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A wastewater treatment lagoon in the Wellsgate subdivision in Oxford, Miss., on Monday, March 10, 2025. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today
Across Mississippi, many of the thousands of water and sewer systems in the state have struggled to stay compliant with federal public health and environmental laws.
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Gov. Tate Reeves talks about Mississippi's Rural Health Transformation Program plan during a press conference at the Walter Sillers Building in Jackson on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2025. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today
Lt. Gov. Hosemann responds that governor’s claim is ‘malicious, unnecessary and false.’
Republican Gov. Tate Reeves on Monday vetoed a bill that sought to provide low-interest loans to local governments impacted by this year’s deadly winter storm and accused Senate staffers of committing unconstitutional and potentially criminal acts with the legislation.
But the basis for Reeves’s allegations of criminal action is inaccurate.
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The Clarksdale Board of Commissioners voted Monday night to rezone a site for a potential data center along with a list of conditions for any developer.
“The vote that we’ve taken today does not approve a data center. It only is the beginning of the conversation regarding the possibility of data centers coming to Clarksdale,” said Mayor Orlando Paden.
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A voter reads over his ballot at Fondren Chruch in Precinct 16 during primary voting, Tuesday, March 10, 2026, in Jackson. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today
The U.S. Supreme Court could soon end Mississippi’s practice of counting mail-in absentee ballots that arrive after Election Day, a decision that could have a ripple effect nationwide and sow confusion for November’s midterm elections.
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On Monday, in meetings a hundred miles apart, Clinton and Clarksdale officials heard from residents about potential data centers coming to their respective towns.
Clinton has signed a fee-in-lieu of taxes agreement with a developer but the Clarksdale project is in very early talks.
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Mississippi Delta Community College (MDCC) proudly hosted a regional SkillsUSA competition Feb. 17, welcoming 131 high school competitors from 12 schools across the region. SkillsUSA is a partnership of career-technical students, teachers and industry leaders working together to ensure America’s workforce is skilled and prepared for future demands.
Participating schools included the Yazoo City Career and Technical Center.
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House lawmakers are deliberating sending a bill to Gov. Tate Reeves that would make it illegal for doctors to prescribe medication that could be used to induce abortion to patients in Mississippi.
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Pastor Kevin Skipper of Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church in Vaughan delivered an opening prayer to the Mississippi Senate on Tuesday, February 24, 2026, at the invitation of Senator Joseph C. Thomas, Sr., who led the Pledge of Allegiance before Lt. Governor Delbert Hosemann guided lawmakers through the day’s agenda.
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The Yazoo Chapter of the Daughters of the Americal Revolution’s Black History Display was recently at Ricks Memorial Library. It highlighted those African Americans and Spies who helped in the founding of America during the 1776 Revolutionary War over 250 years ago. Pictured from left are Ava Anderson Hale, Registrar, Sue Patterson, Regent, Angie Johnson, Youth Service Coordinator at the library who helped Sue with the display and JoAnne Gibbs Collins, Historian.
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Juelz Khalil Jordan of Yazoo City served as a page for the Mississippi Senate. Pages generally run errands for officials and Senate staff. Juelz is pictured with Lieutenant Governor C. Delbert Hosemann, Jr., and Senator Joseph C. Thomas Sr., who sponsored his visit. Juelz is the son of Arnelia Hampton and attends Yazoo City High School. When asked about the week, Juelz said, "I would say this experience was very eye-opening. Creating friendships with different people in spaces I thought I’d never be in is warming.
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Below is a religion column by Matt Friedeman:
People all over the world flocked to Jackson to learn effective ministry from him and his organizations.
John Perkins was sui generis. Incomparable. Unique. One of a kind.
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Robert St. John says his restaurant business and travel business aren’t two businesses. They’re the same business. It’s all hospitality.
There’s a moment — right before the northern lights appear — when the sky looks like it’s deciding whether, or not, to show you something. Then it does, and you understand why you traveled 4,000 miles. Twenty-five Americans stood beside me in the snow. Nobody spoke. The northern lights don’t require commentary.
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“Election day means election day, not election week, not election month, not election season,” Mississippi Republican Party chairman and RNC General Counsel Mike Hurst contends.
The Republican National Committee and the Mississippi Republican Party will make their case before the U.S. Supreme Court Monday morning in the lawsuit filed to overturn a COVID-era state law that allowed for ballots to be received and counted up to five days after an election.
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The bill’s author, State Rep. Shanda Yates, described the bill as a “great piece of legislation.” She said landlords not paying utility bills when part of a person’s rent is an issue across the Magnolia State.
Legislation to ensure utilities are paid that are included in a person’s rent or lease has cleared its final hurdle in the Mississippi Legislature and is now on its way to the governor’s desk.
The measure seeks to hold landlords criminally responsible for collecting utility fees but not paying the bill.
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Jordan Hollins of Vaughan served as a page for the Mississippi Senate. Pages generally run errands for officials and Senate staff. Jordan is pictured with Lieutenant Governor C. Delbert Hosemann, Jr., and Senator Joseph C. Thomas Sr., who sponsored his visit. Jordan is the son of Howard and Brittany Hollins and attends Yazoo County High School. When asked about the week, Jordan said, "I enjoyed forming meaningful friendships, learning firsthand from Senator Jospeh Thomas, and enjoying unforgettable moments with Head Page Walter Townsend.”
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In a moving ceremony filled with gratitude, reverence, and celebration, Rev. Dr. Clifton Jackson, President and Founder of the Lillie Mae Jackson Scholarship Foundation, presented special awards recognizing faithful Christian service to Pastor Rev. Dr. John Allen and his wife, Mrs. Cathy Allen, of Galilee Missionary Baptist Church in Benton.
The presentation took place inside the Galilee MB Church sanctuary, where church members, family, and community leaders gathered to honor the couple’s many years of dedicated ministry and commitment to Christian education.
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The Yazoo Herald brought home eight awards from the Mississippi Press Association’s 2025 Advertising Division Better Newspaper Contest, including two first-place honors.
Editor and Publisher Jamie Patterson won first place in the Institutional Ad category and Holiday Ad category with her ad highlighting CF Industries’ Memorial Day appreciation.
Patterson won second place awards in Institutional and in Editorial Special Editions for the Herald’s Salute to Veterans. She also won Honorable Mention awards in General Retail and Institutional categories.
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