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State Health Officer Dr. Daniel Edney discusses the 2025 Public Health Report Card during a press conference Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026, at the Capitol in Jackson. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today
Mississippi received low marks for its infant and maternal mortality rates and high marks for declining HIV, syphilis and congenital syphilis rates on its public health report card for 2025.
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The West Tallahatchie Alumni Booster Club recently recognized several students for their outstanding achievements during award ceremonies held at R.H. Bearden Elementary School and West Tallahatchie School District.
During the sixth-grade promotion ceremony May 21, sixth-grade student Landin Johnson was honored with a Certificate of Excellence for his outstanding performance on the field as a member of the West Tallahatchie Junior High football team.
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What was your favorite summer memory as a child?
I talked to my super great friend today and asked her this question. Guess what she said?
On Wednesday, her dad had the afternoon off. Every Wednesday he took her to Linden Lake to swim and play in the water. He stayed with her. They talked. They had a great time and on the way home they always stopped and got a snow cone! So delicious. Such a special time. “I’m sure he had many other things he wanted to do or needed to do on his afternoon off, but he chose to spend it with me.”
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State Health Officer Dr. Daniel Edney discusses the 2025 Public Health Report Card during a press conference Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026, at the Capitol in Jackson. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today
Mississippi received low marks for its infant and maternal mortality rates and high marks for declining HIV, syphilis and congenital syphilis rates on its public health report card for 2025.
By Gwen Dilworth - Mississippi Today on
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“In terms of my heartburn level for emergency preparedness at the state level, I don’t have very much,” Dr. Daniel Edney said. “It’s just one of the things that we’ve always done really well in Mississippi.”
Even though Mississippi’s public health emergency preparedness performance ranking has fallen, State Health Officer Dr. Daniel Edney remains confident of the systems in place to protect the public.
By Jeremy Pittari - Magnolia Tribune on
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“In terms of my heartburn level for emergency preparedness at the state level, I don’t have very much,” Dr. Daniel Edney said. “It’s just one of the things that we’ve always done really well in Mississippi.”
Even though Mississippi’s public health emergency preparedness performance ranking has fallen, State Health Officer Dr. Daniel Edney remains confident of the systems in place to protect the public.
By Jeremy Pittari - Magnolia Tribune on
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Advocates supporting the Safe Solicitation Act in 2025 cited the need for local law enforcement to have more ability to crack down on panhandling while those opposed to the measure claimed it adversely impacted the homeless population seeking assistance.
The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) and American Civil Liberties Union of Mississippi (ACLU) have filed a class action complaint challenging Mississippi’s law aimed at giving local governments an option to regulate panhandling.
By Frank Corder - Magnolia Tribune on
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Advocates supporting the Safe Solicitation Act in 2025 cited the need for local law enforcement to have more ability to crack down on panhandling while those opposed to the measure claimed it adversely impacted the homeless population seeking assistance.
The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) and American Civil Liberties Union of Mississippi (ACLU) have filed a class action complaint challenging Mississippi’s law aimed at giving local governments an option to regulate panhandling.
By Frank Corder - Magnolia Tribune on
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Owen is currently serving in his second term in the Mississippi House of Representatives, where is the Vice Chairman of the Judiciary B Committee.
State Rep. Jansen Owen (R) will not be seeking re-election to his House District 106 seat next year, choosing instead to run for District Attorney for the 15th Circuit Court District which includes Marion, Pearl River, Lamar, and Walthall counties.
Owen made his 2027 intentions known Thursday after District Attorney Hal Kittrell recently announced that he will not seek re-election.
By Frank Corder - Magnolia Tribune on
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Owen is currently serving in his second term in the Mississippi House of Representatives, where is the Vice Chairman of the Judiciary B Committee.
State Rep. Jansen Owen (R) will not be seeking re-election to his House District 106 seat next year, choosing instead to run for District Attorney for the 15th Circuit Court District which includes Marion, Pearl River, Lamar, and Walthall counties.
Owen made his 2027 intentions known Thursday after District Attorney Hal Kittrell recently announced that he will not seek re-election.
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Terry Pitchford was sentenced to death for his role in the murder of a store owner near Grenada. His attorneys claim the jury that convicted the now 40-year-old was racially biased.
The U.S. Supreme Court has sided with a black death row inmate from Mississippi who claimed the makeup of the jury that convicted him was racially biased.
By Frank Corder - Magnolia Tribune on
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Terry Pitchford was sentenced to death for his role in the murder of a store owner near Grenada. His attorneys claim the jury that convicted the now 40-year-old was racially biased.
The U.S. Supreme Court has sided with a black death row inmate from Mississippi who claimed the makeup of the jury that convicted him was racially biased.
By Frank Corder - Magnolia Tribune on
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ATLANTA – The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has approved more than $4.7 million in funding to support 11 recovery projects in Mississippi communities affected by the January 2026 severe winter storm and March 2025 severe storms, including Glendora in Tallahatchie County.
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ATLANTA – The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has approved more than $4.7 million in funding to support 11 recovery projects in Mississippi communities affected by the January 2026 severe winter storm and March 2025 severe storms, including Glendora in Tallahatchie County.
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The two Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang members who illegally entered the U.S. traveled throughout Mississippi reprogramming bank ATMs to dispense large amounts of cash.
Darrin Moises Daza-Segura and Winder Alexander Canelon-Tiapa have been sentenced for conspiracy to commit bank fraud in Mississippi, the Attorney General’s Office announced Friday.
By Frank Corder - Magnolia Tribune on
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The two Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang members who illegally entered the U.S. traveled throughout Mississippi reprogramming bank ATMs to dispense large amounts of cash.
Darrin Moises Daza-Segura and Winder Alexander Canelon-Tiapa have been sentenced for conspiracy to commit bank fraud in Mississippi, the Attorney General’s Office announced Friday.
By Frank Corder - Magnolia Tribune on
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The Mississippi State Board of Election Commissioners is asked the U.S. District Court to allow additional discovery and briefs ahead of oral arguments in the judicial redistricting case. State Senator Derrick Simmons and his fellow plaintiffs, represented by the SPLC and ACLU, say that isn’t needed.
No agreement was reached this week between the Mississippi State Board of Election Commissioners and the plaintiffs challenging the current state Supreme Court district maps.
By Frank Corder - Magnolia Tribune on
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Lawmakers were told that Mississippi was one of only two states in the nation where the governor’s office had a role in administering the program. Lawmakers plan to reconvene next week to hear from the state’s project director.
A joint Public Health and Welfare Committee meeting was held Thursday at the State Capitol where lawmakers discussed Mississippi’s Rural Health Transformation Program.
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Below is a religion column by Matt Friedeman:
Without Scripture, we can easily give in to sloganeering and sentimentality and even false gospels.
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Life still brings problems. That’s life. But Robert St. John says he’s learned how to face them. These days he does his best to live in the solution.
He was sticking needles in his arms at 19 because he couldn’t get the cocaine into his system fast enough through his nasal passages. He’d been fired from every job he ever had. He’d been fired by his own brother. Twice.
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