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Mississippi increases monthly welfare check for first time since 1999

By BOBBY HARRISON - MISSISSIPPI TODAY BOBBY HARRISON - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Fri,03/26/21-3:21PM, 30,347 Reads 317,372 Statewide
Mississippi’s relatively small number of families receiving federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Family benefits will receive a monthly increase in payments of $90 under legislation Gov. Tate Reeves signed into law this week.
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The "In God We Trust" flag design pictured here was selected by an appointed state commission that reviewed nearly 3,000 public submissions. If adopted by a majority of Mississippi voters on Tuesday, it will become the new official state flag.

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High voter turnout expected Tuesday

By CLAY MCFERRIN CLAY MCFERRIN
Thu,10/29/20-5:33PM, 30,339 Reads
Despite COVID-19, Mississippi election officials predict a high voter turnout for Tuesday’s Nov. 3 general election.
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County unemployment rate jumps in July

By CLAY MCFERRIN CLAY MCFERRIN
Thu,08/27/20-5:14PM, 30,338 Reads
July unemployment rose to 11.2% in Tallahatchie County, an increase of 2.8% from the revised June figure of 8.4%, the Mississippi Department of Employment Security revealed Tuesday.
It was the county’s highest unemployment rate for the month of July since 2012, when local joblesses stood at 12.2%.
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Statewide 'Silver Alert' issued for missing Grenada woman

By SPECIAL TO THE SUN-SENTINEL SPECIAL TO THE SUN-SENTINEL
Mon,10/26/20-12:08PM, 30,332 Reads
JACKSON (Monday, Oct. 26, 12:01 p.m.) — The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation has issued a Silver Alert for 67-year-old Dora Lee Jackson of Grenada, Mississippi, in Grenada County.
She is described as a black female, 5 feet and 9 inches tall, weighing 291 pounds with black hair and brown eyes.
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