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Robert St. John says he’s always loved local history. There’s always another story, and always someone willing to tell it.
There are many intelligent ways to sell king cakes. Standing on a frozen sidewalk in Gulfport while the wind removes your will to live is not one of them. And yet. Twenty-eight degrees. Wind like a razor. A line of 125 people who didn’t care.
Neither did I.
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Perched on the bluffs overlooking the mighty Mississippi River, Lorelei Books has been enchanting readers since 2006.
Some places don’t just sell things. They hold things — stories, conversations, quiet moments, and a sense of belonging that lingers long after you leave. Lorelei Books in Vicksburg is one of those places.
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“We are excited to invest further in our Hazlehurst operations, strengthen our capabilities with new technology and create additional jobs for the community we call home,” said CEO Chris Carter.
The Mississippi Development Authority announced that DG Foods, a poultry processing and portioning company, is expanding operations in Hazlehurst.
The project is said to be a corporate investment of $1.19 million while creating 32 jobs across two shifts of 16 workers each, with the second shift scheduled to begin in mid-May.
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Below is an opinion column by Russ Latino:
There are more teachers serving a lot fewer students than just a decade ago. They are being compensated at higher levels than the average worker with a four-year degree. These are verifiable facts. No one cares.
Amid pressure to “do something” and with “free ice cream on Fridays” vibes, the Mississippi House of Representatives and Mississippi Senate have traded competing proposals for budget-stretching teacher pay raises.
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The language creating the “Local Governments Disaster Recovery Emergency Loan Program Act” was placed into another bill and unanimously approved by both chambers on Thursday.
Both the Mississippi House and Senate unanimously voted to revive the “Local Governments Disaster Recovery Emergency Loan Program Act” that was vetoed by Governor Tate Reeves (R). The program is intended to assist local government in recovering from Winter Storm Fern.
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Throughout his decades of service to the country, he remained a committed husband and father. Richard Truly took that commitment seriously.
When the ill-fated Space Shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds into liftoff on January 28, 1986, the confidence of the entire nation was shattered. Every American, from the school child to the elderly and those who had never had an interest in space exploration, was devastated by the loss of the seven crew members whose lives were lost that chilly morning.
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Governor Tate Reeves (R) allowed HB 1153 to become law without his signature after the measure cruised through the Mississippi Legislature with only a handful of votes against the bill.
Mississippi became the first State in the U.S. to outlaw lab-grown, or “cell cultured dairy”.
Governor Tate Reeves (R) allowed HB 1153 to become law without his signature after the measure cruised through the Mississippi Legislature with only a handful of votes against the bill.
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Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann addresses state lawmakers in the Senate chamber on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026, at the Capitol in Jackson. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today
Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann on Thursday announced he is forming a select committee for state senators to study redistricting over the summer and fall.
Hosemann, in a news release, said Senate Pro Tempore Dean Kirby, a Republican from Pearl, will lead the committee, and he expects it to gather information on potentially redistricting congressional, state legislative and state Supreme Court districts in light of the recent U.S. Supreme Court’s Callais decision.
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The Thad Cochran United States Courthouse, Friday, Jan. 9, 2026 in Jackson. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today
Attorneys for the state of Mississippi presented arguments on Thursday to dismiss a federal lawsuit accusing it of discriminating against the city of Jackson by withholding $36 million in pandemic recovery funds meant for infrastructure improvements.
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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday that people in all states can continue to access a key abortion medication through the mail. The ruling lasts indefinitely while an anti-abortion lawsuit continues.
This is the latest development in a case Louisiana filed last year against the Food and Drug Administration, claiming that the availability of mifepristone via telehealth undermines that state’s abortion ban.
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Families from across Mississippi gathered for a press conference urging state officials to release public records sooner following fatal and violent encounters involving law enforcement on Thursday, May 14, 2026, at the Walter Sillers Building in Jackson. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today
The families of four men who died or allegedly were beaten in encounters with Mississippi law enforcement gathered outside the state attorney general’s office Thursday to urge officials to stop denying them access to video capturing the incidents, years after they happened.
The families said officials have blocked them for up to three years from viewing video footage and other key police records that could shed light on what happened, leaving them with unanswered questions. Those cases are:
By Madeline Nguyen - Mississippi Today on
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Lisa Jo Chamberlin decided to speak out about her treatment in prison, including the past decade as the only woman on Mississippi’s death row.
Speaking to Mississippi Today earlier this year, she raised issues about the isolation and restriction she has experienced in closed custody, including more time locked in her cell and less time to shower or go outside.
By Mina Corpuz - Mississippi Today on
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The city of Charleston has been awarded $600,000 in Community Development Block Grant Public Facilities funds to make needed improvements to the municipality’s aging sewer system.
Gov. Tate Reeves revealed Monday that, in all, $23 million in funds had been approved through the Mississippi Development Authority for public facilities projects in cities and counties around the state.
Charleston Mayor Sedrick Smith Sr. said funds will be used on “a long-awaited sewer project that we’ve been planning,” adding, “We’re really excited about it.”
By Clay McFerrin - Editor and Publisher, Charleston Sun-Sentinel on
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The public is told often that too many adults have left the American work force. By one measurement — probably the most important one, the percentage of adults who are working — this is true.
But there are other ways to look at this, and Douglas Holtz-Eakin of the American Action Forum research group pointed them out recently in his daily economics email.
The labor force participation rate, which is the percentage of Americans who have a job, has declined. It actually has been declining since 2000, when it peaked at 67%, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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The familiar strains of “Pomp and Circumstance” will fill auditoriums in Tallahatchie County this week when Charleston High School and West Tallahatchie High School conduct 2026 graduation ceremonies.
CHS commencement exercises will get underway at 6 p.m. Friday, May 22, in the Morgan Freeman Auditorium on the Charleston campus.
The WTHS commencement program begins at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 23, in the school auditorium in Webb.
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Instead of grousing about the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that discouraged states from considering race in setting political district lines, Southern Democrats need to take the next step and figure out what to do about it.
The answer is obvious, and well set out on The Bulwark website: Start moving toward the middle of the political spectrum to appeal to more voters.
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Senior U.S. District Judge Tom Lee, who most recently presided over the guilty pleas of the “Goon Squad” of Rankin County law enforcement officers, will stop hearing cases next month in Jackson, closing out over 40 years since his appointment to the bench.
Lee, 85, will assume inactive status in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi. His existing cases will be assigned to other judges in the district.
By Mina Corpuz - Mississippi Today on
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Officials unveiled a new historical marker honoring civil rights organizer Benjamin Brown during JSU’s annual Gibbs-Green Commemoration.
Benjamin Brown was walking to a cafe on Lynch Street near downtown Jackson to buy food on May 11, 1967, when he encountered a standoff between students and police officers at Jackson State.
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Gov. Tate Reeves talks about Mississippi's Rural Health Transformation Program plan during a press conference at the Walter Sillers Building in Jackson on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2025. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today
Below is a political opinion column by Bobby Harrison:
Republican Gov. Tate Reeves ignored intense pressure and announced recently he was canceling an upcoming legislative special session where it was speculated that he would try to redraw Mississippi’s four congressional districts with the intent of eliminating a majority-Black district held by longtime Rep. Bennie Thompson.
By Bobby Harrison - Mississippi Today on
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Charles Rugg, a Mississippi Sports Hall of Famer who died Thursday at the age of 94, might well have been the best basketball coach 99.9% of the world’s basketball fans never heard of.
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