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Jackson Councilman Kenneth Stokes leads protest across the street from gun show

As hundreds gathered at the Mississippi Trade Mart this weekend for an annual gun show, Jackson City Councilman Kenneth Stokes hosted a protest as gun violence continues to soar in the capital city.

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Charter school must improve to continue operating, board says

Despite pleas from school officials and a parent for a full five-year contract renewal, the Mississippi Charter School Authorizer Board extended Joel E.

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Opinion: Thirty percent of excess deaths not Covid caused

From the start of the Covid epidemic, I felt like “excess deaths” was the key statistic to follow.

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Mississippi lawmakers get big budget assist from feds

Below is a political analysis column by Bobby Harrison of Mississippi Today:

Former Gov. Ronnie Musgrove used to say the most important item addressed each legislative session is the budget because it establishes the priorities of the state.

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The Mississippi State Supreme Court heard oral arguments as it ponders the fate of the state's medical marijuana program and the ballot initiative process as a whole.

Decision in medical marijuana case could be coming shortly

The Mississippi Supreme Court will soon decide the fate of the state’s medical marijuana program and the ballot initiative process after a busy day of oral arguments Wednesday.

Decisions are issued by the court every Thursday at 1:30 p.m. and Chief Justice Michael Randolph promised a quick decision in the case.

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COVID-19 continues downward trend in Mississippi, but new variants loom large

The number of new COVID-19 infections, hospitalizations and deaths in Mississippi has continued the sharp decline seen since their peak in January. This is thanks to the rapid expansion of vaccination efforts across the state, though health officials continue to warn that this progress is threatened by the emergence of new variants.

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Court of Appeals Decisions - April 13, 2021

Listed below are the Mississippi Court of Appeals decisions for April 13, 2021:

Mississippi Court of Appeals

April 14, 2021

Lawrence, Anthony N., J.

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Pay raises for Mississippi higher ed employees: Too little, too late?

SirSandra Jordan had worked in public education in Starkville for 24 years when she decided in 2018 to move away.

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Mississippi medical marijuana hangs in balance with Supreme Court

The medical marijuana program Mississippi voters approved in November, set to begin in August, hangs in the balance with the state Supreme Court, which heard oral arguments about Initiative 65 on Wednesday.

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Every public university requested a tuition increase except for Jackson State University, which will not increase tuition in the fall.

IHL approves tuition increase at 7 of 8 Mississippi universities

A year after all but one of Mississippi’s public universities declined to increase tuition due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s business as usual: Tuition is once again going up this fall for most students at public universities.

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Vaccine-resistant COVID-19 strain detected in Mississippi

A more infectious and vaccine-resistant variant strain of COVID-19 was detected in Mississippi on Friday. One person in Harrison County was found to be infected with the B.1.351 variant, which was discovered in South Africa in December and reached the United States in January.

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Local physician suspended from medical practice

Local physician Dr. Frank Wade has been suspended from practicing medicine for four months for ethics and prescription record-keeping violations.

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Mississippi increases monthly welfare check for first time since 1999

Mississippi’s relatively small number of families receiving federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Family benefits will receive a monthly increase in payments of $90 under legislation Gov. Tate Reeves signed into law this week.

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Man Found Dead at Magee Gas Station

Update: Timothy Duarte's wife Marie Duarte was available for comment. Marie said after speaking with the coroner the cause of death was a heart attack.

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Secretary of State Watson faces criticism for saying ‘woke, uninformed’ college students shouldn’t vote

Mississippi Secretary of State Michael Watson has drawn criticism and national attention this week for comments made on WLOX-TV that the automatic voter registration provision of the federal For The People Act would lead to “woke” and “uninformed” college students voting.

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Serious Injuries in Multiple Car Crash in Simpson County

On March 23, just after 4:30 p.m., the Mississippi Highway Patrol responded to a multi-vehicle crash on MS-13 in Simpson County. The crash involved a Chevrolet Malibu, a Chevrolet Tahoe, a Ford F-550 work truck, a

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As we move to the Final Four, let’s look at obvious NCAA selection bias

Below is a sports column by Rick Cleveland:

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Wicker, Hyde-Smith Cosponsor Legislation to Honor Emmett Till’s Legacy

Below is a press release from Senators Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith:

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‘We got totally screwed’: Dobbs explains why Mississippi trails others in COVID-19 vaccine rollout

More than a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, the race to return to normalcy is a numbers game, contingent on vaccinating as many people as possible. And Mississippi is lagging behind.

