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Linda Flanagan Walker
Linda Flanagan Walker, 85, passed away Saturday, March 14, 2026, at North Pointe Health and Rehabilitation in Meridian.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, March 18, 2026, at Kosciusko First Baptist Church, with burial to follow at Parkway Cemetery. Visitation will be Wednesday from 9:30 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. at the church. Barry Corbett will officiate.
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David McElroy
David McElroy, 69, passed away Saturday, March 14, 2026, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Eupora, MS surrounded by his family.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 18, 2026, at Culpepper Funeral Home Chapel, with burial to follow at Friendship Cemetery, Vaiden, MS. Visitation will be Wednesday from 12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. at Culpepper Funeral Home. Daniel Jolley will officiate.
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State Senator Lane Taylor believes the bill could help struggling rural hospitals as many are facing risk of closure.
Help could be on the way for rural hospitals after the Mississippi Senate unanimously passed a strike-all amendment to a House bill Tuesday morning.
The bill, HB 4032 originally authored by State Rep. Trey Lamar (R), would allow tax deductions to those who contribute to rural public hospitals.
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There was little discussion on the House side before rejecting the Senate proposal. However, it was heavily debated last week in the Senate.
The Mississippi House of Representatives on Tuesday morning declined to concur with a Senate version of a bill to create a Jackson Water Authority to assist in resolving the capital city’s water struggles.
The bill now heads to conference between the two chambers in hopes of hammering out an agreement.
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The Integrated Ocean Observation System plays a vital role in forecasting hurricanes, monitoring harmful algal blooms, supporting maritime navigation, and informing disaster response.
Mississippi Congressman Mike Ezell’s legislation to reauthorize the Integrated Ocean Observation System (IOOS) passed the U.S. House of Representatives Monday night.
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Schools in states with no income tax have sought to use that to their benefit when recruiting college athletes. Mississippi won’t be joining them, at least for now.
The Mississippi Senate Finance Committee killed a House bill Monday that sought to exempt name, image and likeness, or NIL, compensation from the state’s income tax.
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The company will now be able to produce up to 3 million heads of lettuce annually using advanced hydroponic farming technology, reducing Mississippi’s reliance on lettuce shipped from across the country.
Salad Days Hydroponic Farm is now fully operational in Flora after an expansion in the city’s Industrial Park that includes a new 68,000-square-foot greenhouse facility.
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1. Butler named Chief Deputy Fire Marshal
State Fire Marshal and Commissioner of Insurance Mike Chaney announced Tuesday that he has appointed Kevin D. Butler as Chief Deputy Fire Marshal, overseeing the State Fire Marshal’s Office (SFMO), effective March 9.
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Louisville, MS – Bobby White Jr., 45, was arrested in Ackerman, Mississippi on March 17, 2026, after a fugitive investigation conducted by the U.S. Marshals Service. White Jr. was wanted by the Winston County Sheriff’s Department for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and attempted aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer.
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Governor Reeves and Treasurer McRae say the state’s pro-growth policies have helped restore confidence among credit rating agencies.
Mississippi generated a record-breaking $1 billion in interest income in 2025.
That was the word Monday morning from Governor Tate Reeves and State Treasurer David McRae.
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The Mississippi House looks to increase state community college funding by $100 million while also raising university funding by $53 million above legislative budget requests.
Strike-all amendments were made to two Senate appropriations bills to reflect the House of Representative’s stance on state support for public community colleges and universities.
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The Friendship Oak has watched over the Gulf Coast since the late 1400s. It has seen storms, weddings, students, and countless visitors pause beneath its branches.
Have you ever stood beneath something older than America?
On the campus of the University of Southern Mississippi’s Gulf Park in Long Beach, you can do exactly that. Rising from the front lawn overlooking the Gulf of Mexico is one of Mississippi’s most beloved living landmarks — a sprawling live oak that has quietly watched more than five centuries of Gulf Coast history unfold.
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Below is an opinion column by Russ Latino:
Growing up in Claiborne County, Nancy Disharoon Loome attended a private school. Today, she and her Southern Poverty Law Center-funded advocacy organization, are the leading opponents of other Mississippi families having that same option.
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The clarification came as Magnolia Tribune sought a breakdown of the interest income between special funds and the state’s general fund.
The State Treasurer’s office on Tuesday clarified that Mississippi’s “record-breaking $1 billion in interest income in 2025,” as shared in a release Monday, was in fact a cumulative total over Treasurer David McRae’s tenure “up to 2025, not in 2025 alone.”
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UMMC delivers life-saving transplant during system outage
JACKSON, Miss. – Late one evening, Wade Watts received the call he had been waiting for: a donor liver was available. He and his wife, Sara, had to be at the hospital the next morning.
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MSDH Provides Prenatal Vitamins at County Health Departments
Jackson, Miss.- One of the most proactive steps an expectant mother can take to ensure she delivers a healthy baby is to take prenatal vitamins. To ensure everyone has access to prenatal vitamins, the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) distributes them to pregnant women at no cost at all county health departments that provide nursing services.
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