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Tallahatchie County Jail booking photos from Tuesday, March 2, 2021, show, from left, Tameka McIntyre, Tawanda Smith Shannon, Margaret McIntyre Simmons and Sandy Frieson Smith.

Four elected officials face court hearing after charging one another with assault

CORRECTION (2:18 p.m., March 5, 2021): STATEMENTS SAID SIMMONS, NOT McINTYRE, HAD WEAPON

MEC's Virtual Legislative Scrambler - Speaker Philip Gunn

MEC recently hosted their rescheduled Legislative Scrambler featuring Speaker Philip Gunn this morning at 8:00 a.m. live from the Mississippi State Capitol.

Mississippi Covid-19 Update : March 04, 2021

Listed below is the daily COVID-19 update for the state of Mississippi.

Tallahatchie General Hospital registered nurse Holly Dukes, right, administers a first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, Moderna, to Charleston resident Nancy Carter Thursday afternoon at the Tallahatchie County Safe Room. The vaccine is available by appointment only. Call TGH at 662-647-8000. (Photo by Clay McFerrin)

Officials report good participation at Charleston COVID-19 vaccination events

There was such a strong turnout for this week's first round of COVID-19 vaccinations in Charleston that Tallahatchie General Hospital filled all of its appointment slots.

Mississippi lost 51,000 jobs to Covid throughout 2020

The federal Bureau of Labor Statistics released its annual employment report. It was no surprise that the Covid epidemic caused a big national spike in unemployment in 2020 compared to 2019.

Tallahatchie County Jail booking photos from Tuesday, March 2, 2021, show, from left, Tameka McIntyre, Tawanda Smith Shannon, Margaret McIntyre Simmons and Sandy Frieson Smith.

Four elected officials face court hearing after charging one another with assault
By Clay McFerrin, READ MORE > 12,269 Reads
On Thu, 03/04/2021 - 12:24 PM
CORRECTION (2:18 p.m., March 5, 2021): STATEMENTS SAID SIMMONS, NOT McINTYRE, HAD WEAPON
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MEC's Virtual Legislative Scrambler - Speaker Philip Gunn
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On Fri, 03/05/2021 - 12:07 PM
MEC recently hosted their rescheduled Legislative Scrambler featuring Speaker Philip Gunn this morning at 8:00 a.m. live from the Mississippi State Capitol.

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Mississippi Covid-19 Update : March 04, 2021
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On Thu, 03/04/2021 - 04:55 PM
Listed below is the daily COVID-19 update for the state of Mississippi.

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Tallahatchie General Hospital registered nurse Holly Dukes, right, administers a first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, Moderna, to Charleston resident Nancy Carter Thursday afternoon at the Tallahatchie County Safe Room. The vaccine is available by appointment only. Call TGH at 662-647-8000. (Photo by Clay McFerrin)

Officials report good participation at Charleston COVID-19 vaccination events
By Clay McFerrin, READ MORE > 861 Reads
On Fri, 03/05/2021 - 02:10 PM
There was such a strong turnout for this week's first round of COVID-19 vaccinations in Charleston that Tallahatchie General Hospital filled all of its appointment slots.
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Mississippi lost 51,000 jobs to Covid throughout 2020
By Wyatt Emmerich, READ MORE > 808 Reads
On Thu, 03/04/2021 - 03:18 PM
The federal Bureau of Labor Statistics released its annual employment report. It was no surprise that the Covid epidemic caused a big national spike in unemployment in 2020 compared to 2019.
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The Tallahatchie County Safe Room (tornado shelter) at the corner of East Walnut and South Market streets in Charleston was abuzz Thursday, the first day the COVID-19 vaccine was given there. (Photo by Clay McFerrin)

Public getting COVID-19 vaccine in Charleston
By Clay McFerrin, READ MORE > 697 Reads
On Thu, 03/04/2021 - 01:25 PM
The COVID-19 vaccine is being given by appointment at the Tallahatchie County Safe Room in Charleston.

Read all about it here.

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Mississippi Lieutenant Governor Delbert Hosemann

Lieutenant Governor Delbert Hosemann discusses the current legislative session with Stennis Press Forum
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On Thu, 03/04/2021 - 02:13 PM
Lieutenant governor Delbert Hosemann discusses a wide range of subjects before the Mississippi state legislature in an hour-long forum with the Mississippi press.
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MEC's Virtual Legislative Scrambler - Speaker Philip Gunn
By Press Release - MEC, READ MORE > 673 Reads
On Fri, 03/05/2021 - 12:03 PM
MEC recently hosted their rescheduled Legislative Scrambler featuring Speaker Philip Gunn this morning at 8:00 a.m. live from the Mississippi State Capitol.

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Mississippi Covid-19 Update : March 04, 2021
By Press Release - MSDH, READ MORE > 671 Reads
On Thu, 03/04/2021 - 09:18 AM
Listed below is the daily COVID-19 update for the state of Mississippi.

