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Financial strength and stability are critical components in how a public enterprise is perceived in the broader market. That perception impacts how creditors and investors approach potential partnerships and long-term projects, and it can be the difference between stability and instability.
For the Mississippi Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL), the perception is positive and positions IHL for stability now and in the years to come.
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Chief Administrative Officer Pieter Teeuwissen has brushed aside community concerns about the parks and recreation department having fewer activities for Jackson’s residents.
The Jackson City Council voted last week to eliminate the Parks and Recreation Department to reduce an estimated $23 million deficit, folding it into two other city departments.
The shuttering would save the city approximately $143,000 in salaries and benefits.
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Below is a religion column by Matt Friedeman:
Jesus calls us to whole life discipleship that loves Him with all our mind, but more! With all our heart, soul and strength, too.
Ran across a provocative headline online: “Why American discipleship gets it all wrong.” Being a professor of discipleship, I skimmed the article. Without going into detail about the contents, let me say – I think the article got it…wrong.
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Lee Michaels Fine Jewelry announces the grand re-opening of its newly expanded and redesigned store in Renaissance at Colony Park, celebrating 30 years in the Ridgeland market. First unveiled in Fall 2025, the completed space now offers a state-of-the-art Rolex Environment. “For our family, every store represents a long-term commitment to the community it serves,” said Lee Michael Berg, Founder of Lee Michaels Fine Jewelry. “We’re proud to continue growing in Ridgeland and to offer a space that reflects both our heritage and our future.”
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When a man who saved six billion dollars for Mississippi ratepayers talks, it’s a good idea to listen.
Now this man is trying to save trillions of dollars for Louisiana. We need to listen.
When the $7.6 billion Kemper power plant was being hyped, it was Kelley Williams who said the emperor had no clothes. He was ignored. But he persisted. Persistence, along with unusual intelligence combined with common sense, is one of Kelley’s many great traits.
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“It might not seem like a lot to some,” said Linda Baker in Jackson on Monday. “But an extra $25 is a lot to me.”
Despite the Magnolia State having some of the lowest gas prices in the nation, Mississippians are growing increasingly frustrated at the pump as statewide prices have jumped nearly 25 cents in a month.
From Jackson to Vicksburg to Port Gibson, motorists are concerned about their strained family budgets, scaled-down summer travel plans, and cutbacks at home because of higher gas prices.
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The Mississippi State Department of Health will be meeting with hospitals on Monday to help assess the status of those injured.
Governor Tate Reeves (R) provided an update on the tornado response to still underway across Mississippi’s Pine Belt region on Sunday.
By Frank Corder - Magnolia Tribune on
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Governor Tate Reeves called it “a good day for those who believe in the principle that all Americans are created equal. A good day for law and order. A good day for Mississippi!”
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has vacated the liability order in Mississippi’s state Supreme Court judicial redistricting case.
By Frank Corder - Magnolia Tribune on
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In West Point, Michael Williams has created a garden that makes people want to linger a little longer, breathe a little deeper, and maybe go home and plant something of their own.
There’s a little corner of West Point where rosemary spills toward the sidewalk, pollinators drift lazily through the air, and two cats help run an herbal empire.
It’s called The Great Catsby Herb Cartel, a place where herbs and whimsy grow together to create a backyard world built with intention and joy.
By Meredith Biesinger - Magnolia Tribune on
1 month 1 week ago
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1. AccelerateMS, MCC launching new automotive technology program
Meridian Community College is launching a new automotive technology program made possible through support from AccelerateMS.
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TUTWILER — Leola M. McGee, age 87, passed away Friday, May 8, in Southaven.
She served at the Emmett Till Adult Daycare Center in Tutwiler.
Tutwiler Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.
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The Mississippi Attorney General says the state has now secured more than $400 million in opioid settlement funds.
After a decade of efforts by attorneys general across the nation, the $7.4 billion opioid settlement with Purdue Pharma was deemed legally effective earlier this month.
Of that total, Mississippi is anticipated to receive about $40.9 million. Combined with previous settlements, the state has now secured more than $400 million in opioid settlement funds, according to the office of Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch (R).
