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Alice Green, front, left, Magee Library branch manager, and Brenette Nicholes, MCRLS assistant director, thanked the Magee Mayor and Board of Aldermen for the continued support of local library services. They are pictured with Alderwoman Sue Honea, Alderwoman Allyson Berch, Alderwoman Lawana Thompson, Mayor Mark Grubbs, Alderwoman Suzie Bourn and Alderman Julian Harper.
The Magee Mayor and Board of Aldermen met March 17 for a regular meeting during which they heard project, department and budget updates and approved several bids.
Mayor Mark Grubbs opened his report offering “a shout out” to Co-Lin Simpson Center and their welding department for the fabrication of basketball goals at Marvin Jackson Park.
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Alice Green, front, left, Magee Library branch manager, and Brenette Nicholes, MCRLS assistant director, thanked the Magee Mayor and Board of Aldermen for the continued support of local library services. They are pictured with Alderwoman Sue Honea, Alderwoman Allyson Berch, Alderwoman Lawana Thompson, Mayor Mark Grubbs, Alderwoman Suzie Bourn and Alderman Julian Harper.
The Magee Mayor and Board of Aldermen met March 17 for a regular meeting during which they heard project, department and budget updates and approved several bids.
Mayor Mark Grubbs opened his report offering “a shout out” to Co-Lin Simpson Center and their welding department for the fabrication of basketball goals at Marvin Jackson Park.
By Beth Pudas on
1 week 4 days ago
Alice Green, front, left, Magee Library branch manager, and Brenette Nicholes, MCRLS assistant director, thanked the Magee Mayor and Board of Aldermen for the continued support of local library services. They are pictured with Alderwoman Sue Honea, Alderwoman Allyson Berch, Alderwoman Lawana Thompson, Mayor Mark Grubbs, Alderwoman Suzie Bourn and Alderman Julian Harper.
The Magee Mayor and Board of Aldermen met March 17 for a regular meeting during which they heard project, department and budget updates and approved several bids.
Mayor Mark Grubbs opened his report offering “a shout out” to Co-Lin Simpson Center and their welding department for the fabrication of basketball goals at Marvin Jackson Park.
By Beth Pudas on
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Photo by Jenny Woodruff Wilson, © 2026 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.
The American Heart Association’s 48th Annual Heart Ball was recently at the Country Club of Jackson. The night included a seated dinner with silent and live auctions, an “Open Your Heart” segment story featuring Allen Tye, and dancing.
This premier event raises funds to support local initiatives such as CPR training and community preparedness, maternal heart health, healthy food access, and much more. Attending the event were (from left) Rick and Jennie Stanford.
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Photo by Jenny Woodruff Wilson, © 2026 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.
The American Heart Association’s 48th Annual Heart Ball was recently at the Country Club of Jackson. The night included a seated dinner with silent and live auctions, an “Open Your Heart” segment story featuring Allen Tye, and dancing.
This premier event raises funds to support local initiatives such as CPR training and community preparedness, maternal heart health, healthy food access, and much more. Attending the event were (from left) Cindy and Ron Emery, Angie Noble.
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Below is a political opinion column by Sid Salter:
Columnist Sid Salter says Hyde-Smith is the clear favorite in this race but expect Colom to continue to wage a bare-knuckle campaign.
After the March 10 primaries, Mississippi now enters the home stretch of the 2026 mid-term elections, amid renewed fighting in the Middle East, new global and domestic economic challenges influenced by that conflict, and American partisan differences that have not been deeper or more pronounced since the late 1960s.
By Sid Salter - Contributing Columnist on
1 week 5 days ago
Below is a political opinion column by Sid Salter:
Columnist Sid Salter says Hyde-Smith is the clear favorite in this race but expect Colom to continue to wage a bare-knuckle campaign.
After the March 10 primaries, Mississippi now enters the home stretch of the 2026 mid-term elections, amid renewed fighting in the Middle East, new global and domestic economic challenges influenced by that conflict, and American partisan differences that have not been deeper or more pronounced since the late 1960s.
By Sid Salter - Contributing Columnist on
1 week 5 days ago
Below is a political opinion column by Bobby Harrison:
As Republicans surged to take control of state government in the 1990s and 2000s, no two Democratic Mississippi politicians were more despised by members of the upstart party than Ronnie Musgrove and Billy McCoy.
McCoy served from 2004 until 2012 as the last Democratic speaker of the Mississippi House while Musgrove served from 1996 until 2000 as the state’s last Democratic lieutenant governor and from 2000 until 2004 as Mississippi’s last Democratic governor.
By Bobby Harrison - Mississippi Today on
1 week 5 days ago
Below is a political opinion column by Bobby Harrison:
As Republicans surged to take control of state government in the 1990s and 2000s, no two Democratic Mississippi politicians were more despised by members of the upstart party than Ronnie Musgrove and Billy McCoy.
McCoy served from 2004 until 2012 as the last Democratic speaker of the Mississippi House while Musgrove served from 1996 until 2000 as the state’s last Democratic lieutenant governor and from 2000 until 2004 as Mississippi’s last Democratic governor.
By Bobby Harrison - Mississippi Today on
1 week 5 days ago
Below is a political opinion column by Sid Salter:
Columnist Sid Salter says Hyde-Smith is the clear favorite in this race but expect Colom to continue to wage a bare-knuckle campaign.
After the March 10 primaries, Mississippi now enters the home stretch of the 2026 mid-term elections, amid renewed fighting in the Middle East, new global and domestic economic challenges influenced by that conflict, and American partisan differences that have not been deeper or more pronounced since the late 1960s.
By Sid Salter - Contributing Columnist on
1 week 5 days ago
Below is a political opinion column by Bobby Harrison:
As Republicans surged to take control of state government in the 1990s and 2000s, no two Democratic Mississippi politicians were more despised by members of the upstart party than Ronnie Musgrove and Billy McCoy.
McCoy served from 2004 until 2012 as the last Democratic speaker of the Mississippi House while Musgrove served from 1996 until 2000 as the state’s last Democratic lieutenant governor and from 2000 until 2004 as Mississippi’s last Democratic governor.
By Bobby Harrison - Mississippi Today on
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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.
By Alex Rozier - Mississippi Today on
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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.
By Alex Rozier - Mississippi Today on
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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.
By Taylor Vance - Mississippi Today on
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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.
By Taylor Vance - Mississippi Today on
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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.
By Katherine Lin - Mississippi Today on
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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.
By Alex Rozier - Mississippi Today on
1 week 5 days ago
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.
By Katherine Lin - Mississippi Today on
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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.
By Taylor Vance - Mississippi Today on
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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.
By Taylor Vance - Mississippi Today on
