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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.
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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.
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On Monday, in meetings a hundred miles apart, Clinton and Clarksdale officials heard from residents about potential data centers coming to their respective towns.
Clinton has signed a fee-in-lieu of taxes agreement with a developer but the Clarksdale project is in very early talks.
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On Monday, in meetings a hundred miles apart, Clinton and Clarksdale officials heard from residents about potential data centers coming to their respective towns.
Clinton has signed a fee-in-lieu of taxes agreement with a developer but the Clarksdale project is in very early talks.
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Mississippi Delta Community College (MDCC) proudly hosted a regional SkillsUSA competition Feb. 17, welcoming 131 high school competitors from 12 schools across the region. SkillsUSA is a partnership of career-technical students, teachers and industry leaders working together to ensure America’s workforce is skilled and prepared for future demands.
Participating schools included the Yazoo City Career and Technical Center.
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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) Shawn and Sara Sanders, Suzanne Guild, Mike McMullan, Cameron Guild.
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House lawmakers are deliberating sending a bill to Gov. Tate Reeves that would make it illegal for doctors to prescribe medication that could be used to induce abortion to patients in Mississippi.
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House lawmakers are deliberating sending a bill to Gov. Tate Reeves that would make it illegal for doctors to prescribe medication that could be used to induce abortion to patients in Mississippi.
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Northern District of Mississippi United States District Court building in Oxford is pictured on Thursday, March 19, 2026. Credit: Leonardo Bevilacqua/Mississippi Today
Former Hollandale Police Chief Brandon Addison pleaded guilty Thursday to charges involving the transportation and distribution of illegal drugs through portions of the Mississippi Delta and into Memphis via Highway 61.
He is the principal defendant in a federal drug trafficking case involving nine former Mississippi Delta law enforcement officers.
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House Speaker Jason White has vowed to end the college-student-who-put-off-writing-a-paper method of setting most of a multi-billion dollar state budget late on a Saturday night.
Most sane people who have witnessed the way the Mississippi Legislature sets a final state budget – all willy-nilly in a flurry of last minute haggling late of a Saturday night – have come away thinking there has to be a better way.
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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.
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Jolly was appointed to the federal bench in 1982 by former President Ronald Reagan. He went on to serve for 35 years.
Former U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Judge E. Grady Jolly has died at the age of 88.
Jolly was appointed to the federal bench in 1982 by former President Ronald Reagan. He succeeded the late Judge James Coleman.
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Jolly was appointed to the federal bench in 1982 by former President Ronald Reagan. He went on to serve for 35 years.
Former U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Judge E. Grady Jolly has died at the age of 88.
Jolly was appointed to the federal bench in 1982 by former President Ronald Reagan. He succeeded the late Judge James Coleman.
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Jolly was appointed to the federal bench in 1982 by former President Ronald Reagan. He went on to serve for 35 years.
Former U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Judge E. Grady Jolly has died at the age of 88.
Jolly was appointed to the federal bench in 1982 by former President Ronald Reagan. He succeeded the late Judge James Coleman.
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Pastor Kevin Skipper of Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church in Vaughan delivered an opening prayer to the Mississippi Senate on Tuesday, February 24, 2026, at the invitation of Senator Joseph C. Thomas, Sr., who led the Pledge of Allegiance before Lt. Governor Delbert Hosemann guided lawmakers through the day’s agenda.
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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) David and Ardarian Pierre.
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The Yazoo Chapter of the Daughters of the Americal Revolution’s Black History Display was recently at Ricks Memorial Library. It highlighted those African Americans and Spies who helped in the founding of America during the 1776 Revolutionary War over 250 years ago. Pictured from left are Ava Anderson Hale, Registrar, Sue Patterson, Regent, Angie Johnson, Youth Service Coordinator at the library who helped Sue with the display and JoAnne Gibbs Collins, Historian.
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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) John, Frances, Merry Grace and Anderson Bussey.
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Juelz Khalil Jordan of Yazoo City served as a page for the Mississippi Senate. Pages generally run errands for officials and Senate staff. Juelz is pictured with Lieutenant Governor C. Delbert Hosemann, Jr., and Senator Joseph C. Thomas Sr., who sponsored his visit. Juelz is the son of Arnelia Hampton and attends Yazoo City High School. When asked about the week, Juelz said, "I would say this experience was very eye-opening. Creating friendships with different people in spaces I thought I’d never be in is warming.
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Juelz Khalil Jordan of Yazoo City served as a page for the Mississippi Senate. Pages generally run errands for officials and Senate staff. Juelz is pictured with Lieutenant Governor C. Delbert Hosemann, Jr., and Senator Joseph C. Thomas Sr., who sponsored his visit. Juelz is the son of Arnelia Hampton and attends Yazoo City High School. When asked about the week, Juelz said, "I would say this experience was very eye-opening. Creating friendships with different people in spaces I thought I’d never be in is warming.
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