photo courtesy of Purple Martin Conservation Association)
In a sure sign that spring is not far behind, the first purple martins of the year have been spotted in Mississippi.
The birds were seen on Jan. 31 in Gautier, Mississippi, by a purple martin enthusiast – one of many throughout the eastern and central United States who track and report on the birds’ annual migration on behalf of the Purple Martin Conservation Association (PMCA). The migration of these unique birds can be reported and tracked through a community science project called the Scout-Arrival Study.
By Special to The Sun-Sentinel on
1 month 3 weeks ago
As predicted, the ice came, in buckets, so the forecast was a reality this time. As I told you last week, we were unconcerned for our comfort as we had that wonderful, ideal Honeywell generator that would save us from the freezing and bitter cold and from darkness.
My husband and grandson, Sam, checked both ours and their generators the day before the chill became a reality so we thought we were set for whatever came our way.
By Peggy Sims - Columnist on
1 month 3 weeks ago
Did you expect such weather in Mississippi?
I hope all of you made it through the low temperatures, icy roads, breaking ice covered branches, and falling trees unscathed!
Everyone was busy trying to keep warm, keep chickens safe from freezing, providing shelter and warmth for dogs and cats outside, and at the same time keep freezers full of food from thawing and ruining.
By Connie Bunch - Columnist on
1 month 3 weeks ago
Recently, the Town of North Carrollton signed documents and we will soon begin advertising for bids to begin construction of the Big Sand Recreational Park near the Tabernacle in North Carrollton.
By Ken Strachan - Columnist on
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Rainwater Observatory in French Camp will be offering a free 4-County Electric Foundation monthly public program series presentation called "WONDERS OF THE WINTER STARS!" This presentation will be given on Friday, Feb. 13, starting at 7 p.m. by teacher and astronomer, David Teske.
By PRESS RELEASE - FRENCH CAMP ACADEMY RAINWATER CONSERVATORY AND PLANETARIUM on
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This week one of my favorite things starts, The Olympics! For the next few weeks, the world will be focused on Italy and all the athletes who train their whole lives for this one moment that comes up every four years. Now the goal is not just to show up and perform well, but what makes the Olympics stand out is it's about the country, not necessarily the individual. Yes, you want to do well and bring home a medal to put in your room, but above all you want to represent your country well on the world stage. I thought about that in our Christian life too.
By Iva Ruth Faulk - Columnist on
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Photo by Peyton Poe , © 2026 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.
The Winona-Montgomery Consolidated School District Board of Trustees hold their regularly scheduled meetings the second Tuesday of every month starting at 6 p.m. Meetings are held in the Wolfe Lab building of the High School.
Tuesday, Jan. 13 the Winona-Montgomery Consolidated School District held their regularly scheduled monthly meeting. At the beginning of the meeting, the Board and those present witnessed a new School Resource Officer, Martha Caradine and returning District 5 Board Member Nora Dunn take their Oaths of Office. During this meeting, the Board elected officers for the upcoming year, discussed Career and Technical Education Instructor pay, and considered creating a Public Relations Director Position for the district. The details on these topics are as follows.
By Peyton Poe on
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Robert St. John says sometimes we’re too hard on Mississippi. We know the flaws. We’ve lived with them. But we can’t see the forest for the pine trees, as they say.
Marco had never seen a pine plantation.
By Robert St. John on
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The House of Representatives debate House Bill 2 on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026, at the State Capitol in Jackson. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today
The Senate previously passed a $2K raise. The two chambers would have to reach an agreement.
Every Mississippi lawmaker has voted so far to give teachers a pay raise.
By Devna Bose and Michael Goldberg - Mississippi Today on
2 months ago
Maybe there’s something to this notion that weather extremes are getting greater. We had record breaking high temperatures in December and record breaking low temperatures in January.
January 31 beat the all-time low for that day by one degree. This year’s low was 16 degrees, lower by one degree than January 31, 1966. The high that day this year was 28 degrees, a whopping five degrees lower than the January 31, 1996 high of 33 degrees. And the wind was blowing at 25 knots. Brrr!
By Wyatt Emmerich on
2 months ago
In December 2024, Lakiyah Green, was an expectant mother who attended a parenting workshop at Bolivar County Library in Cleveland, Miss. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today
Bills to allow more certified nurse midwives to practice in Mississippi died in committee Tuesday, two weeks after the state was named in a federal lawsuit over how it restricts access to midwives in a place with some of the worst outcomes for mothers and babies.
By Sophia Paffenroth - Mississippi Today on
2 months ago
Rick Cleveland has watched all the 59 previous Super Bowls, 30 in person – always in pursuit of all the Mississippi angles. His memories are many.
By Rick Cleveland and Tyler Cleveland - Mississippi Today on
