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Widening roadways, improving traffic flow and more are on tap as work by the Mississippi Department of Transportation ramps up.
The Mississippi Department of Transportation has several projects underway across the state to improve travel along the Magnolia State’s roadways.
Two capacity projects are planned to help ease the flow of travel along Interstate 55 within Madison County and another is intended along State Route 25 in Rankin County.
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Below is a political opinion column by Roger Wicker:
U.S. Senator Roger Wicker says Mississippi has always played an outsized role in America’s national security. The latest NDAA recognizes that and devotes resources to the state’s drone producers, solid rocket motor manufacturers, and shipbuilders.
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Below is a religion column by Matt Friedeman:
In Habakkuk’s day, Jerusalem was about to be pummeled. Their feelings, their sense of self, had gotten in the way of following God’s unchanging character and standards.
Studying Habakkuk this morning with a group of guys, I ran across this line: “So the law is paralyzed…justice goes forth perverted.”
By Matt Friedeman - Magnolia Tribune on
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Robert St. John says the unlived life haunts him because it’s built one small compromise at a time, one day at a time, until one day becomes a lifetime.
I’m not scared of failing. I’m scared of living a life that didn’t matter.
I’ve fallen down a lot. I’ve come up short more times than I can count. I’m still here. That stuff doesn’t scare me. Here’s what does. One day I’ll stand before God, and I’ll know I played it safe when I was supposed to live all the way.
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“Sabrina’s extensive Chancery Court experience, including her service as a youth court referee and family master, makes her exceptionally well-suited for this appointment,” Governor Tate Reeves said.
A new judge has been appointed to the 3rd Chancery District bench by Governor Tate Reeves (R).
Sabrina D. Howell will assume the responsibilities of Chancery Court Judge for the counties of DeSoto, Grenada, Montgomery, Panola, Tate and Yalobusha starting on July 1.
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“Thank you to the Army for saying yes to next-generations munitions and yes to Mississippi defense expertise,” said U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee.
General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems announced Monday that it has been awarded a U.S. Army contract to demonstrate a long-range maneuvering projectile under the Extended Range Artillery Projectile (ERAP) program.
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Browse the shelves, grab a cup of coffee, spend a little time downtown, and take in the stunning view from the bluff. You might leave with a good book, but you’ll almost certainly leave with a new appreciation for a city that has been capturing people’s imaginations for generations.
Before Jennifer Boone owned a historic building on Main Street, she was a little girl from Hattiesburg spending weekends in Natchez with her mother.
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In Mississippi
1. Operation Liberty Strikes nets 40 arrests in South Mississippi
Attorney General Lynn Fitch announced Monday the completion of Operation Liberty Strike, an effort led by the AG’s Fentanyl Strike Force.
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1. Granberry crowned Miss Mississippi
Jane Granberry was crowned Miss Mississippi on Saturday and she signed her contract on Sunday.
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The Ricky Lewis Jones Memorial Scholarship was established in honored memory of Ricky and to recognize the academic achievements and dedication of graduating seniors at Charleston High School. On May 14, a total of $1,500 was awarded to three graduating seniors at CHS, with each recipient receiving $500.
The 2026 scholarship recipients are:
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OXFORD – U.S. Attorney Scott F. Leary announced that the Northern District of Mississippi recognizes World Elder Abuse Awareness Day on June 15. The Department of Justice joins the Elder Justice Council and other government agencies and organizations across America to spread the word about government and business imposter scams.
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JACKSON — Mississippi has the highest death rate in the nation for Alzheimer’s, a brain disease that causes a slow decline in memory, thinking and reasoning skills, according to the Alzheimer’s Association.
An estimated 7.4 million Americans over age 65 are currently living with the condition, a number expected to nearly double by 2050. The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) wants you to know that despite the data, you may be able to stave off the disease by making intentional decisions to improve your brain health.
By Greg Flynn - Mississippi State Department of Health on
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CHARLESTON — Roley Odell White, age age 71, passed away Thursday, June 4.
Funeral arrangements are being handled by J Brown Community Funeral Services in Charleston.
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CHARLESTON — Jerry Lee Cartheron, age 64, passed away Sunday, June 7.
Funeral services were held 2 p.m. Saturday, June 13, at Massey Grove Missionary Baptist Church near Oakland. J Brown Community Funeral Services in Charleston had charge of arrangements.
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I had a preliminary conversation with Robert Luckett, Director of the Margaret Walker Center at Jackson State University, en route to a booksigning, while preparing this piece. It was not lost on me that photographs comprising the backdrop to the event were primarily those of white authors: prominently Eudora Welty, William Faulkner and, largest of all, Ernest Hemingway, an author from elsewhere.
The omission of African American authors — Mississippians Margaret Walker, Jesmyn Ward, and Natasha Trethewey among them — is a sin of unintentional omission rather than racism.
By Jay Wiener on
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This may be a paragraph no editorial writer ever thought he would compose. But Hunter Biden, the drug-addicted, laptop-misplacing, unqualified Ukraine energy company board member, is actually doing something good for a change.
The Washington Post website reports that Biden has found his voice on social media. In May he joined the X platform, formerly called Twitter, and has been giving his many critics as good as he gets from them. Much more importantly, he is writing in detail about his long struggle with drugs in an effort to let other addicts know that they too can clean up.
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Jackson Mayor John Horhn, center, announces the confirmation of RaShall Brackney, right, as police chief at City Hall on Monday, Feb. 24 2026. Credit: Aaron Lampley, Mississippi Today
An agreement with the nonprofit Jackson Rising is the latest example of Jackson receiving private support for law enforcement.
A nonprofit group formed by a key supporter of Mayor John Horhn will help pay for public safety initiatives, including support for senior police officers, under an agreement approved by the City Council.
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JACKSON – In celebration of America’s 250th birthday, the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) is inviting the public to put their creativity on display with the Star-Spangled Digital Message Sign (DMS) Contest by submitting their patriotic, America-themed, safe-driving messages to run during the Fourth of July holiday week.
The contest is open now, and entries must be submitted by June 15.
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Mississippi Today’s politics team gives a rundown on a monumental week in the Magnolia State that saw thousands of people marching and rallying in Jackson over voting rights and the gerrymandering battle embroiling much of the nation.
By Geoff Pender, Taylor Vance and Bobby Harrison - Mississippi Today on
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Protesters gather during a Jackson Planning Board meeting opposing a possible data center in Jackson on Wednesday, May 27, 2026. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today
A rezoning hearing for a potential data center in Jackson has been postponed until June.
The applicant, Saxum Investment Company, asked to delay the hearing until a city Planning Board meeting on June 24. Robert Ireland, an attorney with Watkins and Eager representing Saxum, said the company wants more time to engage with the community and city.
Because the request was made less than five business days before Wednesday’s meeting, Saxum had to go before the Planning Board on Wednesday to ask for the postponement.
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