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Expert: Mississippi least transparent on how it’s spending federal rural health money

Lawmakers passed oversight legislation requiring the program’s funding to be directed toward rural communities and spending to be reported to . . .

Site of Amazon's data center under construction in Canton on Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

Gov. Reeves releases Mississippi artificial intelligence guide

Gov. Tate Reeves has released the Mississippi Statewide AI Framework, a document that outlines the state’s priorities with artificial intelligence . . .

Data centers likely increasing Mississippi power rates, new report claims

Entergy Mississippi, the state’s largest power provider, argues its agreement with Amazon will be a net benefit for residential customers . . .

Rediscovering the Jackson Zoo

For more than 100 years, the Jackson Zoo has introduced Mississippi children to animals from around the world, sparked curiosity . . .

St. John: Cappy

Robert St. John looks back on the life and impact of his father-in-law, “Captain Rick.” His childhood friends called him . . .

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Tillatoba News
By PATCIE DECK
Thu,07/09/26-11:24AM , 318 Reads
Eddie Simmons killed a cottonmouth that was in his henhouse. Eddie has killed two snakes around his place lately. I know Vivian will look close after going in the henhouse from now on.
Congratulations to Faye Hartley for being the winner of the $250 cash prize from High on the Hog in Grenada. Way to go, Faye!
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Opinion: America may be messy and flawed, but it also is rock solid
Thu,07/09/26-7:00PM , 562 Reads 5,756 Statewide
We are far from Christmas, but a famous scene in the movie “It’s A Wonderful Life” is worth remembering as America’s 250th birthday settles into the rear view mirror.
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Mississippi restaurants win Wine Spectator awards
By SUSAN MARQUEZ - MAGNOLIA TRIBUNE
Thu,07/09/26-10:52PM , 393 Reads 2,934 Statewide
In Mississippi, 18 restaurants were recognized with either an Award of Excellence or a Best of Award of Excellence. Those restaurants are featured in Wine Spectator’s special Restaurant Awards issue, available on newsstands on July 21st.
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Gabriel Prado, CEO and president of PraCon Global Investment Group, speaks at a press conference in Jackson on Monday, June 1, 2026, on the Public Service Commission declining to issue an opinion and his company's plan to build an AI industrial campus in the Jackson area. Credit: Katherine Lin/Mississippi Today

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Mississippi developer plans to move forward with data center plans, even as state declines to give ruling
By KATHERINE LIN AND ALEX ROZIER - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Fri,07/10/26-12:16AM , 425 Reads 4,052 Statewide
The Public Service Commission declined to issue an opinion on Prado’s proposed data center campus, citing a lack of information.

A Mississippi company plans to move forward in building a private power plant and an artificial intelligence industrial campus.
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