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Pro-Initiative 65 groups say city of Madison's lawsuit could deprive Mississippians of their right to amend the state's constitution via ballot initiative

Two new amicus (friend of the court) briefs filed by the original sponsor of the Initiative 65 and the conservative policy group Americans for Prosperity were filed this week in an attempt to convi

Dylan Dendy signs with Mississippi Delta Community College

Manchester Academy senior Dylan Dendy has signed a scholarship offer to play baseball for Mississippi Delta Community College.

SBA Announces Approval of About 60,000 PPP Loan Applications

The U.S. Small Business Administration announced on Jan.

Mississippi Covid-19 Update : January 20th, 2021

Listed below is the daily COVID-19 update for the state of Mississippi.

 

SALTER: With Democrat trifecta in Washington, Republicans stand at an uneasy crossroads

OPINION column by: Sid Salter

  • Hyde-Smith: Additional $63.6 Million for Army Corps Work in Miss., Including $9.2 Million for Yazoo Backwater Area Pumps

    By Press Release - Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith, READ MORE > 2,871 Reads
    On Tue, 01/19/2021 - 06:05 PM

    U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss) today reported that the U.S.

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  • Douglas Carswell, new president of the Mississippi Center for Public Policy

    Freedom today is under attack

    By Douglas Carswell - Mississippi Center for Public Policy, READ MORE > 726 Reads
    On Tue, 01/19/2021 - 05:50 PM

    OPINION COLUMN by Douglas Carswell:

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  • Two legislators test positive for COVID-19, lawmakers begin receiving vaccines

    By Bobby Harrison - Mississippi Today, READ MORE > 326 Reads
    On Tue, 01/19/2021 - 04:55 PM

    A Mississippi state senator and a state representative have tested positive for COVID-19, Mississippi Today confirmed on Tuesday, prompting concerns that another Capitol virus outbreak could occur.

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  • Teacher pay raise bill moves forward in Mississippi Senate

    By Sarah Ulmer, Y'all Politics, READ MORE > 158 Reads
    On Tue, 01/19/2021 - 04:50 PM

    The Mississippi Senate is moving forward on a promised piece of legislation from Lt. Governor Delbert Hosemann – the teacher pay raise bill.

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  • Sarah Thomas, a Pascagoula native, to be first female to officiate in a Super Bowl

    By Press Release - NFL Football Operations, READ MORE > 226 Reads
    On Tue, 01/19/2021 - 03:25 PM

    Down judge Sarah Thomas will become the first woman ever to officiate in a Super Bowl.

    Thomas was hired as the first full-time female official in NFL history in 2015.
    She is the first woman to officiate a major college football game, the first to officiate a bowl game, and the first to officiate in a Big Ten stadium.

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  • Transportation Commission awards multimodal grants throughout the state

    By Press Release - Mississippi Department of Transportation, READ MORE > 167 Reads
    On Tue, 01/19/2021 - 03:05 PM

    The Mississippi Transportation Commission recently announced $10.2 million in funding for multimodal transportation projects throughout the state.

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  • Mississippians control their own destiny

    By Russ Latino, READ MORE > 259 Reads
    On Tue, 01/19/2021 - 02:38 PM

    A degree of turmoil following November’s contentious elections was expected. The extent of the unrest surpassed anything fathomed, culminating in a full-fledged attack on the U.S. Capitol. Distrust and antipathy toward “the other side” is at an all-time high.

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  • The Mississippi Department of Education is asking for only a 0.22 reduction in its MAEP request for fiscal 2022.

    Despite large decrease in enrollment, Education Department seeks only slight decrease in K-12 funds from lawmakers

    By Steve Wilson , READ MORE > 474 Reads
    On Tue, 01/19/2021 - 02:15 PM

    Despite a large drop in enrollment (23,000 fewer students compared to last year), the Mississippi Department of Education is seeking only a fractionally smaller appropriation from lawmakers that it requested this year.

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  • Wallace Walker

    READ MORE > 564 Reads
    On Tue, 01/19/2021 - 01:50 PM

    Floyd Wallace Walker died on January 18, 2021 at his home in Vaughan Mississippi.

    Wallace fought a journey of cancer for almost five years. He fought this disease as a tough-minded optimist from beginning to end.

    Wallace was born December 27, 1940 to Floyd and Mary Walker.

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  • Sports Column: Drew Brees leaves an unforgettable Saints legacy. The story started in Jackson.

    By Rick Cleveland - Mississippi Today , READ MORE > 233 Reads
    On Tue, 01/19/2021 - 10:53 AM

    You’ve probably heard this said many different ways by many different football players, coaches and announcers. To me, Archie Manning said it best long ago after he won NFC Offensive Player of the Year and he told me, “Just remember, the quarterback always gets too much credit and too much blame.”

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SBA Announces Approval of About 60,000 PPP Loan Applications

READ MORE > 199 Reads
On Wed, 01/20/2021 - 12:35 PM

The U.S. Small Business Administration announced on Jan. 19 that it has approved approximately 60,000 Paycheck Protection Program loan applications submitted by nearly 3,000 lenders, for over $5 billion, between the program’s re-opening on Jan. 11, at 9 a.m. ET through Jan. 17.

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City to maintain COVID restrictions until vaccines distributed

Until a certain percentage of citizens receive the COVID vaccination, Mayor Diane Delaware urged… READ MORE

Thomas questions utility costs
Shots fired into 18-wheeler on I-55 Friday
Chance of snowfall increases
Time to file for Homestead Exemption
Thomas said city board needs to use its strength in the new year

Sports

Jacolby Little scores 17 points and grabs 10 rebounds to lead Woolfolk to victory

Woolfolk  pulled out another victory against Humphreys County on Tuesday night in a 38-30 win. This… READ MORE

Dylan Dendy signs with Mississippi Delta Community College
Sports Column: Drew Brees leaves an unforgettable Saints legacy. The story started in Jackson.
Lanie Potter scores 21 points to lead Lady Mavericks to victory
Dendy and Poe power Mavericks past Raiders
Slideshow: Benton Academy boys vs. Greenville Christian

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Floyd Wallace Walker died on January 18, 2021 at his home in Vaughan Mississippi.

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Gov. Reeves names permanent head of state’s economic development agency
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Carl M. McDaniel, ,91, of Benton passed away Thursday January 14, 2021 at his residence. Carl was a… READ MORE

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Indianola Doctor Who Suffered Effects of COVID Among the First to Get Vaccine at Clinic

When Dr. Eddie Donahoe heard that a COVID-19 vaccine was on the way and had the potential to be… READ MORE

HOSEMANN: Our 2021 Goal: Investing in Mississippi’s Greatest Asset, Our Citizens
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Hosemann wants to delay 2021 session as COVID-19 spikes. House leaders remain hesitant.

Governor Reeves explains "Safer at Home" policy

On his Facebook post, Gov. Tate Reeves explained that Mississippians are now "encouraged" but not "… READ MORE

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In this family girls don't pay
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Riding After a Dream

It all began when she was a little girl riding a stick horse. Her love of horses has provided a… READ MORE

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JA and Ricks Library host reading program
Patterson is new Rotary Club president
Jenkins marching to college with a band scholarship
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Opinion: Reeves swings early on COVID vaccines

Gov. Tate Reeves was batting .500 this week in the decisions he made dealing with the state’s… READ MORE

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