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Planters Holding Company Merges With BSJ Bancshares, Inc.

Thu,02/19/26-3:13PM, 136 Reads
Planters Holding Company, Inc., the holding company for Planters Bank and Trust Company, recently announced the successful completion of its merger with Saint Joseph, Louisiana based BSJ Bancshares, Inc. (“BSJ Bancshares”), the holding company for Cross Keys Bank, effective January 1.
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Bipartisan Brookings-AEI Commission Heads to Mississippi Delta Region to Tackle Rural Economic, Education and Health Disparities Commission to Ensure a Thriving Rural America Holds Second in a Series of Six Field Hearings

Thu,02/19/26-3:06PM, 135 Reads
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Senate Education Committee Chairman Dennis DeBar Jr., R-Leakesville, receives a question regarding "school choice" legislation that would make it easier for students to transfer out of their assigned public school district to other public school districts, Tuesday, January 6, 2026, at the Mississippi Capitol in Jackson, Miss. Credit: Richard Lake/Mississippi Today

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‘The bill dies today.’ Senate committee kills House school choice measure

By DEVNA BOSE - MISSISSIPPI TODAY DEVNA BOSE - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Wed,02/04/26-11:58AM, 134 Reads 3,506 Statewide
The House’s education bill that includes wide expansion of school choice policies is dead, its fate decided after 84 seconds of deliberation by a Senate panel.
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‘When it’s affecting you, crime is bad’: Competing realities behind Jackson’s falling homicide figures

By MOLLY MINTA - MISSISSIPPI TODAY MOLLY MINTA - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Thu,02/05/26-12:32PM, 134 Reads 9,959 Statewide
Fredrick “Geno” Womack didn’t need to see the data to know that Jackson’s homicides had fallen.
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Magnolia Mornings: February 19, 2026

By MAGNOLIA TRIBUNE STAFF MAGNOLIA TRIBUNE STAFF
Thu,02/19/26-9:38AM, 134 Reads 4,023 Statewide
Important state and national stories, market and business news, sports and entertainment, delivered in quick-hit fashion
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Magnolia Mornings: February 5, 2026

By MAGNOLIA TRIBUNE STAFF MAGNOLIA TRIBUNE STAFF
Thu,02/05/26-10:18AM, 133 Reads 5,342 Statewide
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Clogged arteries and rivers

By KELLEY WILLIAMS KELLEY WILLIAMS
Thu,02/12/26-2:48PM, 133 Reads 2,843 Statewide
Clogged arteries cause heart attacks. Clogged rivers cause floods.
If plaque clogs your widowmaker artery and you don’t get a stent, you may have a serious heart attack. The Mississippi River is the country’s main transportation artery. It’s vital to our economy and national security. It is clogged with plaque. It needs a stent.
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Opinion: Education Savings Accounts recognize a simple truth - No two students are the same

By SAMUEL GONZALEZ, HARRY WILLIAMS, THOMAS WALLER, & JD WOODWARD - MAGNOLIA TRIBUNE SAMUEL GONZALEZ, HARRY WILLIAMS, THOMAS WALLER, & JD WOODWARD - MAGNOLIA TRIBUNE
Thu,02/12/26-1:06PM, 132 Reads 3,214 Statewide
Below is an opinion column by Samuel Gonzalez, Harry Williams, Thomas Waller, & JD Woodward:
Educational freedom is not about rejecting public education. It is about honoring the American belief that individuals flourish when given choice, responsibility, and opportunity.
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PBM reform bill passes in House, aims to bring down prescription costs

By JEREMY PITTARI - MAGNOLIA TRIBUNE JEREMY PITTARI - MAGNOLIA TRIBUNE
Thu,02/12/26-12:58PM, 129 Reads 3,700 Statewide
“This is the only game in town, this is the only vehicle for PBM reform,” State Rep. Hank Zuber stated while explaining the bill to the House. “The Senate, for whatever reason, does not have a bill.”
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Public defender pilot program sees early success

By DANIEL TYSON - MAGNOLIA TRIBUNE DANIEL TYSON - MAGNOLIA TRIBUNE
Thu,01/29/26-5:14PM, 128 Reads 4,783 Statewide
“This pilot is working the way we were hoping,” said Senate Judiciary Committee A chairman, State Senator Brice Wiggins (R).
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