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The House passed a pair of bills on Tuesday that would reshape laws surrounding the sale of alcohol in Mississippi.
The first would allow the direct shipment of liquor to Mississippians’ homes, and the second would let local authorities pass ordinances allowing the sale of alcohol on Sundays.
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Asked to describe Jim Poole, his close friend of six decades, Archie Manning paused, pregnantly.
“I’m really struggling with Jim’s death,” he finally said.
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This year’s Breakthrough T1D’s (formerly JDRF) Hope Gala is planned for February 21 at the Westin in downtown Jackson. The eventing starts at 6 p.m. with cocktails, a reception and silent auction. The dinner, live auction and Fund a Cure follows at 7:15 p.m. with the After-Party at 9:15 p.m. Proceeds from the night funds a research to cure Type 1 diabetes. Steering committee members include Elizabeth Hutchins, Graham Fairley, Ashley Craig, Mary Zimmerman, Madeleine Nichols, Lynn Russell, Anna Kate Stanford and Ashley Jackson.
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This year’s Breakthrough T1D’s (formerly JDRF) Hope Gala is planned for February 21 at the Westin in downtown Jackson. The eventing starts at 6 p.m. with cocktails, a reception and silent auction. The dinner, live auction and Fund a Cure follows at 7:15 p.m. with the After-Party at 9:15 p.m. Proceeds from the night funds a research to cure Type 1 diabetes. Steering committee members include Elizabeth Hutchins, Graham Fairley, Ashley Craig, Mary Zimmerman, Madeleine Nichols, Lynn Russell, Anna Kate Stanford and Ashley Jackson.
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1 month 3 weeks ago
This year’s Breakthrough T1D’s (formerly JDRF) Hope Gala is planned for February 21 at the Westin in downtown Jackson. The eventing starts at 6 p.m. with cocktails, a reception and silent auction. The dinner, live auction and Fund a Cure follows at 7:15 p.m. with the After-Party at 9:15 p.m. Proceeds from the night funds a research to cure Type 1 diabetes. Steering committee members include Elizabeth Hutchins, Graham Fairley, Ashley Craig, Mary Zimmerman, Madeleine Nichols, Lynn Russell, Anna Kate Stanford and Ashley Jackson.
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University of Mississippi officials are still assessing the full storm damage from Winter Storm Fern.
University of Mississippi leaders plan to spend up to $10 million on tree removal and other debris cleanup on the Oxford campus because of an ice storm that caused widespread damage in the northern part of the state.
By Candice Wilder - Mississippi Today on
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University of Mississippi officials are still assessing the full storm damage from Winter Storm Fern.
University of Mississippi leaders plan to spend up to $10 million on tree removal and other debris cleanup on the Oxford campus because of an ice storm that caused widespread damage in the northern part of the state.
By Candice Wilder - Mississippi Today on
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The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration granted the approval on February 9, 2026.
The governor’s office announced Tuesday that Mississippi has received final federal approval for its comprehensive plan to expand broadband infrastructure to every area of the state that still lacks access to high‑speed internet, a milestone for Mississippi under the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program.
By Frank Corder - Magnolia Tribune on
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The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration granted the approval on February 9, 2026.
The governor’s office announced Tuesday that Mississippi has received final federal approval for its comprehensive plan to expand broadband infrastructure to every area of the state that still lacks access to high‑speed internet, a milestone for Mississippi under the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program.
By Frank Corder - Magnolia Tribune on
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After spirited debate in the chamber, a voice vote on a motion to table killed State Senator Jeremy England’s proposal to restore Mississippi’s ballot initiative process.
An effort to restore the ballot initiative process in Mississippi died in the Senate on Wednesday by a voice vote.
Senate Elections Chairman State Senator Jeremy England (R) presented SCR 518 to the full Senate after the measure he authored was moved out of the Elections Committee last week.
By Frank Corder - Magnolia Tribune on
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After spirited debate in the chamber, a voice vote on a motion to table killed State Senator Jeremy England’s proposal to restore Mississippi’s ballot initiative process.
