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MPB changing programming
JACKSON, Miss. | December 23, 2025 -- Mississippi Public Broadcasting (MPB) is introducing a new radio schedule beginning January 5, 2026 that expands its music programming, adds new locally produced shows, and creates a clearer, more consistent listening experience for audiences across the state.
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From the University of Mississippi Medical Center Office of Communications and Marketing
GLP-1 drugs among an array of tools to manage weight goals
JACKSON, Miss. – Drugs initially approved for diabetes are now an accepted part of fighting obesity and could soon become cheaper for eligible patients.
Still, experts stress the multifaceted meds are but one piece of a larger puzzle for managing one’s weight.
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Oh, come now. That’s only one out. Patrick Taylor has a whole batting order to face. He claims Trump is out with three strikes. (“Trump Has Not Met Expectations of His Supporters,” Northside Sun 12/12/26). OK, but we’re in only the second inning. I’m more than pleased with Trump’s performance after months and it’s a lot better than I thought it would be. There are inaccuracies coming out of Taylor’s hand and sloppy conflation of fact with fiction. Now Taylor is out of strikes and is beginning to throw only balls. My diagnosis: a debilitating case of TDS.
By Robert Penny on
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On Wednesday, November 12th, 2025, I attended a breakfast at the Hilton Hotel on County Line Road. It was sponsored by the Jackson Greater Chamber with Mississippi Senator Cindy Hyde Smith being the keynote speaker.
By Camille Wright on
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After a parent dies, children commonly wish they had asked more questions about their family’s history. Anyone who has ever had that wish would find Christine Kuehn’s new book, Family of Spies, more than just interesting.
In her case the questions came late in her father’s life. And, as it turned out, they were not just about her father’s fighting on Okinawa, the Japanese island where, at age 19, he survived a 1945 battle in which 12,000 Americans were killed. All he would say about that was that he was glad he survived.
By Luther Munford on
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Just recently I learned of a Mississippi float in the Tournament of Roses Parade.
That was exciting news, for all of us and especially for me.
I was fortunate to be a volunteer in Pat Frascogna’s project of a float in the parade on
By Al Underwood on
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Imagine facing arrest simply for posting sharp or critical comments online. Picture police at your door for expressing opposition to mass immigration. Envision a country where you could be imprisoned for years without a jury ever deciding your guilt.
This isn't dystopian fiction - it's the reality unfolding in Britain today, my former home and once part of the free world.
By Douglas Carswell - Mississippi Center for Public Policy on
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Read George Orwell’s dystopian novel 1984 to get ready. His “Big Brother” system previews the pervasive government monitoring that’s coming.
China already uses powerful Big Brother technology to amplify power at home and abroad. Its surveillance technology helped identify and punish almost 900,000 officials last year, an Associated Press investigation found. Outside its borders, China used the technology to threaten wayward officials, dissidents and alleged criminals.
By Bill Crawford on
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This one slipped away in a hurry. You may be thinking I am referring to the 2025 hunting season, though it is fleeting, I am talking about the past year in general. Everyone told me the older you get the faster the years pass, though we all know time is constant. They must know something though because we’re in a brand-new calendar year now. So, what went well for you in 2025 and what did not? We all have challenges, but what can we do to somewhat ensure that the new year will go as we hope it will?
By Jeff North on
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We talk Tulane-Ole Miss, the Blake Anderson hire at Southern Miss, Coach Larry Ladner’s legacy in Mississippi basketball, and the New Orleans Saints and their new franchise quarterback.
By Rick Cleveland and Tyler Cleveland - Mississippi Today on
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Correction: An earlier version of this post had an incorrect audio file.
Ridgeland Police Chief Brian Myers and New Albany Fire Chief Mark Whiteside said pending changes the Legislature made to the state employee retirement system will make it even harder to hire and retain first responders. They want the Legislature to revisit an overhaul of the Public Employee Retirement System set to take effect in March for those who serve in high-stress, low paying and dangerous first-responder jobs.
By Geoff Pender and Bobby Harrison - Mississippi Today on
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The board of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health meets in Oxford on Dec. 18, 2025, to discuss needs within the state. Credit: Allen Siegler/Mississippi Today
Before 2024 state legislation went into effect, people going through the civil commitment process could be jailed if county officials determined they did not have another place to hold them.
By Allen Siegler - Mississippi Today on
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Denise Jones Gregory, Jackson State University’s interim president, is now eligible to apply for the permanent position thanks to a one-time policy waiver.
By Marquita Brown - Mississippi Today on
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Mississippi Today reporters Gwen Dilworth and Michael Goldberg recap some of the findings from their series “Behind Bars, Beyond Care,” which uncovered widespread accusations of lack of adequate health care in Mississippi prisons and the suffering it causes. They discuss the potential for passage of reform in the upcoming 2026 legislative session.
By Geoff Pender, Gwen Dilworth and Michael Goldberg - Mississippi Today on
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In rural Prentiss County, on a triangle of land cornered between a stretch of U.S. 45 and Twenty Mile Creek, Joanna Byrd McDowell walked her two petite leashed dogs on a narrow clay path a few feet above the creek on a drizzly November morning. Taking her hand momentarily off the path’s parallel metal railing, she bent down and stuck her fingers in the brown clay.
When they emerged from the rain-laden dirt, her palm had in it a rounded shell fragment from an oyster. She spotted another connecting piece nearby, and her hand returned to the earth.
By Allen Siegler - Mississippi Today on
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A volcanic explosion 2,900 feet beneath Jackson forged the capital city’s very own superhero, Captain Jackson.
The immortal man – born 1822, the year Jackson was founded – wears a green suit inspired by the city’s flag and takes to the skies in the inaugural issue of Jackson Comics. He fights fire with fire to defend the city from flamethrower-wielding villains who seek the downfall of Jackson.
By Molly Minta - Mississippi Today on
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The question on everyone’s mind: Does Ole Miss have a shot against mighty Georgia. The answer: Of course they do, but the Rebels will have to play their best game and hope Georgia doesn’t. The Cleveland boys also discuss the New Orleans and Duke’s Mayo bowls and the resurgent New Orleans Saints.
By Rick Cleveland and Tyler Cleveland - Mississippi Today on
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Mississippi's new state flag flies at the State Capitol after Governor Tate Reeves signed a bill ratifying the newly adopted state flag at the Two Mississippi Museums. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today
Below is a political opinion column by Bobby Harrison:
In the 1990s and early 2000s, then-state Rep. John Reeves, a Jackson Republican, made the point of order on more than one occasion that economic development projects offering incentives to private corporations should require a two-thirds majority to win the approval of the Mississippi Legislature.
By Bobby Harrison - Mississippi Today on
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Below is a press release from the Center for Economic Accountability:
A decade-long subsidy package for a Compass Datacenters project in Meridian, Mississippi has been selected as the nation’s “Worst Economic Development Deal of the Year” for 2025 by The Center for Economic Accountability.
By Press Release - The Center for Economic Accountability on
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