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Planters Holding Company Merges With BSJ Bancshares, Inc.

Thu,02/19/26-3:13PM, 58 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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Eighteen Mississippi Counties Now Eligible for All Categories of FEMA Public Assistance

Thu,02/19/26-3:19PM, 57 Reads
Local governments and certain nonprofit organizations in 18 Mississippi counties are now eligible for Public Assistance grants to support debris removal and permanent work to repair public facilities damaged by the January winter storm.
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Regulate drugs and sports betting

By CHRISTINA DENT CHRISTINA DENT
Thu,02/19/26-10:48AM, 57 Reads 1,479 Statewide
Online sports betting is poised to become legal and regulated in Mississippi. Interestingly, the reasons given by many of our legislators for legalizing something that can be incredibly destructive are the same reasons many of us believe illicit drugs should be legalized and regulated.
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Indie rock band Flipturn to headline annual Old Main Music Festival at MSU in April

Thu,02/19/26-3:04PM, 51 Reads
STARKVILLE, Miss.—Mississippi State’s Music Maker Productions today [Feb. 19] is announcing indie rock band Flipturn as the headliner for the university’s annual Old Main Music Festival in April.
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McRae Returns $5 Million to People in Storm Impacted Counties

Thu,02/19/26-3:10PM, 50 Reads
JACKSON, Miss. – Treasurer David McRae today announced the State Treasury is returning $5 million in unclaimed money to counties impacted by winter weather. The pro-active Money Match, which represents the largest project of this kind in the state's history, connected 16,000 Mississippians with previously lost funds.
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Magnolia Mornings: February 20, 2026

By MAGNOLIA TRIBUNE STAFF MAGNOLIA TRIBUNE STAFF
Fri,02/20/26-10:48AM, 49 Reads 1,267 Statewide
Important state and national stories, market and business news, sports and entertainment, delivered in quick-hit fashion
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Mississippi Supreme Court justices listen as Billy Quin, an attorney for former Gov. Phil Bryant, argues that they should reverse a lower court judge's dismissal of Bryant's defamation lawsuit against the nonprofit news organization, on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026, in Jackson. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

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State Supreme Court considers reviving former Gov. Phil Bryant’s lawsuit against Mississippi Today over welfare scandal coverage

By TAYLOR VANCE - MISSISSIPPI TODAY TAYLOR VANCE - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Thu,02/19/26-1:28PM, 48 Reads 1,869 Statewide
Some Mississippi Supreme Court justices on Wednesday raised questions about a lower court judge’s dism
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NWTF Honors Mississippi Initiative with Land Stewardship Award

Thu,02/19/26-3:11PM, 44 Reads
EDGEFIELD, S.C. — The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks’ Fire on the Forty Initiative, a private lands habitat initiative designed to restore and enhance wildlife habitat through use of prescribed fire, won the NWTF’s Land Stewardship Award for promoting wildlife habitat management.
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Mississippi Made Exhibit Opening March 7 at the Two Mississippi Museums

Thu,02/19/26-3:25PM, 44 Reads
Mississippi Made, a special exhibit highlighting the people, industries and creative traditions that have shaped Mississippi and influenced the nation, will open March 7 at the Two Mississippi Museums.
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Liberty Justice Center Sues Illinois Supreme Court Justices for Unconstitutional Removal of Retired Judge Recalled to Cook County Bench

Thu,02/19/26-3:08PM, 14 Reads
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