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Below is an opinion column by Sid Salter:
The 1970s taught us that energy stability isn’t guaranteed. Mississippi weathered those storms before, and with foresight and resilience, we’ll weather this one, too.
The cost of the first gallon of gas I bought as a kid in 1973? It was 28 cents a gallon. In Flowood last week I filled up for $3.60 a gallon.
By Sid Salter - Contributing Columnist on
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“It’s all common sense,” State Senator Angela Hill said.
Lawmakers sent a bill to Governor Tate Reeves (R) that requires driver’s licenses to depict a person’s biological sex at birth.
State Senator Angela Hill (R) authored the legislation. She told Magnolia Tribune on Monday that those who have changed their licenses must be corrected.
By Frank Corder - Magnolia Tribune on
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“It’s all common sense,” State Senator Angela Hill said.
Lawmakers sent a bill to Governor Tate Reeves (R) that requires driver’s licenses to depict a person’s biological sex at birth.
State Senator Angela Hill (R) authored the legislation. She told Magnolia Tribune on Monday that those who have changed their licenses must be corrected.
By Frank Corder - Magnolia Tribune on
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“It’s all common sense,” State Senator Angela Hill said.
Lawmakers sent a bill to Governor Tate Reeves (R) that requires driver’s licenses to depict a person’s biological sex at birth.
State Senator Angela Hill (R) authored the legislation. She told Magnolia Tribune on Monday that those who have changed their licenses must be corrected.
By Frank Corder - Magnolia Tribune on
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“This is one of the largest civil demands made in the history of the Auditor’s Office,” said Auditor Shad White.
State Auditor Shad White announced Monday that his office has issued over $7.4 million in civil demands to Management & Training Corporation (MTC).
The demands have also been referred to the Attorney General’s Office for enforcement in court, White said.
By Frank Corder - Magnolia Tribune on
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“This is one of the largest civil demands made in the history of the Auditor’s Office,” said Auditor Shad White.
State Auditor Shad White announced Monday that his office has issued over $7.4 million in civil demands to Management & Training Corporation (MTC).
The demands have also been referred to the Attorney General’s Office for enforcement in court, White said.
By Frank Corder - Magnolia Tribune on
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“This is one of the largest civil demands made in the history of the Auditor’s Office,” said Auditor Shad White.
State Auditor Shad White announced Monday that his office has issued over $7.4 million in civil demands to Management & Training Corporation (MTC).
The demands have also been referred to the Attorney General’s Office for enforcement in court, White said.
By Frank Corder - Magnolia Tribune on
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Amazon is expanding its existing data center operations in Madison County, investing $11 billion into the project and creating 700 new jobs. The announcement also includes a new planned $1 billion project in Clinton that will create 100 jobs.
Amazon is expanding its existing data center operations in Madison County, investing $11 billion into the project and creating 700 new jobs. The announcement also includes a new planned $1 billion project in Clinton to retrofit a facility that will then hire 100 jobs.
By Daniel Tyson - Magnolia Tribune on
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Amazon is expanding its existing data center operations in Madison County, investing $11 billion into the project and creating 700 new jobs. The announcement also includes a new planned $1 billion project in Clinton that will create 100 jobs.
Amazon is expanding its existing data center operations in Madison County, investing $11 billion into the project and creating 700 new jobs. The announcement also includes a new planned $1 billion project in Clinton to retrofit a facility that will then hire 100 jobs.
By Daniel Tyson - Magnolia Tribune on
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The governor chose to line item veto three expenditures in question “due to a lack of vetting by the Advisory Council established by the Legislature in the 2025 session.”
Governor Tate Reeves (R) has vetoed three items in HB 1924, effectively ending Opioid Settlement funding from being provided to the certain organizations.
The programs affected include:
By Jeremy Pittari - Magnolia Tribune on
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The governor chose to line item veto three expenditures in question “due to a lack of vetting by the Advisory Council established by the Legislature in the 2025 session.”
Governor Tate Reeves (R) has vetoed three items in HB 1924, effectively ending Opioid Settlement funding from being provided to the certain organizations.
The programs affected include:
By Jeremy Pittari - Magnolia Tribune on
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By Clay McFerrin - Editor and Publisher, Charleston Sun-Sentinel on
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By Clay McFerrin - Editor and Publisher, Charleston Sun-Sentinel on
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JACKSON – State Auditor Shad White has announced an initiative to be led by the State Auditor’s Government Accountability Division to audit small agencies, boards and commissions to identify wasteful spending and noncompliance with state law and regulations.
By Jacob Walters - Communications Director, Mississippi Office of the State Auditor on
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Faulkner seemed to relish Williams’ vulnerability and honesty—qualities he found refreshing. She was the only writer he ever took under his wing.
Southern author, Joan Williams, may not be a household name in the same way Eudora Welty and Flannery O’Conner are, but she is no less fascinating or interesting. Her body of work includes five novels, numerous short stories, and numerous impressive literary awards. Some remember her as a protégé of William Faulkner’s, perhaps the only writer he ever agreed to mentor.
By Marilyn Tinnin - Magnolia Tribune on
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The company said that the completion of this work, ahead of schedule and on budget, demonstrates C Spire’s commitment to using taxpayer dollars efficiently while providing communities with future-proof infrastructure to serve their long-term technology needs.
By Susan Marquez - Magnolia Tribune on
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Teachers and teacher assistants to see a $2,000 pay raise, while school attendance officers will get $5,000. Special education teachers will receive an additional $2,000 as well.
A conference report that will provide teachers, assistant teachers, CTE instructors, special education teachers, and other educational personnel pay raises has been approved by the both the Mississippi Senate and House of Representatives. The measure will be officially sent to the governor’s office once motions to reconsider are tabled.
By Jeremy Pittari - Magnolia Tribune on
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Teachers and teacher assistants to see a $2,000 pay raise, while school attendance officers will get $5,000. Special education teachers will receive an additional $2,000 as well.
A conference report that will provide teachers, assistant teachers, CTE instructors, special education teachers, and other educational personnel pay raises has been approved by the both the Mississippi Senate and House of Representatives. The measure will be officially sent to the governor’s office once motions to reconsider are tabled.
By Jeremy Pittari - Magnolia Tribune on
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Tallahatchie County in March bore the unlikely distinction of having tied with Rankin County for the lowest rate of unemployment in the entire state, according to a monthly report from the Mississippi Department of Employment Security.
That agency’s statistics list the rate of unemployment in both counties at 2.9% for March, having dropped from February’s 3.5% in Tallahatchie and 3.2% in Rankin.
In March, 159 Tallahatchians were unemployed, and 5,232 employed, from a labor force totaling 5,391.
By Clay McFerrin - Editor and Publisher, Charleston Sun-Sentinel on
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Tallahatchie County in March bore the unlikely distinction of having tied with Rankin County for the lowest rate of unemployment in the entire state, according to a monthly report from the Mississippi Department of Employment Security.
That agency’s statistics list the rate of unemployment in both counties at 2.9% for March, having dropped from February’s 3.5% in Tallahatchie and 3.2% in Rankin.
In March, 159 Tallahatchians were unemployed, and 5,232 employed, from a labor force totaling 5,391.
By Clay McFerrin - Editor and Publisher, Charleston Sun-Sentinel on
