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Robert St. John reflects on his son’s choice to build a life in the business his father gave his life to.
Most people know they need to try other restaurants when they’re in a great food city. So do I. And yet every time the tortilla soup arrives at Frontera Grill, that plan is out the window.
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How they get there is up for debate, as competing bills have been offered in the House and Senate. The Senate bill took two attempts before passing on the floor.
Lawmakers in both chambers would like to see the process of placing an absentee ballot in an envelope changed in favor of simply casting a completed absentee ballot into a secure voting machine as is done on Election Day. However, there are competing bills on how to make that happen.
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Below is a political opinion column by Josh Harkins:
State Senator Josh Harkins says when taxpayer dollars are invested, Mississippi has the right to define the terms of that partnership — including the expectation that workers’ choices about representation are made through a private ballot.
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Below is an opinion column by Laurie Cox:
Communities flourish when all their children can learn in an environment well-suited to their individual needs.
I am a former public school teacher of more than 30 years and a member of the school board in the Florida county where I live. Public schooling is in my blood; I am a product of our public schools and I’m very proud of the many, many students who’ve benefited from the public schools where I grew up and taught.
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Tourism about to hit its stride
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THE BLESSINGS OF LIVING IN GOD’S PURPOSE
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Do you remember?
Uncle Bob used to say that when he could not remember someone's name that Sport, his bird dog, drew a blank also. He did let Sport ride in the cab of his F-100, and often his faithful companion would sit behind the wheel. Eventually Sport learned to put his paws on the steering wheel, and from a distance it would appear that he was driving. Uncle Bob enjoyed the wide-eyed gazes from those passing by on the dusty gravel road in front of his house, which was several hundred feet away.
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The University of Mississippi announced students named to the Fall 2025 Honor Roll lists, including Dean's Honor Roll.
Gracie Williams, of Kosciusko, MS, in the B.A. in Allied Health Studies program, is on the Dean's Honor Roll, which is reserved for students who earn a semester GPA of 3.50-3.74.
Anna Hedgepeth, of Kosciusko, MS, in the B.S.C.E. in Civil Engineering program, is on the Dean's Honor Roll, which is reserved for students who earn a semester GPA of 3.50-3.74.
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By Rev. Austin Bishop
12 “I have much more to say to you, more than you can now bear. 13 But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all the truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come. 14 He will glorify me because it is from me that he will receive what he will make known to you.
— John !6:12-14 (NIV)
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Secretary of State Michael Watson discusses his push for lawmakers to enact campaign finance reform, including transparency and searchability of reports for the public. Watson says he knows such legislation is a tough sell with lawmakers.
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Facing new federal charges, the Madison man accused of setting fire to Mississippi’s largest synagogue pleaded not guilty again on Wednesday.
After Stephen Spencer Pittman’s initial arraignment last month, a federal grand jury indicted the 19-year-old on two new charges last week, upping the prison time he faces if convicted.
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Levure Bottle Shop in Jackson has empty shelves due to problems at the state's alcohol distribution warehouse on Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. Credit: Bashirah Mack/Mississippi Today
Just a few months ago, shelves at Levure Bottle Shop in Jackson were full of wines that can be hard to find in Mississippi.
Now, shelves are empty and customers come in asking if the store is closing. Owners put a sign outside that says, “Not going out of business … still waiting for the ABC to deliver.”
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House Education Committee Chairman Rob Roberson, R-Starkville, presides over a committee meeting discussing House Bill 2 at the State Capitol, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, in Jackson. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today
The House Education Committee, in a five-minute meeting on Wednesday, passed two Senate education bills before its leader announced that the panel would not meet again this session.
That means that the last school choice measure standing before the Legislature, a bill that would make it easier for students to transfer between public school districts, would be dead.
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Mississippi is still waiting on a declaration from the federal government that would allow residents to apply for individual assistance for damage wrought by a winter storm last month, lawmakers said at a legislative briefing on Wednesday.
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Mississippi Supreme Court justices listen as Billy Quin, an attorney for former Gov. Phil Bryant, argues that they should reverse a lower court judge's dismissal of Bryant's defamation lawsuit against the nonprofit news organization, on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026, in Jackson. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today
Some Mississippi Supreme Court justices on Wednesday raised questions about a lower court judge’s dismissal of a defamation lawsuit that former Gov. Phil Bryant filed against the state’s largest newsroom, Mississippi Today.
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University of Mississippi Medical Center has closed all of its clinics on Thursday to a cybersecurity attack.
UMMC issued the following statement:
"Due to a cybersecurity attack, many UMMC IT systems are down, including access to our electronic medical records, Epic.
"Today, all UMMC clinic locations statewide are closed. Outpatient and ambulatory surgeries/procedures and imaging appointments are cancelled and will be rescheduled. Hospital services are continuing for our patients using downtime procedures.
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The outrages keep piling up day after day. On February 6, 2026 at 5:44 in the morning, the Truth Social Account from “Donald J. Trump@realDonaldTrump” tweeted a 62-second video of former President of the United States Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama as hairy, muscular apes, swaying in a jungle to music. I do not know how many overt racists there are in the United States of America. I venture there are not enough to keep either the President or his party in power.
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When I was a student teacher, I had a conversation with a science teacher I worked with about natural selection. I asked if she thought this process of survival of the fittest was a good thing. “Oh yes,” she replied quickly, “natural selection helps weed out the weaker of a species and makes the species stronger, which serves the greater good of the group.” I then asked her a follow-up question I had been genuinely curious about for a while.
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Every few years, it seems some folks wake up one morning and decide the real problem in Mississippi is that citizens know too much about what their government is doing.
This is one of those years.
The Mississippi Public Records and Open Meetings Acts are called our “Sunshine Laws” for good reason. They preserve the rights of citizens to know what their government is up to.
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The boom in manufacturing jobs President Donald Trump forecast last April has yet to loom much yet boom. “Manufacturers shed workers in each of the eight months after Trump unveiled ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs,” the Wall Street Journal reported this month.
In April 2025, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported 12,847,000 manufacturing jobs. By October the number had fallen to 12,702,000 (seasonally adjusted), dropping to 12,692,000 in December (preliminary).
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