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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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The Yazoo County Tax Assessor Denise Robertson and staff would like to remind homeowners the Deadline for filing Homestead Exemption is April 1, 2026.
Also, personal property renditions are due by April 1 as well.
If you purchased a new home in 2025 and you were living there December 31, 2025, you will need to file homestead exemption for 2026. Your deed had to be acknowledged by January 1, 2026 and filed by January 7, 2026 to be eligible for 2026. The requirements for filing homestead exemption are:
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Zarya McGee has been named STAR Student for Yazoo City High School for the 2025-2026 school year by the Mississippi Economic Council (MEC) Student Teacher Achievement Recognition (STAR) program, sponsor of the Student Teacher Achievement Recognition (STAR) program.
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Yazoo County received some good news this week with a bill heading to the governor’s office for the construction of a levee along the river for flood control.
“This project will help protect 123,000 acres of agricultural land and Delta communities from flooding when the Mississippi River rises and backs up the Yazoo River,” said Lt. Governor Delbert Hoseman. “Flooding has been an ongoing challenge in this part of our state, so this project is long overdue. We are glad to help move this forward.”
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Gipson said the California law could impact agricultural and food industry entities headquartered in Mississippi, “mainly our big poultry and egg companies.”
Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson (R) signed an administrative order on Monday aimed at shielding the state’s agribusinesses from California’s new climate reporting mandates.
“Gavin Newsome should tend to his own State’s business, rather than trying to meddle with ours,” Gipson said on social media.
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Below is a political opinion column by Russ Latino:
Policy should not be made in response to very small groups of very loud people when it comes at the expense of everyone else that happens to be too busy living to understand how they are getting screwed.
“This is not PBM reform. It’s a tax increase on every Mississippian.” That’s how one of Mississippi’s largest employers summed up the Senate’s changes to HB 1665 in a conversation with Magnolia Tribune on Wednesday.
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Caregiver background checks will now be required every two years instead of annually.
Both chambers in the Mississippi Legislature have agreed to minor changes to the state’s medical cannabis program this session.
The House concurred with the Senate’s changes to HB 895 this week.
Under the amended provisions, the time of validity of a patient’s medical cannabis card will remain at 12 months, but the time a caregiver needs to undergo a follow-up background check was extended slightly.
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It is the second time this session that a mobile sports betting bill from the House has died in the Senate.
The “Mississippi Mobile Sports Wagering Act,” which passed 100 to 11 in the House of Representatives, has died in the Senate Gaming Committee at the hands of chairman State Senator David Blount (D).
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The Mississippi Department of Education developed the updated plan after gathering input through a survey and focus group interviews with approximately 100 Mississippians last fall.
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From lowering the years of service to setting aside funds for a COLA for the new Tier 5, the Mississippi Senate continues the push for its preferred PERS changes.
The Mississippi Senate passed a strike-all amendment earlier this week to a House bill in an effort to revive its reforms to the Public Employees Retirement System, or PERS.
The Senate amendment places language from its six bills that have died this session into a House bill as the chamber again seeks to address changes in PERS.
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The company said the new Mississippi plant is being designed to enhance its service capabilities across the Mid-South region.
International Paper announced Friday that after a comprehensive review of its manufacturing footprint, the company’s Board of Directors approved a $225 million greenfield project in central Mississippi.
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