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Lawmakers must decide whether the initiative process should be used to try to change the Mississippi Constitution, general law, or both. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

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Lawmakers far from consensus on fixing Mississippi ballot initiative process

By BOBBY HARRISON - MISSISSIPPI TODAY BOBBY HARRISON - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Wed,07/07/21-4:48PM, 6,973 Reads 58,908 Statewide
The devil will be in the details as legislators attempt to revive the state’s ballot initiative process that was killed by the Mississippi Supreme Court in May — and lawmakers appear far from a consensus on how, exactly, to get there.
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This is how the story goes...

By PAT BROWN PAT BROWN
Wed,12/21/22-7:00AM, 6,962 Reads
Ihad to take some time off the grid to figure out just what I was going to say about leaving the newspaper at the end of this month.
First of all, I have always approached the paper from the perspective that while we run and write it we were just given the franchise. The newspaper actually belongs to the community.
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Looking for fun?

By PAT BROWN PAT BROWN
Wed,06/30/21-8:09AM, 6,931 Reads
Families looking for fun this July 4th will find some great events going on without having to leave Simpson County.
Plans for the day include golf tournaments and live fireworks shows like the one at the Sportsplex in Magee beginning at dark.
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Trustmark Promotes Riley Runnels to Community Banking Officer

Thu,06/01/23-3:57PM, 6,931 Reads
Magee, MS – June 1, 2023 – Trustmark is pleased to announce that Riley Runnels has been promoted to Community Banking Officer in Magee, MS, where he serves as a Community Relationship Manager Associate. Runnels has been with Trustmark for three years.
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Theresa Elizabeth Lofton

Mon,03/05/18-1:35PM, 6,912 Reads
Theresa Elizabeth Lofton, 68, of Magee, MS, died Saturday at St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson, MS. She was born Tuesday, January 3, 1950.
Visitation will be held on Tuesday, March 6, 2018 from 11:00 AM until 12:00 PM at the Colonial Chapel Funeral Home of Magee.
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April is Autism Awareness Month

Tue,04/03/18-2:02PM, 6,908 Reads
In order to highlight the growing need for concern and awareness about autism, the Autism Society has been celebrating National Autism Awareness Month since the 1970s.
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Magee Shooting Leaves Two Injured

Fri,04/24/20-3:53PM, 6,907 Reads
On Thursday, April 23rd, 2020 at around 11:00pm Magee Police Department received a call reporting shots fired on Johnson Lockhart Drive.
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Editorial: Jobs incentive reform

Sun,03/07/21-9:07AM, 6,888 Reads 190,731 Statewide
We commend the efforts of Mississippi Lieutenant Governor Delbert Hosemann to reform industrial recruiting incentives. Too much incentive money has been going to too few industries, which is not the best method of growing jobs.
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‘John Wick: Chapter 4’ comes out blazing with $73.5M

By JAKE COYLE JAKE COYLE - AP Film Writer
Sun,03/26/23-10:51AM, 6,880 Reads
NEW YORK (AP) — “John Wick: Chapter 4,” the fourth installment in the Keanu Reeves assassin series, debuted with a franchise-best $73.5 million at the box office, according to studio estimates Sunday.
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Magee High may get funds for Jumpstart

Tue,08/04/20-1:38PM, 6,875 Reads
Magee High School’s new principal, Dr. Brad Blake, has high expectations for improvements at Magee High this year.
His goal includes implementation of the Jumpstart Test Prep program to improve ACT testing at the high school level.
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