An effort to restore the ballot initiative process in Mississippi died in the Senate on Wednesday by a voice vote.
Senate Elections Chairman State Senator Jeremy England (R) presented SCR 518 to the full Senate after the measure he authored was moved out of the Elections Committee last week.
By Frank Corder - Magnolia Tribune on
1 month 3 weeks ago
After spirited debate in the chamber, a voice vote on a motion to table killed State Senator Jeremy England’s proposal to restore Mississippi’s ballot initiative process.
An effort to restore the ballot initiative process in Mississippi died in the Senate on Wednesday by a voice vote.
Senate Elections Chairman State Senator Jeremy England (R) presented SCR 518 to the full Senate after the measure he authored was moved out of the Elections Committee last week.
By Frank Corder - Magnolia Tribune on
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Mississippi is poised to receive at least $528 million in direct funding under the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act, according to figures released by U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker’s office after congressional passage of the bill.
The $528 million includes funding explicitly authorized for Mississippi military installations, universities, research and education programs across the state, said Wicker, the Republican from Mississippi who chairs the Senate Armed Services Committee.
By Taylor Vance - Mississippi Today on
1 month 3 weeks ago
Mississippi is poised to receive at least $528 million in direct funding under the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act, according to figures released by U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker’s office after congressional passage of the bill.
The $528 million includes funding explicitly authorized for Mississippi military installations, universities, research and education programs across the state, said Wicker, the Republican from Mississippi who chairs the Senate Armed Services Committee.
By Taylor Vance - Mississippi Today on
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National Park Service Ranger Keena Graham serves as the Superintendent of the Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument, where a memorial tribute was held for the slain Civil Rights leader June 12, 2021. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today
“It was pretty surreal to listen to that, because there was nothing about Medgar Evers being murdered,” said Michele Storms.
Visitors in 2025 to the Medgar & Myrlie Evers Home National Monument described powerful tours from National Park Service rangers, but people who visited the house last month say they walked away puzzled by omissions both to the couple’s story and the motives of Medgar Evers’ assassin.
By Jerry Mitchell - Mississippi Today on
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National Park Service Ranger Keena Graham serves as the Superintendent of the Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument, where a memorial tribute was held for the slain Civil Rights leader June 12, 2021. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today
“It was pretty surreal to listen to that, because there was nothing about Medgar Evers being murdered,” said Michele Storms.
Visitors in 2025 to the Medgar & Myrlie Evers Home National Monument described powerful tours from National Park Service rangers, but people who visited the house last month say they walked away puzzled by omissions both to the couple’s story and the motives of Medgar Evers’ assassin.
By Jerry Mitchell - Mississippi Today on
1 month 3 weeks ago
The measure would allow students to opt-in to pray and participate in religious activities while on public school grounds, so long as it does not affect instruction time.
A bill that would allow students to engage in prayer or other religious activities while attending school has passed in the Mississippi House of Representatives.
By Jeremy Pittari - Magnolia Tribune on
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Mississippi would take more steps to investigate prison deaths, under a proposal that’s advancing through the Legislature.
House lawmakers approved a bill that calls for more oversight of prison deaths, legislation inspired by an investigation by Missisisppi Today, The Marshall-Project Jackson, the Clarion Ledger, the Hattiesburg American and The Mississippi Link.
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Officers of the Les Amies Luncheon Club for 2026 included (from left) Elizabeth Brown, Missy Daniel, Susan Kellum, Claudia Addison, Gerry Ann Houston, Debbie Peeples, Debye Haick and Anastasia Jones. Not pictured: Rebecca Long, Donna Evans, Karen Hulett, and Patty Ethridge.
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A college classmate who lives in Minneapolis and has been in the state legislature recently shared an account of Immigration and Customs Enforcement policing in Willmar, Minnesota, a town of 21,000 in the center of the state. It is not a happy story.
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