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JXN Water, data centers and Overton window

What do JXN Water and the Amazon Data Centers have in common? Why are decisions by JXN Water’s Interim Manager . . .

Arrest Report 3-12-2026

The Simpson County Sheriff’s Office reported 18 arrests from March 2 to March 9. Stephen Howard Hunt of 1299 Katie . . .

Simpson County Youth Recognized at 2026 Dixie National Sale of Junior Champions

STATE FAIRGROUNDS, Miss. – This year, 1,152 4-H and FFA members from across Mississippi participated in the Dixie National Junior . . .

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Governor Reeves doesn’t rule out special session to tackle teacher pay raise, expanded education freedom

The governor did add that there is still time in the session to get those things done, saying that nothing . . .

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Dianne Davis Herring

Dianne Davis Herring passed away on Thursday, March 5, 2026. She was born March 25, 1946, in Carthage, MS, to . . .

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    Gugel: Why Mississippi’s anti-debanking bill could backfire on conservative groups

    By MATTIAS GUGEL - MAGNOLIA TRIBUNE
    Sun,03/15/26-1:42PM , 36 Reads 575 Statewide

    Below is a political opinion column by Mattias Gugel:

    Mississippians have the right to demand fairness and oppose discrimination. But in financial regulation fairness ultimately flows from clarity, not from multiplying regulators.

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    Simpson County Youth Recognized at 2026 Dixie National Sale of Junior Champions

    Thu,03/12/26-11:39AM , 324 Reads

    STATE FAIRGROUNDS, Miss. – This year, 1,152 4-H and FFA members from across Mississippi participated in the Dixie National Junior Round-Up Livestock Shows, exhibiting 1,759 head of livestock. These students competed for the opportunity to participate in the 57th annual Sale of Junior Champions.

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    Arrest Report 3-12-2026

    Thu,03/12/26-8:11AM , 871 Reads

    The Simpson County Sheriff’s Office reported 18 arrests from March 2 to March 9.
    Stephen Howard Hunt of 1299 Katie Bush Road Pinola MS was arrested on March 3 and charged with possession of marijuana in a motor vehicle.

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Corey Wiggins, federal co-chairman for the Delta Regional Authority, speaks during a U.S. Rural Prosperity Commission field hearing, hosted by Brookings and AEl, on Wednesday, March 4, 2026, at Mississippi Valley State University in Itta Bena. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today

Wiggins tapped to lead Tougaloo College

By CANDICE WILDER - MISSISSIPPI TODAYCANDICE WILDER - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Sun,03/15/26-1:48PM, 26 Reads 708 Statewide

Corey Wiggins, a Hazlehurst native and federal co-chair of the Delta Regional Authority, will be the next president of Tougaloo College effective July 1.

He will be the 15th president in the school’s 157-year-history, succeeding Donzell Lee.

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