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Mississippi has option to be innovative with federal stimulus funds

Below is a political opinion column by Bobby Harrison:

Gov. Tate Reeves and other Republicans have argued that states do not need the $195 billion in federal funds from the American Rescue Plan to offset revenue losses caused by the coronavirus-induced economic slowdown.

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Governor Reeves explains "Safer at Home" policy

On his Facebook post, Gov. Tate Reeves explained that Mississippians are now "encouraged" but not "ordered" to "stay at home as much as possible."

Here is the full text of his Facebook post:

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Love's Shooting Update

On Wednesday June 10, 2020 at approximately 12:42pm, Magee Police Department was notified of a shooting at “Love’s” in Magee. Upon Officers arrival a man was found lying on the ground with what appeared to be a gunshot to the chest area. The injured man was identified as 24-year-old Toraz Westbrook of Florence, MS.

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School board devises plan to start classes

With only 20 days to go before the opening of the fall semester, the Simpson County School Board has finally been handed a plan to consider for the reopening of school.

The plan also requires starting school four days later than originally announced, on Monday, August 10, rather than Thurday, August 6.

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Students Athletes quarantined at Magee High School

BY PAT BROWN

PUBLISHER

Thursday afternoon a memo was distributed from Magee High School that said there is a quarantine for female athlete students and will prevent them from starting school with the student body.

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County chooses ASAP

Simpson County will have a new ambulance service provider starting July 1.

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Our community needs to do some listening

Some factions within our community feel that they are being mistreated, and I guess if you do some real soul searching there may be some truth to their concerns.

However, this past week has painted our community in a pretty bad light.

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‘Your life does not matter:’ Mississippi nurse writes Facebook post wishing death, jail time on protesters

From Mississippi Today

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Simpson County Schools Start Date Pushed Back To August 17

Per Superintendent Greg Paes, SCSD has delayed the start of the 2020-2021 academic year until Monday, August 17th. This applies to all classes, Hybrid and Virtual.

Kenny Griffis and Latrice Westbrooks are running for the Mississippi Supreme Court.

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Griffis, Westbrooks to face off in only contested MS Supreme Court race

A state supreme court justice faces a state appeals court justice for the District 1, Place 1 seat on the state's highest court.

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Governor Reeves Requests Federal Assistance Following Hurricane Zeta

Governor Tate Reeves has requested a Federal Disaster Declaration for Individual and Public Assistance as well as U.S.

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ARE YOU REGISTERED FOR SCHOOL?

Students who have not completed the online registration process will be "on hold" when they come to school August 8th until a parent can come to the school or register them online. Visit the Simpson County School District website at www.simpson.k12.ms.us to register your child for scho

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Board refuses bid for elementary

When the Simpson County Board of Education met on Dec. 14, members heard a complaint from Bruce Barlow because both his son and daughter had their cell phones confiscated at school by the same faculty person.

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Chamber Board’s Brien Hubbard

Editor’s Note; This is part one of a 12 part series written by Ian Cowart, president or the Magee Chamber of Commerce, about members of the Magee Chamber Board.

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M’hall board hears from parents

The regular meeting of Mendenhall’s Mayor and Board of Aldermen was held Wednesday, July 5, instead of Tueday, July 4, due to the holiday. It was the first meeting of the new Board of Aldermen, which consisted of two new faces.

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School board delays election

After years of complying with restrictive hiring practices, the Simpson County School Board has issued payment to the law firm of Adams and Reese in conjunction with settlement of the court ordered consent decree from which the county has finally been released.

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M’hall builder appeals Zoning Board decision

A hearing was held Friday January 12, to discuss the appeal of the Mendenhall Zoning Board’s decision to deny Jaron Priest’s request for an 18 feet variance on his building project.

The project encompasses three homes to be built on the lot located at 612 North Main Street.

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Kennedy to head county Board of Supervisors

The Simpson County Board of Supervisors opened the first meeting of 2018 on January 2 with the election of new leadership for the upcoming year. Brian Kennedy will take the reins as board president, and Mickey Berry will serve as vice president of the board.

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Magee board to OK cigar smoking in city

For all you connoisseurs of fine cigars there is good news: the Magee Board of Aldermen has voted to adopt an ordinance to allow indulging publically in that cigar soon.

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Board of Supervisors was on target with appointment

With the current uncertainty of the medical condition of Sheriff Donald O’Cain, the County Board of Supervisors had no option other than to notify Sheriff O’Cain of their intention and to appoint an interim sheriff.

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