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Economists: GDP, income, population would drop from Reeves’ income tax elimination proposal

A new report from economists with the state’s university system says Mississippi’s economy, personal income and population would decline under Gov.

Auditor makes arrest in massive embezzlement, fraud case in Tunica

Authorities from the State Auditor’s office have arrested a Tunica man in what State Auditor Shad White said is the second largest demand letter for return of funds in the state’s history.

Clarksdale Wildcats fall to Itawamba in playoffs

Clarksdale High School relied on the 3-point field goal and that was not in coach Farrington Hill’s game plan Tuesday night.

Legislature closes in on critical deadline with bills that reform the ABC system and state income tax still alive

The Mississippi Legislature’s annual session is down to its final month and there are plenty of issues still in play, including reform of the state’s alcohol distribution system, a first step towar

Mississippi Covid-19 Update : February 25, 2021

Listed below is the daily COVID-19 update for the state of Mississippi.

 

  • CPU boil order lifted

    By From Clarksdale Public Utilities office, READ MORE > 4,342 Reads
    On Wed, 02/24/2021 - 05:23 PM

    Clarksdale Public Utilities lifted the precautionary “Boil-Water Alert” for customers who get their drinking water from their water s

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  • Education groups rip Speaker Gunn’s massive tax proposal

    By Kate Royals - Mississippi Today, READ MORE > 408 Reads
    On Wed, 02/24/2021 - 05:02 PM

    Mississippi’s leading education advocates are unanimously critical of a massive House plan that would fundamentally change the state’s tax structure, expressing concern that it cuts public education funding in the long run.

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  • Mississippi’s first wind farm planned for Tunica

    By Geoff Pender - Mississippi Today, READ MORE > 1,072 Reads
    On Wed, 02/24/2021 - 03:35 PM

    Two major renewable energy projects are planned for Mississippi, including the state’s first wind-power farm.

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  • PSC to Review State’s Public Utility Infrastructure in Light of Recent Winter Storms

    By Press Release - MPSC, READ MORE > 409 Reads
    On Wed, 02/24/2021 - 03:23 PM

    Below is a press release from the Mississippi Public Service Commission:

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  • House leaders want to raise Mississippi sales tax. Here’s how neighboring states stack up.

    By Bobby Harrison - Mississippi Today, READ MORE > 868 Reads
    On Wed, 02/24/2021 - 12:53 PM

    The Mississippi House of Representatives passed a sweeping proposal Tuesday that would completely phase out the personal income tax over 10 years and immediately, starting on July 1, put in place the largest statewide sales tax in the nation at 9.5% on most retail items, excluding groceries.

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  • Jamarcious Hill

    READ MORE > 654 Reads
    On Wed, 02/24/2021 - 08:59 AM

    Jamarcious Hill, 27, of Dallas, Texas, died in a homicide Feb. 12, 2021.

    Funeral services will be 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 28, 2021 at Union Grove Missionary Baptist Church with the Rev. LC Tyler II officiating. Burialis at McLaurin Memorial Park. Visitation is 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021.

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  • Parents can be fined for truancy

    By The Press Register, READ MORE > 1,487 Reads
    On Wed, 02/24/2021 - 03:00 AM

    Education is the only chance some kids get in life and they can’t get an education if they are not in school.

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  • Auditor: Rawle is Guilty of Embezzlement, Ordered to Serve Maximum Prison Sentence

    By The Press Register, READ MORE > 1,252 Reads
    On Tue, 02/23/2021 - 01:37 PM

    State Auditor Shad White announced Wedneday that former City of Columbus Chief Financial Officer Milton Rawle, Jr. has been convicted of embezzlement in Lowndes County Circuit Court. The case was prosecuted by District Attorney Scott Colom in Judge Lee Coleman’s court chambers.

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  • Soil and Water host annual tree giveaway

    By Special to the Press Register, READ MORE > 926 Reads
    On Tue, 02/23/2021 - 12:00 PM

    The Coahoma County Soil & Water Conservation District will give away trees Thursday, Feb. 26, at USDA Service Center, 2655 North State St.
    Several types of ornamental trees – white crape myrtle, tulip tree, red maple and scarlet oak – will be available at 7:30 a.m. and until all trees are given away.