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Ole Miss shoots — literally — for state’s first Division I team national crown
By Rick Cleveland - Mississippi Today, READ MORE > 600 Reads
On Thu, 03/04/2021 - 02:06 PM
Below is a sports column from Rick Cleveland:

Stanford has won 126 NCAA Division I team national championships, the most of all colleges and universities. UCLA has won 118. Among SEC schools, Arkansas has won the most with 47, followed by Georgia with 33.
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Editorial: Jobs incentive reform
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On Sun, 03/07/2021 - 09:09 AM
We commend the efforts of Mississippi Lieutenant Governor Delbert Hosemann to reform industrial recruiting incentives. Too much incentive money has been going to too few industries, which is not the best method of growing jobs.
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Mississippians ages 50+ now eligible for COVID-19 vaccine
By Will Stribling - Mississippi Today, READ MORE > 565 Reads
On Thu, 03/04/2021 - 01:51 PM
Gov. Tate Reeves announced on Thursday that eligibility for a COVID-19 vaccine is being expanded to include all Mississippians ages 50 years or older.
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In Cleveland, parents fear the cost of losing pre-K programs
By Kelsey Davis Betz - Mississippi Today, READ MORE > 548 Reads
On Thu, 03/04/2021 - 03:15 PM
When it became clear that 384 students unenrolled from the public schools here and weren’t coming back, the already underfunded district was left with a prospective $1.7 million budget shortfall.
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Mississippi Covid-19 Update : March 05, 2021
By Press Release - MSDH, READ MORE > 540 Reads
On Fri, 03/05/2021 - 09:31 AM
Listed below is the daily COVID-19 update for the state of Mississippi.

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House advances bill that would entangle Mississippi Archives and History board in politics
By Geoff Pender - Mississippi Today, READ MORE > 522 Reads
On Thu, 03/04/2021 - 01:59 PM
A bill that has angered many state historians would have the governor and lieutenant governor appoint members to the board that oversees the Mississippi Department of Archives and History, a move opponents say would politicize an agency that has remained above that fray for more than 100 years.
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Public Notices March 4, 2021
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On Fri, 03/05/2021 - 09:35 AM
ABANDONED AUTO AUCTION
1. 2000 Toyota Sienna
VIN: 4T32ZF139YU226918
Color: Tan
Odometer reading: ?
2. 2008 Chev. Impala
VIN: 2G1WT58K781364901
Color: Red
Odometer reading?
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As Jackson residents suffer during historic water crisis, state leaders keep their distance
By Will Stribling - Mississippi Today, READ MORE > 336 Reads
On Fri, 03/05/2021 - 09:51 AM
Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann is one of the most powerful residents of Jackson, where about 40,000 of his neighbors — mostly Black — are in their third week without running water after a historic winter storm froze plant equipment and burst many water pipes.
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Northwest Mississippi fishing forecast revealed
By Josh Carver, READ MORE > 330 Reads
On Fri, 03/05/2021 - 10:42 AM
JACKSON — Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDWFP) fisheries biologists are optimistic about fishing success in 2021, and the busiest areas likely will be the Corps of Engineers’ (COE) flood-control reservoirs (Arkabutla, Sardis, Enid and Grenada), which get about 1.5 million hours of fishing annually, mainly for crappie.
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Listed below is the daily COVID-19 update for the state of Mississippi. New cases of COVID-19: 380 Positive test results reported to MSDH as of 6 p.m. yesterday. Tests may have been made during the past week, and represent individuals who became ill a
By Press Release - MSDH, READ MORE > 326 Reads
On Thu, 03/04/2021 - 09:15 AM
Listed below is the daily COVID-19 update for the state of Mississippi.

Click Here to Read More
Marshall Ramsey: Political History
By Marshall Ramsey - Mississippi Today, READ MORE > 272 Reads
On Fri, 03/05/2021 - 11:31 AM

Fun fact: Last year, SB 2727 dealt with wild hogs.
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Editorial: Jobs incentive reform

We commend the efforts of Mississippi Lieutenant Governor Delbert Hosemann to reform industrial recruiting incentives. Too much incentive money has been going to too few industries, which is not the best method of growing jobs.

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Four elected officials face court hearing after charging one another with assault

MEC's Virtual Legislative Scrambler - Speaker Philip Gunn

Mississippi Covid-19 Update : March 04, 2021

Officials report good participation at Charleston COVID-19 vaccination events

Mississippi lost 51,000 jobs to Covid throughout 2020

Public getting COVID-19 vaccine in Charleston

Lieutenant Governor Delbert Hosemann discusses the current legislative session with Stennis Press Forum

MEC's Virtual Legislative Scrambler - Speaker Philip Gunn

Mississippi Covid-19 Update : March 04, 2021

Ole Miss shoots — literally — for state’s first Division I team national crown

Editorial: Jobs incentive reform

Mississippians ages 50+ now eligible for COVID-19 vaccine

In Cleveland, parents fear the cost of losing pre-K programs

Mississippi Covid-19 Update : March 05, 2021

House advances bill that would entangle Mississippi Archives and History board in politics

Public Notices March 4, 2021

As Jackson residents suffer during historic water crisis, state leaders keep their distance

Northwest Mississippi fishing forecast revealed

Listed below is the daily COVID-19 update for the state of Mississippi. New cases of COVID-19: 380 Positive test results reported to MSDH as of 6 p.m. yesterday. Tests may have been made during the past week, and represent individuals who became ill a

Marshall Ramsey: Political History

Editorial: Jobs incentive reform

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