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Southern Miss Opens Rural Digital Forensics Lab to Support Law Enforcement
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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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Mississippi by June will begin reviewing the eligibility of Medicaid providers deemed high risk for fraud as part of a Trump administration effort to weed out potential waste and abuse in the program.
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A kid runs near the water on Buffett Beach in Pascagoula, Miss., Wednesday, May 17, 2023. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today
While the Jackson County Utility Authority was able to quickly repair a leak that dumped approximately 550,000 gallons of untreated sewage into the Pascagoula River this past weekend, officials say the issue is part of a larger infrastructure need decades in the making.
The leak has led the state to issue a water contact advisory on Monday.
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Attorney Ty Pinkins is an independent candidate for U.S. Senate this year, facing incumbent Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith and Democratic candidate Scott Colom. Pinkins says partisan politics and big-money influence are causing government to fail Mississippians and the system has become ‘a self-licking ice cream.’
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Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services Commissioner Andrea Sanders discusses the needs of child protection services with legislators during a study group on women, children and family, held at the state Capitol on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024, in Jackson. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today
Gov. Tate Reeves and Child Protection Services Commissioner Andrea Sanders on Monday asked a federal judge to dismiss a decades-long lawsuit against the state over its historically neglectful foster care system.
If the state is successful in its effort to finally rid itself of the litigation, it would be an end to the Olivia Y. v. Barbour lawsuit that has spanned three governors and multiple CPS commissioners and cost the state hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal fees.
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The entrance to the xAI power plant in Southaven on Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today
Elon Musk’s data center company, xAI, has more than doubled the number of unchecked natural gas generators at its Southaven facility since coming to Mississippi last summer.
The company uses the turbines to power its two data centers just across the state line in Memphis, and is also planning to build another large center in Southaven. XAI now has 46 “temporary-mobile” turbines at its Mississippi facility, according to the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality, up from 18 turbines when it first arrived last year.
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A law set to repeal July 1 allows the Department of Child Protection Services, youth courts, parents and others to share records that are otherwise confidential.
Mississippi’s youth court proceedings could grind to a halt and federal child welfare funding could be jeopardized come July if the Legislature does not revive one of the state laws dealing with the confidentiality of records involving children, state officials are warning Gov. Tate Reeves.
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Supporters attend a Head Start rally at the Mississippi Capitol on March 20, 2018 Credit: Kayleigh Skinner, Mississippi Today
Below is an opinion column by Eboni Delaney:
Mississippi Today Ideas is a platform for thoughtful Mississippians to share their ideas about our state’s past, present and future. Opinions expressed in guest essays are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent those of Mississippi Today. You can read more about the section here.
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Below is an opinion column by Alexis Schwartz:
Editor’s note: This essay is part of Mississippi Today Ideas, a platform for thoughtful Mississippians to share fact-based ideas about our state’s past, present and future. You can read more about the section here.
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The Dignitas Fund, based in the United States and Ukraine, since 2023 has supported over 160,000 Ukrainian drone operators. Ukraine’s drone pilots now dominate the drone war with Russia by land, sea and air. For the first time for in two years, Russia in April lost more territory than it gained, and more soldiers than it can replace, thanks in large part to Dignitas trained drone operators.
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Ranting about data centers is all the rage these days. Word got out recently of a developer exploring Jackson in hopes of building a new AI (artificial intelligence) data center. Who knew it would unleash a hornet’s nest of protests and gnashing of teeth? Opponents drove from three hours away to a City Council meeting just to share for three minutes their dire warnings of great troubles with data centers. That proves it is an important topic worthy of calm and rational discussion.
Some factoids on data centers:
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Kosciusko heritage tour earns statewide preservation honor
Kosciusko heritage tour earns statewide preservation honor
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The City of Kosciusko has earned statewide recognition for its work to preserve and promote the history of Kosciusko and Attala County.
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L.V. Hull Legacy Center to celebrate phase 1 on June 13
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The L.V. Hull Legacy Center will celebrate its Phase 1 opening June 13 with a drop-in event from noon to 4 p.m. at 105 Allen St. in Kosciusko.
Remarks are scheduled for 1 p.m. The opening will include exhibition tours, artmaking opportunities, an oral history collection booth, refreshments and other activities for visitors.
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Attala County Library to host duck event
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Get ready for a quack-tastic time at our all-ages program, Family Duckerating.
Patrons of all ages are invited to unleash their creativity by transforming a simple rubber duck into something truly fantabulous. We’ll provide a variety of fun decorating supplies so each duck can become a one-of-a-kind masterpiece.
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Fairley receives Millers’ Teachers Scholarship
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Michelle Fairley was recently awarded the Phillip W. and Charlotte F. Miller Teachers’ Scholarship for 2026. She is a kindergarten assistant teacher at Weir Elementary School.
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Peggy's Ponderings 06-11-2026
By Peggy Sims
He’s a CEO, a grocery man, sits on grocery retail boards, a cattle farmer, a rancher, a gardener, a Daddy, a Pawpaw, a husband, a good man. He wears many hats all year long but at this time of the year, we honor the daddy.
Father’s Day was first proposed in 1909 by Sonora Dodd. After listening to a Mother’s Day sermon, she thought that the fathers should also enjoy their own memorable day.
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From the publisher 06-11-2026
Tired of scandal. Tired of high prices. Tired of debt figures so large they become meaningless. Tired of officials who explain away conflicts of interest with a grin and a lawyer’s memo. Tired of watching the powerful treat public service as a private toll road.
That exhaustion is not accidental. It is useful to those in power.
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Letter to the editor 06-11-2026
Thanking all
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message of the week 06-11-206
THE PRODIGAL SON: HIS RETURN HOME (Luke 15:11-24)
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