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With two months remaining in the current fiscal year, Mississippi revenues are exceeding legislative estimates by $184.6 million through April.
A new report from the Legislative Budget Office on Monday shows total revenue collections in Mississippi for the month of April came in at $64.6 million, or 6.38% above estimates.
The LBO report also showed that the State of Mississippi has taken in $184.6 million, or 2.98%
more this fiscal year than estimated, with two months remaining in the 2026 Fiscal Year.
By Frank Corder - Magnolia Tribune on
1 month 2 weeks ago
Below is a political opinion column by Russ Latino:
The White House wants state lawmakers to axe Bennie Thompson from Congress, but the path to accomplish that task between now and November is unclear.
By Russ Latino - Magnolia Tribune on
1 month 2 weeks ago
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1 month 2 weeks ago
CHARLESTON — Barbara J. Workman, age 86, passed away Wednesday, April 29.
She was a retired executive assistant for the Deputy Assistant Secretar of Defense, Nuclear Matters.
A graveside service was held 2 p.m. Sunday, May 3, at Bethel Cemetery. Womble Funeral Home had charge of arrangements.
She is survived by her daughter, Sherry Sturrock of Hedgesvile, West Virginia; her son, Robert Workman of Knoxville, Tenn.; three grandchildren, and 10 grest-grandchildren.
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1 month 3 weeks ago
Amarion Fletcher is one of four suspects charged in the April 20 shooting of a Tutwiler man. (Photo courtesy of Tutwiler Police Department)
TUTWILER — The last of four known suspects in a recent shooting here has been apprehended, Tutwiler Police Chief Carlos Thompson announced Saturday afternoon.
He said Amarion Fletcher, 16, of 311 Jefferson Ave., Clarksdale, is charged with conspiracy to commit murder and is being held on a $350,000 bond.
By Clay McFerrin - Editor and Publisher, Charleston Sun-Sentinel on
1 month 3 weeks ago
A group (sounder) of wild hogs in Greene County is being conditioned and baited for trapping. (Photo submitted)
JACKSON – Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson has announced that the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce (MDAC) today began accepting a new round of applications for its Wild Hog Control Program (WHCP).
By Kelly Shannon - Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce on
1 month 3 weeks ago
JACKSON — A Mississippi Lottery player woke up $2 million richer after a big win in Wednesday night’s Powerball drawing, thanks to a ticket purchased at Doc’s Quick Stop Exxon in Byhalia.
By Savannah Tirey - Mississippi Lottery Commission on
1 month 3 weeks ago
Myrna Colley-Lee, left, of Charleston, is presented with a plaque proclaiming her a “Tallahatchie Treasure” during an event held April 25 at the Charleston Arts Center. The festivities were sponsored by the Charleston Arts and Revitalization Effort (CARE) and the Ed & Becky Meek Foundation. Pictured with Colley-Lee is presenter Dana Clolinger, executive director of CARE.
Myrna Colley-Lee, of Charleston, was honored as a “Tallahatchie Treasure” during an April 25 reception held at the Charleston Arts Center.
The event was cosponsored by the Ed & Becky Meek Foundation and the Charleston Arts and Revitalization Effort (CARE).
Colley-Lee was presented a key to the city of Charleston by event organizer, CARE Executive Director Dana Clolinger, and lauded for her personal accomplishments and contributions to the community spanning decades.
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1 month 3 weeks ago
Every congressional incumbent in the Magnolia State continues to far outpace their opponents, with little prospects of that changing down the stretch to the General Election.
Quarterly campaign finance reports were due to be filed with the Federal Election Commission last week as this year’s Mississippi midterm races hit another gear with less than seven months to go until the November General Election.
By Frank Corder - Magnolia Tribune on
1 month 3 weeks ago
For the first time in the department’s nearly nine-decade history, all major divisions are now in a single building.
State leaders gathered Tuesday in Pearl to unveil the Mississippi Department of Public Safety’s new 146,0000 square foot headquarters.
For the first time in the department’s nearly nine-decade history, all major divisions are now in a single building.
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1 month 3 weeks ago
Robert St. John says over ten years of hosting Yonderlust tour strangers become familiar and familiarity becomes friendship.
Most of the people I pick up at the Florence airport have never met each other. By the end of the week, some of them will be friends for life. That part I didn’t plan. None of it was on the itinerary.
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1 month 3 weeks ago
One of the first lines of defense for those considering suicide is the nationwide 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. Mississippi has the highest in-state answer rate nationwide.
Mississippi’s efforts in suicide prevention are ramping up through 988 call centers and crisis intervention training and conferences.
Recently, the Mississippi Department of Mental Health announced the launch of a Mississippi Crisis Intervention Team Leadership Class along with the agency hosting a Crisis Response Conference entitled “Strengthening Crisis Care.”
By Jeremy Pittari - Magnolia Tribune on
1 month 3 weeks ago
Below is an opinion column by Hunter Estes:
Before Artemis II could launch astronauts around the moon, the RS-25 engines and the propulsion systems were extensively tested right here in Mississippi.
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1 month 3 weeks ago
Below is a political opinion column by Chris Brown:
The solution to avoiding federal Food Stamp penalties isn’t to weaken the rules by reverting back to the failed policy of simplified reporting. It’s to actually follow the law.
By Chris Brown - Magnolia Tribune on
1 month 3 weeks ago
The updated funding model aims to ensure that base level funding is sufficient while implementing performance metrics at Mississippi’s eight public universities.
Development of a new funding model for Mississippi’s eight public universities continues as the June deadline approaches for the third-party contractor to present options that include performance metrics.
The Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning have contracted with the National Center for Higher Education Management Systems (NCHEMS) to develop the new funding model.
By Jeremy Pittari - Magnolia Tribune on
1 month 3 weeks ago
Following his gubernatorial campaign announcement, Gunn talked openly about his time as Speaker, what separates him from a potentially crowded field, and the next steps he sees in continuing to strengthen Mississippi through conservative policymaking.
It has been 80 years since a former Speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives became Governor. Philip Gunn is trying to change that.
In fact, if there was a theme to Gunn’s storied political career it may well be change.
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1 month 3 weeks ago
The U.S. Drought Monitor’s April 21 map shows nearly half of the state is currently at an extreme drought level, Agriculture Commissioner Andy Gipson said Thursday.
Earlier this week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that 21 Mississippi counties had been designated as primary natural disaster areas due to recent drought conditions. Another 24 counties were listed among contiguous counties impacted by the disaster.
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1 month 3 weeks ago
From left, Adrion Ellis, Marterrius Kennedy and Tarrell Thompson Jr. have been charged in the April 20 shooting of a Tutwiler man. (Photos submitted by Tutwiler Police Department)
TUTWILER — While a critically injured gunshot victim continues to fight for his life, three Clarksdale teens have been arrested in connection with his shooting and a fourth is being sought, according to Tutwiler Police Chief Carlos Thompson.
Adrion Ellis, 16, and Marterrius Kennedy, 18, both of 311 Jefferson St., Clarksdale, and Tarrell Thompson Jr., 17, of Clarksdale, were taken into custody Tuesday night, the chief said.
By Clay McFerrin - Editor and Publisher, Charleston Sun-Sentinel on
1 month 3 weeks ago
House Speaker Jason White and State Senator Brice Wiggins wasted little time in directing legislative attorneys to prepare analysis on the ruling’s impact on state Supreme Court redistricting in Mississippi. Other items could be added to a special session call by Governor Tate Reeves.
By Frank Corder - Magnolia Tribune on
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