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Most state agencies are asking for a small increase in their appropriations for fiscal 2022, which starts July 1. Photo illustration by Steve Wilson.

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Most state agencies requesting slight increases in appropriations for next fiscal year

Fri,10/02/20-8:02AM, 101,031 Reads 719,049 Statewide
With the exception of Medicaid and the Institutes for Higher Education and several others, most state agencies will be asking for slight increases in their budgets for the upcoming fiscal year.
Each summer, the budget cycle for Mississippi state agencies begins as agency directors put together their budget requests.
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Man accused of stabbing wife more than 20 times

By CLAY MCFERRIN CLAY MCFERRIN
Thu,01/27/22-4:32PM, 97,781 Reads
A former Tutwiler resident is accused of stabbing his wife more than 20 times and driving a car over his sister-in-law during a roadside domestic altercation in the early-morning hours of Jan. 19.
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Libraries provide computer, internet support for students

By CLAY MCFERRIN CLAY MCFERRIN
Fri,09/11/20-3:21PM, 96,782 Reads
As schools and families continue to work to provide education for local children, the Tallahatchie County Library System is reaching out to help.
Both the Charleston and Tutwiler branches will open next week to allow students and families to use their computers and internet to complete assignments.
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COVID-19 claims another life in Mississippi

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Sun,03/29/20-10:09AM, 92,848 Reads
JACKSON — The Mississippi State Department of Health on Sunday reported 95 new cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi, identified by statewide testing.
Also announced was one additional death, in Wilkinson County.
The new statistics push the total number of COVID-19 cases in the state to 758, with 14 deaths.
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