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Mississippi Lottery transfers more money to state's Education Enhancement Fund

The Mississippi Lottery announced its latest transfer to the state’s general fund that will help fund both K-12 and higher education programs.

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MSDH partners to offer cancer survivors free help

JACKSON, Miss. - The Mississippi State Department of Health’s (MSDH) Comprehensive Cancer Control Program announces its partnership with Pack Health, a patient engagement platform, to provide personal health coaching to Mississippi cancer survivors through phone calls, texts and emails.

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Audit: 5.5% of Mississippi’s unemployment payouts in 2020 were improper

The prior year, before the pandemic and when the labor office issued just $59.6 million, just 3% of payments were improper.

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BLS: Mississippi slightly decreases unemployment rate from 6.2% to 6.1% (as of May 2021)

Below is a press release from the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics:

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics recently released their State Employment and Unemployment Summary for the past month.

In May, Unemployment rates were lower in 21 states and the District of Columbia and stable in 28 states.

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Mississippi Covid-19 Update : June 24, 2021

Listed below is the daily COVID-19 update for the state of Mississippi.

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Mississippi Covid-19 Update : June 18, 2021

Listed below is the daily COVID-19 update for the state of Mississippi.

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MCRAE: The Trickle Down Impact of Student Loan Debt

Below is a press release from Mississippi Treasurer David McRae:

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WICKER: PRO-SPEECH Act would bar Big Tech platforms from discriminating against users based on ideology

Below is a political opinion column from Senator Roger Wicker:

Tech Giants Continue to Silence Conservative Voices

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The federal government wants the state of Mississippi to transition from an institution-based model like at the Mississippi State Hospital in Whitfield to a community-based one for the seriously mentally ill.

State disputes several components of special master's plan in mental health case

In a filing in federal court, the state argues that the some of the recommendations of the special master's plan will be too costly and that the court needs to provide specific conditions for the five-year legal battle over the stat

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Following Rep. Ashley Henley’s murder, arson arrest made in fire that killed her sister-in-law

A neighbor has been charged with arson for burning the trailer where former state Rep. Ashley Henley’s sister-in-law’s body was found around Christmas — the same property where authorities say Henley was gunned down on June 13.

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Mississippi senators help block Jan. 6 riot investigation

Senate Republicans, including Mississippi’s delegation, on Friday blocked the creation of an independent commission to investigate the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.

Six Republicans voted to advance debate on the commission, but the final 54 to 35 vote fell six votes shy of the 60 votes needed to prevent a procedural filibuster.

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Couple charged with child abuse

A local couple has been charged in connection with felony child abuse following an inquiry by the Criminal Investigations Division of the Senatobia Police Department.

Detective Brannon Rushing identified the subjects as William T. Matthews, 27, and Patsy W. Matthews, 26, of the 200 block of Evelyn Street in Senatobia.

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Bobby Rush and Kingfish Ingram talk to reporters on Friday morning at the B.B. King Museum.

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Bobby Rush, who will be participating in Saturday's B.B. King Museum expansion grand opening, talks to journalists from all over the world at the museum on Friday

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Is that all there is to a pandemic?

The bubonic plague killed about half the people in Europe in the Middle Ages. It was called the Black Death. Influenza killed about 15% of the world’s population in 1918-19. It was called the Spanish Flu. (John Barry’s The Great Influenza suggests it first appeared in Kansas.) Justinian’s Plague was the first major plague in recorded histor

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Supreme Court upholds ACA, turns focus back to Medicaid expansion

The U.S. Supreme Court this week eliminated one of the reasons cited by Mississippi Republican leaders for not expanding Medicaid.

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Lakes of blood have been spilled to protect freedom

Memorial day marks the start of the summer, the Big Bake as I call it.

For me, Mississippi has the ideal climate. The average temperature for the entire year, day or night, summer or winter, is 68 degrees. You can’t get more perfect than that.

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Mississippi Lottery transfers more money to state's Education Enhancement Fund

The Mississippi Lottery announced its latest transfer to the state’s general fund that will help fund both K-12 and higher education programs.

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Mississippi PEER Committee Releases Report on School Districts' Revenues and Expenditures

Below is a press release from The Mississippi Legislative PEER Committee:

The Mississippi Legislative PEER Committee is releasing its report titled A Review of Mississippi School Districts’ Revenue Sources and Expenditures for Fiscal Years 2016 through 2020.

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Mississippi Secretary of State Michael Watson speaks to the Indianola Rotary Club this week.

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Mississippi Secretary of State Michael Watson visited the Indianola Rotary Club this week.

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Department of Health holds hearing on plans for dispensing $2.175 million in grant funds

The Mississippi Department of Health held a hearing Monday as it determines how to spend more than $2.175 million in federal funds on public health projects statewide.

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Northwest Finalizes Ticket and Attendance Policies for 2020 Football Season

As a continued result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Northwest Mississippi Community College has announced adjustments to its attendance policy at home football games this season.

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Football schedule update

Schools in Tate County have adjusted their schedules ahead of the anticipated rain from Hurricane Delta on track to bring storms to the area over the weekend.

Magnolia Heights will travel to Marshall Academy on Thursday, Oct. 8, instead of Friday. Kickoff at 7 p.m.

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Could Elon Musk’s satellite-based Starlink impact Mississippi’s rural broadband rollout?

On paper, Elon Musk’s Starlink venture, an offshoot of SpaceX, appears to have the advantage over other internet providers. The company can launch their own satellites, it has billions of dollars to invest in new technologies, and their product is winning hearts and minds around the world. Add in the recent announcement by the FCC awarding $9.

