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No injuries as fire station collapses

Sat,02/14/26-9:03PM, 3,896 Reads
Yazoo City main fire station collapsed Saturday night with rubble from the historic building falling into Washington Street next to City Hall.
Police on the scene said no one was inside the building when in collapsed.
South Washington Street and Jefferson Street near city hall are blocked at this time.
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DRA Invests $1 Million to PSC for Infrastructure Needs

By ARLICIA JORDAN ARLICIA JORDAN
Tue,02/17/26-1:39PM, 672 Reads
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John Murphy Sr.

Mon,02/16/26-12:58PM, 627 Reads
After 94 years in this world, John Marlin Murphy, Sr. passed on February 15, 2026, at his home in Flora, MS to be with his Savior, Jesus Christ.
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Rep. Clay Mansell, center left, and Rep. Shanda Yates, right, co-chairs of the Select Committee on Capital and Metro Revitalization, listen as Jackson Mayor John Horhn speaks during a meeting at the Mississippi Capitol in Jackson, Miss., on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today

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House passes Jackson water authority bill with more say from city leaders

By ALEX ROZIER - MISSISSIPPI TODAY ALEX ROZIER - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Fri,02/13/26-4:08PM, 457 Reads 4,762 Statewide
Jackson’s water and sewer systems would be under the control of an authority separate from the city government under a bill the state House passed Wednesday. The change would take place once U.S. District Court Judge Henry Wingate releases the city from its current receivership
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Officials scale back Healthy Moms, Healthy Babies program to 10 counties

By GWEN DILWORTH - MISSISSIPPI TODAY GWEN DILWORTH - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Fri,02/13/26-3:52PM, 378 Reads 4,145 Statewide
The Mississippi State Department of Health is overhauling its home visitation and care management program for high-risk pregnant women and infants in an effort to move the needle on the state’s high infant mortality rate.
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Wall Street Journal slams Delbert Hosemann, Mississippi Senate for killing school choice

By RUSS LATINO - MAGNOLIA TRIBUNE RUSS LATINO - MAGNOLIA TRIBUNE
Fri,02/13/26-4:12PM, 370 Reads 6,392 Statewide
“Republicans should know better than to believe that miracles only happen when the government runs something.” In a stinging rebuke of the Senate’s decision to kill the popular conservative policy, The Wall Street Journal’s Editorial Board said Hosemann got the issue “exactly wrong.”
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Senate Education Committee sends limited student transfer program, student felony arrest bills to floor

By JEREMY PITTARI - MAGNOLIA TRIBUNE JEREMY PITTARI - MAGNOLIA TRIBUNE
Fri,02/13/26-4:16PM, 366 Reads 7,212 Statewide
Both bills are works in progress as lawmakers continue to move legislation out of committees for consideration.
The Mississippi Senate Education Committee passed two bills on Monday that could have far reaching implications.
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Jim Poole was a terrific Rebel tight end, but he was so much more than that

By RICK CLEVELAND - MISSISSIPPI TODAY RICK CLEVELAND - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Fri,02/13/26-3:12PM, 363 Reads 12,903 Statewide
Asked to describe Jim Poole, his close friend of six decades, Archie M
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Two former Delta law enforcement officers plead guilty to drug trafficking

By LEONARDO BEVILACQUA - MISSISSIPPI TODAY LEONARDO BEVILACQUA - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Fri,02/13/26-4:04PM, 353 Reads 3,665 Statewide
Two former law enforcement officers pleaded guilty Wednesday to charges tied to a federal crackdown on drug trafficking in the Mississippi Delta
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AG Fitch Joins 21-AG Coalition, Challenging Biden-Era Abortion Rule

By ATTORNEY GENERAL LYNN FITCH ATTORNEY GENERAL LYNN FITCH
Mon,02/16/26-11:00PM, 339 Reads
Attorney General Lynn Fitch joined 20 States in filing a brief in support of Louisiana’s lawsuit challenging a Biden-era rule that expanded access to abortion drugs through mail and telehealth, without any safeguards to protect the health and life of the woman.
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