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Students in the CARE After School Art Class are pictured creating abstract paintings using a straw and small drops of paint. Shown are Max Smith and Hayden Brennan as they work on their art pieces for the upcoming CARE Student Art Show. Entries for the annual contest, open to students in grades pre-K through 12, may be dropped off at the CARE Arts Center in Charleston until 5 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 27. (Photo by Dana Clolinger)
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State Rep. Shanda Yates says Jackson property owners would collect the utility fees but not pay the bill. Renters believed the bills were being paid, that is until their utilities were disconnected.
After a spirited debate Wednesday morning, the Senate Judiciary B Committee passed a House bill holding landlords responsible for unpaid utilities covered in a tenant’s lease, a problem that has been occurring across Mississippi and brought to light in recent months in the city of Jackson, lawmakers said.
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Revenues from mobile sports betting are projected near $100 million per year should Mississippi lawmakers pass the legislation. The House wants $50 million of that to go to support PERS.
The “Mississippi Mobile Sports Wagering Act” passed 100 to 11 in the House Wednesday morning, sending it on to the Senate for consideration.
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See what Mississippi political leaders had to say about President Donald Trump’s 2026 State of the Union address.
President Donald Trump (R) delivered his first official State of the Union address since taking office in his second term on Tuesday evening. It was the longest-ever such address given by a president.
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Robert Wise has written another lengthy article criticizing Trump. {NSS 2/20} He blames the administration for allowing a nameless staffer for making a despicable post in the wee hours of the morning. Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary gave good advice: "Please stop the fake outrage.": Anyone with an open mind would know that Trump is not a racist as evidenced by his recent celebration of Black History Month in the White House.
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The Music Minister stopped rehearsal and shouted at the choir. These are words, people. Don't let a pretty song drown out the words. Words have meaning.
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Below is an opinion column by Mike Chaney:
Mississippi Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney says although the overwhelming majority of insurance agents and companies are honest and reputable, there are some bad actors.
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The New York Times and the Wall Street Journal featured Mississippi education recently.
In a surprising story entitled “These Three Red States Are the Best Hope in Schooling,” the Times writer told skeptics “I told you so.”
After writing about Mississippi’s educational successes in 2023, “many of my fellow liberals then scoffed at the notion of learning from a state so tainted,” wrote Pulitzer Prize winner Nicolas Kristof. “The critiques have been effectively rebutted by Mississippi’s “continuing gains” and the “magnitude of the gains.”
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No, this column is not a sales pitch.
And a disclaimer: since 1992, I have made the vast majority of my living selling print advertising.
But, is print advertising still relevant? In this razzle dazzle day and age of "targeted marketing" through social media, AI and countless digital and cable offerings that promise immediate results and statistics, why would a business or individual still spend money on an old-fashioned print ad?
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1. UMMC keeps clinics closed through Friday
The University of Mississippi Medical Center said Wednesday that it has cancelled regularly scheduled clinic appointments and elective procedures through Friday as its response to the cyberattack continues.
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JACKSON – The University of Mississippi Medical Center has canceled regularly scheduled clinic appointments and elective procedures through Friday as its response to the cyberattack continues.
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Jackson has a new police chief, Dr. RaShall Brackney. The Jackson city council approved Mayor John Horhn’s selection with one dissenting vote, the Northside’s city council member Ashby Foote.
I can understand Foote’s vote. Brackney is a criminologist scholar, professor and book writer. She’s an intellectual. Jackson needs a drill sergeant police chief who can face down the gang leaders and tell them they have 24 hours to leave town.
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A fiery two-vehicle crash claimed the lives of two Charleston residents early Tuesday.
The Mississippi Highway Patrol identified the victims as 64-year-old Jimmie Kimbrell and 47-year-old Shawanda Louise Brooks. Both were pronounced dead at the scene.
The fatal crash occurred on Highway 32 east of Charleston when a westbound 2013 Hyundai Tucson driven by Kimbrell collided with an eastbound 2020 Chevrolet Trailblazer driven by Brooks, according to a press release from MHP Troop E Public Affairs Officer Juwan Harden.
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Senate Bill 2522 would create a program to help cover tuition and books for students seeking to earn an associate degree or credential that could lead to in-demand careers.
To address Mississippi’s workforce shortage, some lawmakers are considering a bill that would create a program to help eligible students better afford an associate degree or professional credential in in-demand industries at the state’s community colleges.
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After numerous hearings over the last year, U.S. District Judge Henry Wingate, as acting chief executive officer of Jackson’s historically troubled water and sewer system, granted a 12% rate increase sought by the third-party manager he appointed.
Depending on usage, residential customers’ bills may increase by an average of $8 to $10. The average bill for a household of four is currently a little under $80 a month, according to JXN Water.
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A House bill aimed at increasing public school accountability in Mississippi awaits consideration in the Senate.
House Bill 1234, authored by Republican Rep. Zachary Grady of D’Iberville, would require public schools to publish data in a dashboard on the Mississippi Department of Education’s website.
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Two weekends into it, the college baseball season is but a puppy. Nevertheless, we can make at least one observation:
Our Mississippi teams have really high ceilings. They can play ball. Omaha is not out of the question for any of the three.
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John Davis, former Mississippi Department of Human Services director, heads to the Thad Cochran United States Courthouse, Monday, Feb. 23, 2026, in Jackson. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today
A former adviser to President Donald Trump took his first stab Monday at questioning Mississippi’s former welfare director, the federal government’s star witness in an ongoing trial of a former pro wrestler accused of theft.
Eric Herschmann, the Austin-based ex-Trump adviser who recently took over as lead attorney for defendant Ted “Teddy” DiBiase Jr., didn’t grill John Davis so much as paint the disgraced ex-welfare director as a well-meaning bureaucrat surrounded by enablers.
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