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Someone exits the Tallahatchie County Safe Room in Charleston just before noon on Monday, May 11. Inside, the Small Business Administration and other disaster survivor assistance personnel are offering information and aid to victims of the late-January ice storm caused by Winter Storm Fern. (Photo by Clay McFerrin, Copyright 2026, Emmerich Newspapers Inc.)
A Disaster Survivor Assistance team is at the Tallahatchie County Safe Room in Charleston this week to offer ice storm victims information about possible economic aid and resources
The Safe Room, located at 185 S. Market St. — directly behind Bank of Commerce — is open to the public from 8 a.m. until 6 p.m. daily from Monday, May 11, through Friday, May 15, and from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m.on Saturday, May 16.
At the site, residents can receive in-person Federal Emergency Management Agency registration, assistance information and referrals to recovery resources.
By Clay McFerrin - Editor and Publisher, Charleston Sun-Sentinel on
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WEBB — Arether B. Jenkins, age 82, passed away Saturday, May 2.
Funeral services were held 2 p.m. Sunday, May 10, at Union Grove Missionary Baptist Church in Clarksdale with interment following at Sumner Community Cemetery in Sumner. Skeeter Robinson Funeral Home had charge of arrangements.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Howard Jenkins Sr.,; a son, Ernest Bethany; and a daughter, Patricia Brown.
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Southern Miss drives $1.3 billion economic impact
The University of Southern Mississippi generated an estimated $1.3 billion in total economic impact in fiscal year 2025, according to a newly released study, reinforcing its role as a key contributor to Mississippi’s economy.
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ENID — Monroe Keith Beardain Jr., age 59, passed away Thursday, May 7.
Visitation will be held at McKibben & Guinn Funeral Service in Grenada, 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 9. Funeral will be held at 1 p.m. with interment following at Woodlawn Memorial Park.
He is survived by his son, Monroe Keith Beardain III of Oxford; his daughter, Beverly Grace Beardain of Oxford; a sister, brother and a granddaughter.
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Mississippi Valley State’s football team has been banned from postseason play for the second consecutive year, according to the NCAA’s 2024-2025 Academic Progress Rate report released this week.
The program was assessed a Level 2 penalty, which includes in season and out of season restrictions.
APR, which was implemented in 2003, is a metric used by the NCAA to track the academic success and the eligibility of student-athletes over time. Teams must have an APR score of at least 930 to stay penalty free.
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Thursday May 7
National Day of Prayer event slated
The community is invited to attend a National Day of Prayer observance at the flagpole of Charleston First Baptist Church at noon on Thursday, May 7. In the event of rain, the commemoration will be held inside the church, and guests are welcome.
The 2026 National Day of Prayer theme is “Glorify God Among the Nations, Seeking Him in All Generations,” based on 1 Chronicles 16:24: “Tell of His glory among the nations, His wonderful deeds among all the peoples.” (New American Standard Bible)
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West Tallahatchie's Michael Bailey leads the 800 meters at the MHSAA Class 1A Track & Field State Championships at the Woody Barnett Track & Field Complex on the campus of Pearl High School in Pearl, Miss, on Monday, May 4, 2026. (© Chris Todd Photography LLC)
The West Tallahatchie High School boys track team has posted what is believed to be the unit’s best-ever showing at a state meet, finishing runner-up at Monday’s Mississippi High School Activities Association Class 1A Track and Field State Championships, held at the Woody Barnett Track and Field Complex at Pearl High School.
The West Tally Choctaws scored 59.50 points to finish second to Calhoun City High School, which took the championship with 74 points. A year ago, the WTHS boys were fourth at state — their best placement in many years.
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Dr. Sharon Hill, left, executive director of the Emmett Till Historic Intrepid Center in Glendora, and Glendora Mayor Johnny B. Thomas, right, present 2nd District Congressman Bennie Thompson with one of two awards on Saturday, April 18, at the close of the ETHIC Youth Summit. (Photo special to The Sun-Sentinel)
GLENDORA — Congressman Bennie Thompson recently visited Glendora to receive two awards: the ETHIC Lifetime Achievement in Civil Rights Leadership, and the ETHIC Lifetime Achievement in Civil Rights and the Prevention of Human Wrongs.
The awards were presented by Glendora Mayor Johnny B. Thomas and Sharon Hill, executive director of the Emmett Till Historic Intrepid Center (ETHIC).
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