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South Sunflower County Hospital Infectious Disease Nurse Henley Harrell (right) administers the first round of the Moderna vaccine to Dr. Eddie Donahoe on Wednesday afternoon.

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Indianola Doctor Who Suffered Effects of COVID Among the First to Get Vaccine at Clinic

When Dr. Eddie Donahoe heard that a COVID-19 vaccine was on the way and had the potential to be available to health care professionals before the end of 2020, he didn’t hesitate to raise his hand to be one of the first to take it.

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Mississippi’s Moment

Americans have been drowning in a sea of COVID-19, social unrest, and election turmoil. The waves have not yet calmed, but shore is in sight. A day is approaching when vaccines will be distributed, election contests cease, and we can take stock of frayed lines across the country.

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The state Supreme Court building is located in Jackson.

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State Supreme Court sets schedule in lawsuit that could overturn state's ballot initiative law

The Mississippi Supreme Court set the schedule Tuesday for briefs in a case filed by the city of Madison and Mayor Mary Hawkins Butler that could overturn the state’s ballot initiative law.

The city’s brief in the lawsuit is due on December 7 and the brief from Secretary of State Michael Watson is due on December 28.

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Pictured are some of the contraband items discovered last week during a raid of Unit 26 at the Mississippi State Penitentiary. (MDOC photos)

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Concrete drill, drugs, phones found in contraband raid at Parchman

JACKSON – In an effort to rid Mississippi prisons of gang-related financial control, a search team of prison staff and investigators raided Unit 26 at the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman last week.

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The first inductees into the National Honor Society at Senatobia Elementary School include: Emma Savannah Chadd, Claire Anne Covington, Miley T’Chelle Dotson, Lorelei Marie Edwards, Kashton Robert Troy Feazell, Landry Gavin Garner, Leigha Danei Green, Taryn Mae Hale, Leland Edward Kairit, Javarian Letrell Mabry, Brooklyn Noel Moore, Maci Claire Faith Moore, Chase Thomas Parker, Easton Hayes Parrish, Trustin Rayiaz Perry, Jr., Brennon Embree Porter, William Watts Skinner, Keagan David Underwood, Aliyah Cynne Walker, Charles Ray Walley, Jonah Wyatt-Glenn Williams, Kaleb Blake Williams, Sabreena Janae Carideo, Arquez Ramon Mays, Denver Allen Reed, and Cortney Janea Wright.

From left are Carrington Luther, Haiden Woods, Kelsey Hoffman, Emily Wilson, Beckham Feazell and Seanna Welch.

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SES inducts National Honor Society kids

Senatobia Elementary School held its first-ever National Honor Society induction ceremony Friday, Oct. 9. The 32 students were selected for induction last spring, but school closings caused by COVID-19 forced the cancellation of the ceremony.

Mississippi voters overwhelmingly voted for the New Magnolia design to become the state's new flag.

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Mississippians overwhelmingly vote to support medical marijuana, new state flag

Mississippians voted overwhelmingly to pass ballot initiatives allowing medical marijuana and a new state flag Tuesday in addition to giving big majorities to President Donald Trump.

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Johnson tells inspiring story to Rotary Club

David Johnson spent 46 total days in the hospital during the spring, battling the effects of COVID-19.

Twenty-one of those days were spent on life support.

This week, Johnson told his story to the Indianola Rotary Club.

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Northwest Finalizes Ticket and Attendance Policies for 2020 Football Season

As a continued result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Northwest Mississippi Community College has announced adjustments to its attendance policy at home football games this season.

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High school football updates

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Football schedule update

Schools in Tate County have adjusted their schedules ahead of the anticipated rain from Hurricane Delta on track to bring storms to the area over the weekend.

Magnolia Heights will travel to Marshall Academy on Thursday, Oct. 8, instead of Friday. Kickoff at 7 p.m.

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Could Elon Musk’s satellite-based Starlink impact Mississippi’s rural broadband rollout?

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South Sunflower County Hospital Infectious Disease Nurse Henley Harrell (right) administers the first round of the Moderna vaccine to Dr. Eddie Donahoe on Wednesday afternoon.

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Indianola Doctor Who Suffered Effects of COVID Among the First to Get Vaccine at Clinic

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Mississippi’s Moment

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The state Supreme Court building is located in Jackson.

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State Supreme Court sets schedule in lawsuit that could overturn state's ballot initiative law

The Mississippi Supreme Court set the schedule Tuesday for briefs in a case filed by the city of Madison and Mayor Mary Hawkins Butler that could overturn the state’s ballot initiative law.

The city’s brief in the lawsuit is due on December 7 and the brief from Secretary of State Michael Watson is due on December 28.

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Pictured are some of the contraband items discovered last week during a raid of Unit 26 at the Mississippi State Penitentiary. (MDOC photos)

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Concrete drill, drugs, phones found in contraband raid at Parchman

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From left are Carrington Luther, Haiden Woods, Kelsey Hoffman, Emily Wilson, Beckham Feazell and Seanna Welch.

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SES inducts National Honor Society kids

Mississippi voters overwhelmingly voted for the New Magnolia design to become the state's new flag.

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Mississippians overwhelmingly vote to support medical marijuana, new state flag

Mississippians voted overwhelmingly to pass ballot initiatives allowing medical marijuana and a new state flag Tuesday in addition to giving big majorities to President Donald Trump.

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Johnson tells inspiring story to Rotary Club

David Johnson spent 46 total days in the hospital during the spring, battling the effects of COVID-19.

Twenty-one of those days were spent on life support.

This week, Johnson told his story to the Indianola Rotary Club.

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