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Former Mississippi House speaker appointed to Hinds County Economic Development Board
Former Mississippi House Speaker Philip Gunn, who helped pass a long list of economic bills during his time behind the gavel, will now play a role in future economic development projects in Hinds County. On Monday, the Hinds County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to add Gunn to the Hinds...
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Planned Religious Lesson Didn’t Go Forward After Complaint, Covington County Schools Say
An elementary school class in South Mississippi did not receive a planned class activity featuring religious content after a national organization warned the Covington...
Freedom Summer’s lasting impact: ‘They never forgot their mission’
Freedom Summer did more than change Mississippi. It changed America.
“So many of those volunteers went back to school with a new mission,” said Davis...
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“As a parent, you want the best for your child”
Starting school is often an exciting, anticipated right of passage for a child, but for some parents – parents like Josh and Elizabeth Saucier...
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UMMC and JHCHC offer free oral, head and neck cancer screenings
More than 90 people attended a free oral, head and neck cancer screening hosted by the University of Mississippi Medical Center and the Jackson-Hinds...
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Legislature ends session without reviving ballot initiative
The Mississippi Legislature ended the 2022 session not restoring the initiative process that allowed citizens to place issues on the ballot for voters to...
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Enviva wood pellet plant to bring $250 million investment to South Mississippi
Industrial wood pellet manufacturer, Enviva, announced plans Tuesday to open a new production plant in Bond as the company’s fourth Mississippi location.
The company says...
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Reeves signs historic tax reform
Gov. Tate Reeves has signed the largest tax cut in Mississippi history.
House Bill 531, the Mississippi Tax Freedom Act of 2022, phases in the...
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Have Blue Cross Blue Shield insurance? This is what UMMC going out of network means for you.
For the first time in state history, University of Mississippi Medical Center, the state’s largest hospital, has gone out-of-network with Blue Cross & Blue...