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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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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.
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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.
By Luther Munford - Guest Columnist on
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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.
By Luther Munford - Guest Columnist on
1 month 2 weeks ago
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.
By Luther Munford - Guest Columnist on
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Charges arrived for a few suspects involved in what investigators believe are connected shootings within Yazoo City. As the community continued to recover from the recent devastating winter storm, the following days were filled with three separate shootings, occurring within 24 hours of each other.
The first incident occurred on Jan. 28 at the Citgo Gas Station on Eleventh Street around 3 p.m. Officers first responded to the scene after receiving reports of a fight at the local gas station. The reports of a fight soon developed into reports of shots fired.
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Charges arrived for a few suspects involved in what investigators believe are connected shootings within Yazoo City. As the community continued to recover from the recent devastating winter storm, the following days were filled with three separate shootings, occurring within 24 hours of each other.
The first incident occurred on Jan. 28 at the Citgo Gas Station on Eleventh Street around 3 p.m. Officers first responded to the scene after receiving reports of a fight at the local gas station. The reports of a fight soon developed into reports of shots fired.
By Jamie Patterson on
1 month 2 weeks ago
Charges arrived for a few suspects involved in what investigators believe are connected shootings within Yazoo City. As the community continued to recover from the recent devastating winter storm, the following days were filled with three separate shootings, occurring within 24 hours of each other.
The first incident occurred on Jan. 28 at the Citgo Gas Station on Eleventh Street around 3 p.m. Officers first responded to the scene after receiving reports of a fight at the local gas station. The reports of a fight soon developed into reports of shots fired.
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Photo by Nell Luter Floyd, © 2026 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.
Even with the increased water and sewer rate, the average residential water bill for a Ridgeland resident will be less than what other residents in the metro area pay.
That’s according to information in the water and sewer rate evaluation the Ridgeland mayor and board of aldermen commissioned last October at a cost of $47,000.
Ridgeland’s average residential bill is set to increase from $36.60 a month to $42.91 starting March 12, making it effective by the April billing, said Ridgeland Mayor Gene McGee.
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A rescue effort lasting a few hours on a Yazoo County farm this week ended with success thanks to a complete team effort from local responders and surrounding agencies.
“This rescue effort is why building relationships with neighboring agencies is so important and crucial for rural emergency response,” said Jack Willingham, county emergency management director. “We pick up the phone, and our brothers come. We thank all who assisted in this incident.”
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