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Mississippi has lost nearly 70,000 public school students since the state’s student population started its downturn in 2013.
The vast majority of Mississippi’s school districts, 113, have seen enrollment declines — some as much as 40%.
Some experts link the falling public school enrollment to the state’s overall population loss.
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The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent Louisiana v. Callais decision gutted the federal Voting Rights Act protection for minority voters in redistricting, prompting some states, at the urging of the Trump administration, to try to redraw voting lines for GOP advantage ahead of the November midterm elections.
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Shannon Sharp, right, from the Center for Research Evaluation at the University of Mississippi, was the guest speaker for the Charleston Rotary Club on May 13. Sharp, who is pictured with Rotarian Ray Clolinger, met with Rotarians to better understand the assets, capacities, needs and barriers to successful education and workforce development in Charleston. Her visit was at the request of the SonEdna Foundation. (Photo by Dana Clolinger)
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Where are you seeing progress in Charleston right now?
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Haven Rose Dukes and Scottie Little graduated from kindergarten Friday night at North Delta School in Batesville.
Joanna Pullen graduated from K4 kindergarten and her daddy, Sam Pullen, will graduate May 22. Sam will then be a nurse practitioner. He passed his boards and will be working at the clinic in Charleston for TGH.
Faye Hartley is so proud of her three grandchildren who made all A’s for the year. Highest in History, Writing and Math. Also, Mclendon had all A’s for AR award. Way to go!
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As I sit here and ponder the years past, I feel a bit of melancholy as well as somewhat of a remorseful and penitent emotion deep down inside.
I am approaching yet another trip around the earth this week and at my age I am so thankful for this opportunity. So many of my close friends and kin have moved on to their everlasting home and I know I am blessed.
The sad feelings come from my wanting to finish my ever-wanting bucket list.
Oh, I have completed quite a good many items, but some go unfinished.
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The Agricultural Land Easement (ALE) is an option that can be used to protect native grasslands.
To establish an ALE, the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) works with a land trust to fund the purchase of a permanent easement from a landowner in exchange for a cash payment. The ALE is an essential tool for land-owners interested in maintaining agricultural uses of their properties in perpetuity.
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We hope you will join us in Oakland on Memorial Day at noon at the James Riley Swearengen Walking Track and Park as our Oakland Area Lions Club kicks off our America250 Mississippi grant with a memory walk recognizing those who have died during military service.
Cassaundra Pipkin and the Oakland Area Lions have put together a simple, respectful and beautiful service which will include current and retired military members. All who have family or friends to recognize will have a chance to speak and to walk with a card carrying the name of the person being recognized.
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The Mississippi Youth ChalleNGe Academy, located at Camp Shelby, is the premier alternative education program for 16- to 18-year-old youth who are struggling in school or no longer attending.
With a focus on job training, social skills and self-discipline, ChalleNGe is a nonprofit high school diploma-producing academy designed specifically to meet the needs of high school dropouts and at-risk youth. It is a part of the Mississippi National Guard Youth Challenge Program.
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Northwest Mississippi Community College will host “START” (Science, Technology, Art, Recreation and Tools) summer camp June 1-3 on the Senatobia campus for students in grades 3-8. For more information or to register, visit www.northwestms.edu/camps.
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Tayler Michon Berryhill of Webb has been named to the spring 2026 Vice President’s List at Northeast Mississippi Community College in Booneville. Students must achieve a grade-point average between 3.5 and 3.9 on a 4.0 scale to be eligible for the honor.
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Several Tallahatchie County students were named to spring honor lists at Delta State University, it was announced this week.
Landing on the President’s List, which requires students to achieve a 3.80 or better GPA while completing at least 12 semester hours of coursework with no incomplete grades or grades lower than a C, were Sherkeria Phillips of Philipp, Kelly Chow of Webb and Zakarriya Love of Tutwiler.
Mon’timmia Brooks of Charleston landed on the Dean’s List by earning at least 12 credits while maintaining a GPA of 3.50 to 3.79.
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Over 6,000 families remain on a waitlist for these childcare vouchers, according to the Mississippi Department of Human Services.
The Mississippi Department of Human Services on Wednesday set aside $5 million to pay for a childcare program in crisis for over a year.
That funding would cover vouchers, or coupons that make childcare more affordable for low-income families, and the money would be enough to provide for about 800 children. Over 6,000 families remain on a waitlist for these vouchers, according to the department.
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Howie Liston shops for food at the Family Dollar on Terry Road in Jackson during its closing sale on Wednesday, May 13, 2026. Credit: Aaron Lampley/Mississippi Today
‘They’re leaving us without local service. Without being able to go get what you want,’ one shopper says.
The Family Dollar store at the busy intersection of Cooper and Terry roads will be closing its doors by the end of May, further limiting options for people to buy groceries, school supplies and cleaning items in south and west Jackson.
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ROGERS, Ark. — Jesse Glen Wilkerson, Jr., known throughout his life as Glen, passed away on Sunday, May 17, at the age of 84.
A service celebrating Glen’s life will be held 2 p.m. Saturday, May 23, at Rogers First Church of the Nazarene in Rogers, Arkansas. Benton County Funeral Home of Rogers has charge of arrangements.
Glen was born on November 5, 1941, to Frances (Marshall) and Glen Wilkerson, Sr. and grew up in Sardis, Mississippi.
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What would AI models Copilot, Chat AI Plus, Gemini, Perplexity, and Claude write about their datacenter hosts if asked to concoct speeches like Rep. Noel “Soggy” Sweat’s 1952 whiskey speech? Sweat’s storytelling legacy was highlighted Sunday by the Mississippi Department of Archives and History.
This composite came from the best two – Claude and Gemini:
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“God and Truth will always triumph.” Ghandi.
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At times, immigration is a blessing both to the migrant and to the nation that adopts them. America’s scientific community has benefited from immigrants like Albert Einstein and Wernher von Braun. Hollywood has been enhanced by immigrants like Arnold Schwarzenegger and Salma Hayek.
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Attitudes toward taxes depend upon who imposes them and how governments use the revenue. Modern attitudes toward taxes and tax collectors have a long history shaped at least in part by the Judeo-Christian canon. The Bible’s first mention of taxes is in Genesis 41 where Joseph advises Pharoah to collect a 20 percent in-kind tax in order to lay up provisions for coming seven years of famine. The proceeds of that tax were put to good use providing benefits for all Egyptians, including Joseph’s family.
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Imagine your family spent more this year than you earned. Uncomfortable, but manageable. Now imagine your family had spent more than it earned every single year since 2001. By now you would be destitute.
That is what the federal government has been doing.
For the past 25 years — ever since Bill Clinton left the White House — Washington has spent more than it has taken in. Every single year. The national debt now stands at $39 trillion.
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