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The state's defined benefit pension system got a massive boost from the stock market in fiscal 2020.

Preliminary data shows PERS had massive 30 percent investment returns in fiscal 2020

According to preliminary data, the state's defined benefit pension system had its second-best year in investment income, a boost that . . .

A photo of the 2019 south Delta flooding, courtesy of the Forgotten Backwater Flood Project.

Thompson Talks Yazoo Pumps Project

With all of the disagreement in Washington today, there’s one high-dollar project the entire Mississippi delegation seems to be in . . .

Bennie Thompson Sounds Off on State's Vaccination Efforts

Mississippi Congressman Bennie Thompson has been outspoken for weeks over his disappointment in state officials apparently not taking full advantage . . .

Scott Petroleum Corp., a three-state fuel distributor headquartered in Leflore County, has been sold to an Arkansas company. The purchase ends 86 years of the Scott family’s ownership. (By Tim Kalich)

Scott Petroleum sold to Arkansas company

GREENWOOD, Miss. -- A longtime Leflore County fuel distributor has been sold. Scott Petroleum Corp. announced Thursday that it has . . .

Lawmakers hear about work release, educational programs for inmates

A joint hearing by several legislative committees Thursday evaluated issues regarding re-entry programs for ex-convicts. The Judiciary B and Corrections . . .

State’s retirement system gets low rankings
By Steve Wilson, 229 Reads
Sat, 07/24/2021 - 08:48 AM
A recently released report by the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) ranked Mississippi's defined benefit pension system last or near last when it came to issues with its unfunded liabilities.
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Bennie Thompson Sounds Off on State's Vaccination Efforts
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Fri, 07/23/2021 - 01:24 PM
Mississippi Congressman Bennie Thompson has been outspoken for weeks over his disappointment in state officials apparently not taking full advantage of federal funds to help push vaccine awareness.
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One left dead following break-in
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Tue, 07/27/2021 - 02:10 PM
Monday night, July 26, 2021 just before 9pm, Simpson County E911 dispatch received a call of a burglary in progress with shots fired at 135 Dan George Ro
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Editorial: Delta variant - Heed the warning
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Sat, 07/24/2021 - 09:12 AM
We have been warned. Health officials in Mississippi, around the country and even around the world are telling residents in the state the delta variant of COVID-19 is here. It’s more contagious than any strain of the coronavirus this country has experienced to date.
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Habitat for Humanity mourns death of Elise Winter
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Sat, 07/24/2021 - 09:00 AM
Habitat for Humanity Mississippi Capital Area (HFHMCA) is mourning the loss of its founder, former Mississippi First Lady Elise Winter.
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Mississippi Covid-19 Update : July 23, 2021
By Press Release - MSDH, 152 Reads
Fri, 07/23/2021 - 09:36 AM
Listed below is the daily COVID-19 update for the state of Mississippi.

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Editorial: Hard truths about Amtrak
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Sat, 07/24/2021 - 09:36 AM
Maybe it’s time for all Americans — even those who cringe at the trillion-dollar budget deficits of recent years — to admit that there really is no political or popular will to do anything substantial about our runaway spending.
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Mississippi Covid-19 Update : July 26, 2021
By Press Release - MSDH, 140 Reads
Mon, 07/26/2021 - 10:06 AM
Listed below is the daily COVID-19 update for the state of Mississippi.

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Voters filled every available space inside the community room of The Mark Apartments in Ridgeland. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

Mississippi does not have to change law to make voting hard. It already is.
By Bobby Harrison - Mississippi Today, 140 Reads
Mon, 07/26/2021 - 09:42 AM
Below is a political opinion column from Bobby Harrison:

States like Texas, Georgia and Florida that have been in the national news recently for efforts that many say will make it more difficult for their citizens to vote still have a long way to go to catch Mississippi.
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Ole Miss football great Patrick Willis will go into the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame Saturday. Credit: Ole Miss Athletics

Miss. Sports Hall of Fame approaches biggest night in its 60-year history
By Rick Cleveland - Mississippi Today, 128 Reads
Mon, 07/26/2021 - 12:00 PM
Sixty years into its existence, the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame this week prepares for the biggest weekend in its history. That’s no exaggeration.
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