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Amid all the chaos the Trump administration currently has our nation in, you may have missed this breaking news: Another country will soon be added to those that have universal healthcare for all of it's citizens. That country is Mexico. Yes, you read that right, MEXICO. Full implementation will begin in January while Canada already has universal healthcare. So, as of January, here we will sit in AMERICA (the only developed country in the world without universal healthcare for ALL of it's citizens), between two countries that do have universal coverage.
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Amazon has just announced another multi-billion-dollar data center project in Mississippi — the latest in a flood of inward investment now pouring into our state.
But here’s the thing worth reflecting on: even AI-related investments on this scale are only a fraction of what is flowing into data centers and AI infrastructure across the country. What is happening in AI is not just another tech cycle. It is going to be absolutely massive — and genuinely transformative in ways that will touch every kind of institution.
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The Mississippi Press Association, celebrating its 160th anniversary, held a forum highlighting local journalism last week at History Is Lunch in the Two Museums. MPA vice president Peter Imes, publisher of the Commercial Dispatch in Columbus, spoke of the vital role local journalism “plays at the grassroots level in our democracy” as he welcomed the panel.
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It is hard to escape the conclusion that in today’s world the 12 points of the Boy Scout law do not stand a chance: trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean and reverent.
Our president is a felon who cannot be trusted to keep his promise to avoid foreign wars, or to help anyone who does not first help him, or to obey any law that is inconvenient, or to avoid lacing Easter Sunday with obscenity.
But worship of him is but a symptom. It is not the disease. His eventual passing from the scene will not cure it.
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March 2026, two Mississippi cities raised their water rates. Ridgeland increased its typical residential bill by $6.31 a month. JXN Water increased its by $8.88. Similar numbers. Very different decision processes.
Ridgeland commissioned an independent engineering study, held a public meeting, and put the question to the Mayor and Board of Aldermen — elected by the residential rate payers. Some residential rate payers also attended the meeting.
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The post by James Thomas came on the same day that former FBI Director James Comey was indicted in North Carolina for sharing the same seashell photograph back in 2025.
Secret service apprehended a suspect Saturday night at the White House Correspondents dinner in Washington D.C. after gunfire rang out in the halls of the Washington Hilton Hotel. Cole Allen, 31, faces charges that include attempting to assassinate the President. It was the third such attempt in as many years.
By Russ Latino - Magnolia Tribune on
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Los Preeminentes will perform Tuesday at a free community show at San Miguel Arcangel Tienda y Taqueria Mexicana. Members of the family band are, from left, Francisco Zuniga, Ethan Zuniga, Alex Zuniga, Margarito Zuniga, Eric Zuniga, Guadalupe Villasana, Edward Villasana and Ricardo Zuniga.
The Hush Puppy Music Co-Op will partner with a local restaurant to celebrate Cinco De Mayo on Tuesday.
The free concert will be at San Miguel Arcangel Tienda y Taqueria Mexicana and feature a subgenre of regional Mexican music.
Festivities start at 7 p.m. for the all-ages show at San Miguel Arcangel, located at 615 W. Park Ave. in Greenwood. Food and drinks will be served before and throughout the concert.
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Authors Ellen Ann Fentress and Ellen Gabardi as they join Ellen Morris Prewitt for a celebration of the launch of Prewitt’s new book.
It’s not necessary to be named Ellen to be a celebrated writer in Mississippi. But to be celebrated at “Ellenpalooza,” it’s pretty much mandatory.
By Susan Marquez - Magnolia Tribune on
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Below is a political opinion column by Sid Salter:
The governor’s call has encouraged his fellow Republicans and angered Democrats.
Mississippi’s Republican Gov. Tate Reeves made a politically shrewd decision to issue a special session call to authorize lawmakers to draw new state Supreme Court district lines 21 days after the U.S. Supreme Court rules in a controversial Louisiana congressional redistricting case that many high court observers believe will weaken the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA).
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Sometimes a short street tells a long story.
That is what I came away thinking after sitting down with Gerald Beard, the former public works director for the City of Jackson and a longtime construction manager who volunteered to help St. Richard Catholic Church pave Druid Hill Drive, the street that serves the church’s new elementary school campus.
The facts alone are enough to make a taxpayer sigh. It’s a cautionary tale for those who think state control of Jackson will lead to miraculous efficiencies.
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Mike Davis
Mississippi Valley State University has its man to lead the men’s basketball program.
Athletics director Dr. Alecia Shields-Gadson announced on Wednesday the hiring of Mike Davis as the 13th head men's basketball coach of the Delta Devils program.
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Below is a press release from the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics:
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics recently released their State Employment and Unemployment Summary for February of 2026.
Unemployment rates were higher in February in 1 state and stable in 49 states and the District of Columbia, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.Thirteen states and the District had jobless rate increases from a year earlier, 2 states had decreases, and 35 states had little change.
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The National Weather Service’s Storm Prediction Center has issued a tornado watch for portions of Far Eastern and Southeastern Arkansas, Extreme Northeast Louisiana, Northern Mississippi and Southwestern Tennessee effective this Tuesday at 9:40 p.m. and continues until Wednesday at 4 a.m.
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The National Weather Service’s Storm Prediction Center has issued a tornado watch for portions of Northeast Louisiana Central and Southern Mississippi for Tuesday, April 28, from 1:55 to 10 p.m.
The primary threats include a couple of tornadoes, scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph and scattered large hail events up to 1.5 inches in diameter.
“Storms will continue to increase in coverage and intensity across the region the remainder of the afternoon, which may include a few supercells and evolving linear clusters,” SPC stated in its advisory.
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Below is an opinion column by Lesley Davis:
America is not lost. She is still right there, in the stands, wearing a jersey with her favorite Pirates’ name on the back. She is still right there in an outfielder from Mississippi who never forgot how to care for the people right in front of him.
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According to the Mississippi Development Authority, Canada is Mississippi’s third-largest trading partner, with exports totaling nearly $1.8 billion in 2025.
The Mississippi Development Authority announced Thursday that the agency is inviting Mississippi companies to join a state delegation led by MDA Executive Director Bill Cork at the 2026 Southeastern U.S.–Canadian Provinces Conference in June.
According to the MDA, Canada is Mississippi’s third-largest trading partner, with exports totaling nearly $1.8 billion in 2025.
By Frank Corder - Magnolia Tribune on
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An additional 931 children were enrolled in Pre-K programs across Mississippi during the 2024-25 school year, bringing the total to 8,076. The Magnolia State now ranks 29th in the nation.
Enrollment within Mississippi’s state-funded 4-year-old Pre-K programs increased during the 2024-25 school year, moving the state’s national ranking in that area up two spots, from 31st to 29th.
By Jeremy Pittari - Magnolia Tribune on
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The Coast Congressmen say extending the jurisdiction of their states to match Texas and Florida would provide greater access to energy and marine resources in the Gulf of America while increasing state-level control.
Mississippi Congressman Mike Ezell (R) is joining with colleagues from Louisiana and Alabama to introduce legislation that seeks to expand three states’ offshore boundaries in the Gulf of America, bringing them in line with Texas and Florida.
By Frank Corder - Magnolia Tribune on
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“Jackson should not be asked to carry the greatest risk without having the authority to govern the assets it owns,” said Mayor John Horhn.
The City of Jackson is asking a federal court to block the recently established water authority as signed into law by Governor Tate Reeves (R).
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