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Here are a few names that have emerged as possible candidates to replace outgoing Ag Commissioner Andy Gipson who is running for governor.
Andy Gipson is running for governor in 2027, leaving an open seat race for Mississippi’s next Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce.
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Below is a political opinion column by Gregory Kiley:
The next time you hear about how Amazon’s AI data centers in Mississippi might raise your power bills, remember that the source for this disinformation may just well be China.
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1. Treasurer’s Office announces America 250 scholarships
Now through July 3, Mississippi students can enter for a chance to win one of ten $250 Mississippi Affordable College Savings (MACS) scholarships through the State Treasurer’s Office.
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1. All Driver Service Bureaus closed Wednesday
The Mississippi Department of Transportation has announced that all Driver Service Bureaus locations statewide will be closed on June 17.
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Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson said recently that the detection of the New World screwworm (NWS) in cattle in Texas poses no threat to food safety.
“The New World screwworm is an invasive pest, not an infectious disease. This is an animal health issue, not a food safety issue. Our meat supply is safe to eat,” Gipson noted. “USDA is taking immediate action to contain and eradicate the NWS. We are closely monitoring the situation and staying in close contact with our partners at USDA and the Mississippi Board of Animal Health.”
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Avery Clare Lee, center, and her sisters, Aven Kate Lee, left, and Addy Reece Lee are pictured at the lemonade stand set up in the front yard of the family’s home in the Paynes community as part of their fifth annual fundraiser for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis. This year, 42 customers stopped by to purchase some lemonade and other treats while contributing to the cause. Even more people donated to the fundraiser online, pushing the total raised for St. Jude by the Lee girls this year to $1,300. Over the five years, more than $6,000 has been collected for St. Jude.
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Warm and pleasant greetings to you. We hope you are enjoying a good week.
Enjoy your blessings and don’t let distractions draw you away from your spiritual resources such as church, Bible study and prayer.
We hope more young people are taking advantage of the privilege to attend Sunday school and any activity during the summer vacation that will help them have a better outlook on life.
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He’s a CEO, a grocery man, sits on grocery retail boards, a cattle farmer, a rancher, a gardener, a daddy, a pawpaw, a husband, a good man. He wears many hats all year long, but at this time of the year, we honor the daddy.
Father’s Day was first proposed in 1909 by Sonora Dodd. After listening to a Mother’s Day sermon, she thought that the fathers should also enjoy their own memorable day.
We all think about our own daddies on this day, and I recall my small dynamite of a daddy, Earl.
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CARE kicked off their summer camp sessions the week of June 1 with several camps for children ages 5 to 12. In the patriotic painting class, reflected here, students learned about the 250th birthday of the United States and painted a collage to celebrate the historic event. Pictured in the front row, from left, are Keith Burt, Mallori Goad, Dilan Ross, Averi Ross, Harper Bright and Trenton Uselton.
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Jake Rose is in the hospital in Southaven. Please pray, friends and family, and keep him and his family in your prayers,
Sunday was Bro. Ricky Harris’ birthday and the congregation gathered around him and sang “Happy Birthday!” I know he enjoyed that!
Get well wishes to Wendy Harrell Dorby, who stepped on a sweet gum ball coming out of the veterans’ museum in Tupelo Thursday and broke her foot.
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Growing Economic Momentum
What happens when a community begins seeing possibility together?
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JACKSON — Mississippi has the highest death rate in the nation for Alzheimer’s, a brain disease that causes a slow decline in memory, thinking and reasoning skills, according to the Alzheimer’s Association.
An estimated 7.4 million Americans over age 65 are currently living with the condition, a number expected to nearly double by 2050. The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) wants you to know that despite the data, you may be able to stave off the disease by making intentional decisions to improve your brain health.
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CHARLESTON — Roley Odell White, age age 71, passed away Thursday, June 4.
Funeral arrangements are being handled by J Brown Community Funeral Services in Charleston.
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CHARLESTON — Jerry Lee Cartheron, age 64, passed away Sunday, June 7.
Funeral services were held 2 p.m. Saturday, June 13, at Massey Grove Missionary Baptist Church near Oakland. J Brown Community Funeral Services in Charleston had charge of arrangements.
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I had a preliminary conversation with Robert Luckett, Director of the Margaret Walker Center at Jackson State University, en route to a booksigning, while preparing this piece. It was not lost on me that photographs comprising the backdrop to the event were primarily those of white authors: prominently Eudora Welty, William Faulkner and, largest of all, Ernest Hemingway, an author from elsewhere.
The omission of African American authors — Mississippians Margaret Walker, Jesmyn Ward, and Natasha Trethewey among them — is a sin of unintentional omission rather than racism.
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Jackson Mayor John Horhn, center, announces the confirmation of RaShall Brackney, right, as police chief at City Hall on Monday, Feb. 24 2026. Credit: Aaron Lampley, Mississippi Today
An agreement with the nonprofit Jackson Rising is the latest example of Jackson receiving private support for law enforcement.
A nonprofit group formed by a key supporter of Mayor John Horhn will help pay for public safety initiatives, including support for senior police officers, under an agreement approved by the City Council.
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JACKSON – In celebration of America’s 250th birthday, the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) is inviting the public to put their creativity on display with the Star-Spangled Digital Message Sign (DMS) Contest by submitting their patriotic, America-themed, safe-driving messages to run during the Fourth of July holiday week.
The contest is open now, and entries must be submitted by June 15.
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Mississippi Today’s politics team gives a rundown on a monumental week in the Magnolia State that saw thousands of people marching and rallying in Jackson over voting rights and the gerrymandering battle embroiling much of the nation.
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Protesters gather during a Jackson Planning Board meeting opposing a possible data center in Jackson on Wednesday, May 27, 2026. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today
A rezoning hearing for a potential data center in Jackson has been postponed until June.
The applicant, Saxum Investment Company, asked to delay the hearing until a city Planning Board meeting on June 24. Robert Ireland, an attorney with Watkins and Eager representing Saxum, said the company wants more time to engage with the community and city.
Because the request was made less than five business days before Wednesday’s meeting, Saxum had to go before the Planning Board on Wednesday to ask for the postponement.
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A Tallahatchie County grand jury for the First Judicial District returned criminal indictments during an April term, according to records on file Monday at the circuit clerk’s office in Charleston.
• Roxanne Taylor Young, 62, of 1776 Havens Road, Enid, and Michael Hastings, 40, address unavailable, were indicted in the same case dating to Dec. 31, 2025, on identical charges of possession of a weapon, a Remington .308 rifle, by a convicted felon.
• Keondre Cannady, 17, of 1461 Marshall Road, Charles- ton, was indicted in connection with a Jan. 30, 2026, vehicle break-in.
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