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The State Board of Education was told last week that 32 school districts have not filed audits from Fiscal Year 2023 and/or Fiscal Year 2024.
A revised version of the Mississippi Public School Accountability Standards by the State Board of Education on Thursday is expected to assist school districts catch up on late audits.
By Jeremy Pittari - Magnolia Tribune on
2 months 4 weeks ago
Reeves’ veto message of SB 2632 called out Senator Hob Bryan and Representative Clay Deweese for allegedly making material changes to the bill after it had already been sent to the Governor for his signature.
By Russ Latino - Magnolia Tribune on
2 months 4 weeks ago
Across America, more than 70,000 Sears kit homes were sold between 1908 and 1939.
There’s an old farmhouse near Brandon that locals can’t seem to forget.
By Meredith Biesinger - Magnolia Tribune on
2 months 4 weeks ago
Lawmakers are debating financial literacy requirements at Mississippi colleges and universities as the session winds down.
As the Legislature is considering a bill that would mandate all post-secondary institutions in the state provide some sort of financial literacy education, the Board of Trustees for the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning has adopted a policy to that effect.
The new financial literacy policy was adopted as part of the discussion of academic affairs during Thursday’s meeting.
By Jeremy Pittari - Magnolia Tribune on
2 months 4 weeks ago
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1. Ole Miss to launch Center on Collegiate Gambling
The University of Mississippi announced its new Center on Collegiate Gambling on Monday.
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2 months 4 weeks ago
Below is a press release from PowerOutage.us:
Below you will find stats and insights on our post-event analysis of Winter Storm Fern, from our resident meteorologist, Jay Shafer. You can view the full report at https://poweroutage.us/research/winter-storm-fern-analysis.
Key Stats:
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3 months ago
Below is a religion column by Matt Friedeman:
People all over the world flocked to Jackson to learn effective ministry from him and his organizations.
John Perkins was sui generis. Incomparable. Unique. One of a kind.
By Matt Friedeman - Magnolia Tribune on
3 months ago
Robert St. John says his restaurant business and travel business aren’t two businesses. They’re the same business. It’s all hospitality.
There’s a moment — right before the northern lights appear — when the sky looks like it’s deciding whether, or not, to show you something. Then it does, and you understand why you traveled 4,000 miles. Twenty-five Americans stood beside me in the snow. Nobody spoke. The northern lights don’t require commentary.
By Robert St. John on
3 months ago
“Election day means election day, not election week, not election month, not election season,” Mississippi Republican Party chairman and RNC General Counsel Mike Hurst contends.
The Republican National Committee and the Mississippi Republican Party will make their case before the U.S. Supreme Court Monday morning in the lawsuit filed to overturn a COVID-era state law that allowed for ballots to be received and counted up to five days after an election.
By Frank Corder - Magnolia Tribune on
3 months ago
The bill’s author, State Rep. Shanda Yates, described the bill as a “great piece of legislation.” She said landlords not paying utility bills when part of a person’s rent is an issue across the Magnolia State.
Legislation to ensure utilities are paid that are included in a person’s rent or lease has cleared its final hurdle in the Mississippi Legislature and is now on its way to the governor’s desk.
The measure seeks to hold landlords criminally responsible for collecting utility fees but not paying the bill.
By Daniel Tyson - Magnolia Tribune on
3 months ago
SUMNER — Barbara J. Saulsberry, age 80, of Sumner, passed away Thursday, March 19.
Visitation will be held 4-6 p.m. Wednesday, March 25, at Tutwiler Fueral Home.
A celebration of life service will be held 11 a.m. Thursday, March 26, at Delta Interfaith Community Outreach Church at Tutwiler with interment following at Community Cemetery at Sumner.
Tutwiler Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.
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3 months ago
An ordinance on the books in Charleston since 1979 prohibits bicycles from being ridden on any city sidewalk “along or adjoining Main Street between Pleasant Street and Clay Street.”
The ordinance basically encompasses the business district of the Court Square area and West Main streets. In present-day language, that would be the area from the southeast corner of White's Chevron station and the northeast corner of Charleston First Baptist Church, to the car wash just past SuperValu and across from NAPA.
By Clay McFerrin - Editor and Publisher, Charleston Sun-Sentinel on
3 months ago
Tallahatchie County Sheriff Jimmy Fly, left, presents retiring Chief Deputy Benji McKinney with a plaque during a Feb. 27 celebration in his honor in the courtroom of the Tallahatchie County Courthouse in Charleston. (Photo by Sheila McKinney)
After 32 years of service as a law enforcement officer in Tallahatchie County, Benjamin “Benji” McKinney recently hung up his sidearm and unpinned his badge for the last time.
Benji’s retirement at the age of 54 was official Jan. 28, but a planned reception in his honor had to be postponed due to Winter Storm Fern and its icy onslaught.
In remarks at the eventual Feb. 27 retirement reception, Tallahatchie County Sheriff Jimmy Fly noted the monthlong delay with a bit of humor.
By Clay McFerrin - Editor and Publisher, Charleston Sun-Sentinel on
3 months ago
TUTWILER — Two men have been charged in the case of a shooting death that occurred here early Sunday at approximately 1:20 a.m.
Tutwiler Police Chief Carlos Thompson said Wednesday that David Michael Holman, 33, of 394 West St., Tutwiler, is charged with first-degree murder and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
Holman is being held at the Tallahatchie County Correctional Facility on a $1 million bond for the shooting death and a $50,000 bond for the possession charge, he added.
By Clay McFerrin - Editor and Publisher, Charleston Sun-Sentinel on
3 months ago
House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Trey Lamar, R-Senatobia, speaks in the House chamber during legislative session on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026, at the Capitol in Jackson. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today
Though school choice talks have stalled this session, bills regarding a state tax program that incentivizes Mississippians to donate to private schools have now passed both chambers of the Legislature and head to final negotiations.
Since 2020, private schools and foster care organizations have been receiving money through the Children’s Promise Act, which gives donors a dollar-for-dollar tax credits for up to 50% of the donor’s state tax liability.
By Devna Bose - Mississippi Today on
3 months ago
Some raise questions about noise, health or other impact a large development could have.
A large crowd of residents gathered Monday evening at Clarksdale’s Civic Auditorium to ask questions about or voice their thoughts on a proposed data center development.
Many were excited about the economic benefits that such a large project could bring to the small, financially struggling Delta community.
By Katherine Lin - Mississippi Today on
3 months ago
The fate of a pilot program to provide public defenders in rural counties — called “a model for the nation” — is now in the hands of a legislative conference committee.
By Jerry Mitchell - Mississippi Today on
3 months ago
University of Mississippi Chancellor Glenn Boyce fired Lauren Stokes, a former executive assistant in the development office, following a social media post she shared criticizing political stances of far-right activist Charlie Kirk.
By Candice Wilder - Mississippi Today on
3 months ago
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A vehicle reported stolen in Carroll County early this week was later recovered in Tallahatchie County.
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