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  • House leaders move to eliminate Mississippi income tax, raise sales and other taxes in landmark bill

    By Bobby Harrison and Geoff Pender - Mississippi Today, READ MORE > 631 Reads
    On Tue, 02/23/2021 - 11:31 AM

    The House Ways and Means Committee on Monday passed a bill that would eliminate Mississippi’s personal income tax within a decade and reduce the state’s highest-in-the-nation tax on groceries while raising the sales tax and other taxes.

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  • Robert Miller Jr.

    READ MORE > 922 Reads
    On Tue, 02/23/2021 - 10:57 AM

     

    Robert Miller, Jr. was born on August 21, 1941 to the late Caroline and Robert Miller, Sr. He passed away Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021 at Baptist-Desoto Hospital. He was preceded in death by his sister Ethel Mae Washington, brother Enoch Miller, and niece Vivian Washington.

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  • Ida Mae Franklin

    READ MORE > 937 Reads
    On Tue, 02/23/2021 - 09:38 AM

    Ida Mae Franklin, 89, of Jonestown died Feb. 21, 2021 at Baptist DeSoto Hospital.

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  • Natasha E. Davis

    READ MORE > 773 Reads
    On Tue, 02/23/2021 - 09:35 AM

    Natasha E. Davis, 43, of Jonestown died Feb. 21, 2021 at Northwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center.

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  • Odessa M. Cherry

    READ MORE > 727 Reads
    On Tue, 02/23/2021 - 09:30 AM

    Odessa M. Cherry, 64 of Friars Point died Feb. 13, 2021 at Baptist DeSoto Hospital. 

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  • City takes bids on junk vehicles

    By Floyd Ingram, READ MORE > 1,719 Reads
    On Tue, 02/23/2021 - 05:00 AM

    The City of Clarksdale typically purchases vehicles new but after years of wear and tear there comes a point where they are described at junk and it’s time to get them off city inventory rolls.
    The city took bids two weeks ago for a variety of vehicles and equipment in an effort to get them off city property and make a little money.

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  • FCC and Mississippi PSC offer ways to get on don't call list, stop robocalls

    By The Press Register, READ MORE > 1,179 Reads
    On Tue, 02/23/2021 - 03:00 AM

    Unwanted calls – including illegal and spoofed robocalls - are the Federal Communication Commission's top consumer complaint and the Mississippi Public Service Commission’s top consumer protection priority.

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  • Authorities investigate death at CCC

    READ MORE > 5,129 Reads
    On Mon, 02/22/2021 - 05:55 PM

    The Coahoma Community College Department of Safety, in conjunction with the Coahoma County Sheriff's Office, is investigating a nonviolent death on the main campus of Coahoma Community College.

    In a brief statement issued by CCC, the college said the incident occurred Monday morning, Feb. 22.

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  • Marshall Ramsey: H2-No

    By Marshall Ramsey - Mississippi Today, READ MORE > 840 Reads
    On Mon, 02/22/2021 - 04:05 PM

     

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  • MDOT awards highway construction contracts around state

    By The Press Register, READ MORE > 1,148 Reads
    On Mon, 02/22/2021 - 03:00 PM

    The Mississippi Transportation Commission at its Feb. 9 meeting awarded ten contracts for maintenance projects throughout Mississippi.

    The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) will oversee the projects, which will maintain and enhance transportation infrastructure across the state.

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  • Leigh McLain Maxwell

    READ MORE > 1,176 Reads
    On Mon, 02/22/2021 - 02:41 PM

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Clarksdale Wildcats fall to Itawamba in playoffs

By Josh Troy , READ MORE > 1,582 Reads
On Fri, 02/26/2021 - 05:00 PM

Clarksdale High School relied on the 3-point field goal and that was not in coach Farrington Hill’s game plan Tuesday night.

That proved costly as the Wildcats (7-6, 3-3), a No. 2 seed, were eliminated in the first round of the MHSAA basketball playoffs with a 55-50 home loss to Itawamba Agricultural High School.

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