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The U.S. Department of Justice has said their effort is to ensure states are properly maintaining voter rolls and complying with federal voting laws.
Mississippi is among three states that have voluntarily agreed to provide their full voter registration lists to the U.S. Department of Justice. The others are Louisiana and Tennessee.
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The U.S. Department of Justice has said their effort is to ensure states are properly maintaining voter rolls and complying with federal voting laws.
Mississippi is among three states that have voluntarily agreed to provide their full voter registration lists to the U.S. Department of Justice. The others are Louisiana and Tennessee.
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Results from the Mississippi Department of Education’s Teacher Recruitment and Retention Survey show teacher pay at the top on the list of factors leading to teacher turnover.
Teacher shortages in Mississippi’s K-12 education system have increased over the previous year, the Mississippi Department of Education reported on Thursday. Officials have cited low teacher pay as contributing to the continued turnover rates in the state’s education profession.
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The Mississippi Department of Education is located in the former Central High School at 359 N. West Street in Jackson, Friday, Mar. 11, 2022. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today
Nearly 4,000 teaching positions remain unfilled in Mississippi, hundreds more than last year.
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MDOT began work in early December on Highway 49N south of Magee. The intersection of Highway 49 and Siloam Road is permanently closed. Traffic exiting Siloam Road must turn right and make a U-turn farther down Highway 49 South. It is part of a larger project that includes placement of a traffic light near the Shell Station on Highway 49, also south of Magee. That intersection is also closed, cutting off access to the frontage road. According to MDOTTraffic Alerts, the project is scheduled for completion in May 2026.
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MDOT began work in early December on Highway 49N south of Magee. The intersection of Highway 49 and Siloam Road is permanently closed. Traffic exiting Siloam Road must turn right and make a U-turn farther down Highway 49 South. It is part of a larger project that includes placement of a traffic light near the Shell Station on Highway 49, also south of Magee. That intersection is also closed, cutting off access to the frontage road. According to MDOTTraffic Alerts, the project is scheduled for completion in May 2026.
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The Methodist Rehabilitation Center recently celebrated its 50th anniversary with a dinner at the Country Club of Jackson. The milestone event brought together founders’ families, board members, staff, patients, and community supporters to honor five decades of innovation, compassion, and life-changing care.
The evening featured patient stories along with keynote speaker Bishop Sharma D. Lewis Logan of the Mississippi United Methodist Conference. Attending were (from left) Cathy and Clarence Kelly.
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MDOT began work in early December on Highway 49N south of Magee. The intersection of Highway 49 and Siloam Road is permanently closed. Traffic exiting Siloam Road must turn right and make a U-turn farther down Highway 49 South. It is part of a larger project that includes placement of a traffic light near the Shell Station on Highway 49, also south of Magee. That intersection is also closed, cutting off access to the frontage road. According to MDOTTraffic Alerts, the project is scheduled for completion in May 2026.
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Virginia Kittelson does office work at El Pueblo in Biloxi on Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today
Julia Chavez picked up when her phone rings in the middle of the night. This scenario has played out several times, but during this late-night phone call, the person on the other end urgently asked her to translate.
“They’re at the hospital, and you can hear that they’re scared,” said Chavez, the founder and CEO of Columbus-based nonprofit Saving Grace Mission, remembering one of several such calls she has received. “They’re intimidated, and you can hear the frustration from the doctors on the other end.”
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Secretary of the Navy John Phelan said he has directed the acquisition of a new frigate class based on HII’s Ingalls-built Legend-class National Security Cutter (NSC), “a proven American built ship.”
The U.S. Navy announced early Friday morning that Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, a division of HII, has been selected to design and build the future small surface combatant ship.
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Aidan Girod at her northeast Jackson home with water bills she's called JXN Water 21 times about since Oct. 15 and received only two responses. Monday, Nov. 17, 2025. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today
Days before this past Halloween, Aidan Girod received a frightening note atop her water bill: “FINAL NOTICE.” The letter said Girod had three weeks to pay her outstanding balance before JXN Water would turn off her tap.
At the start of the year, the north Jackson waitress received a $2,000 statement that included the several previous months she hadn’t gotten a bill for. As the utility revamps its historically plagued billing system, residents throughout the city have recently received an invoice for the first time in months, if not years.
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The Simpson County Board of Supervisors met on Monday, December 15, to conduct a full agenda covering solid waste management, broadband expansion, infrastructure projects, tax matters, and public safety updates.
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The Simpson County Board of Supervisors met on Monday, December 15, to conduct a full agenda covering solid waste management, broadband expansion, infrastructure projects, tax matters, and public safety updates.
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The Simpson County Board of Supervisors met on Monday, December 15, to conduct a full agenda covering solid waste management, broadband expansion, infrastructure projects, tax matters, and public safety updates.
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Photo by Jenny Woodruff Wilson, © 2025 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.
The Methodist Rehabilitation Center recently celebrated its 50th anniversary with a dinner at the Country Club of Jackson. The milestone event brought together founders’ families, board members, staff, patients, and community supporters to honor five decades of innovation, compassion, and life-changing care.
The evening featured patient stories along with keynote speaker Bishop Sharma D. Lewis Logan of the Mississippi United Methodist Conference. Attending were (from left) Sam and Leah Lane.
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Judy Lee Hall passed away on December 14, 2025. She was born on September 27, 1953, to James Pierce and Lois Overstreet Pierce.
She was preceded in death by her parents, James and Lois Pierce; her husband, Jimmy Don Hall; her second husband, Lee Ray Hall; her brothers, Jimmy Pierce and Michael Pierce; and her grandchild, Shane Weston Hines.
She is survived by her sons, Jimmy C. Hall (Tina), James A. Hall (Teia), Brandon H. Hall (Sonya); daughter, Carrie Lee Hall (Wade); four sisters, 19 grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren.
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Yazoo City hit the road last week in their final game before the Christmas Holidays against the Cleveland Central Wildcats.
The Indians coasted to a 68-49 victory while the Lady Indians dropped a close one, 39-30.
The Indians took control of the game early and never trailed after jumping out to a 24-6 first quarter margin. It was smooth sailing from that point as the Indians dominated on both ends of the floor.
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Photo by Jenny Woodruff Wilson, © 2025 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.
The Methodist Rehabilitation Center recently celebrated its 50th anniversary with a dinner at the Country Club of Jackson. The milestone event brought together founders’ families, board members, staff, patients, and community supporters to honor five decades of innovation, compassion, and life-changing care.
The evening featured patient stories along with keynote speaker Bishop Sharma D. Lewis Logan of the Mississippi United Methodist Conference. Attending were (from left) Edward, Marianne and Richard Wofford.
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