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McMahan urges funding for small municipality grants

Senator Chad McMahan said the funding “is a powerful tool” for economic development in small towns but the appropriation has . . .

Arrest Docket

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Salter: AI-driven global data center boom, including in Mississippi, draws critics and litigation

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Be racially fair with redistricting
Wed,05/27/26-1:34PM , 2,741 Reads 18,840 Statewide
When Mississippi lawmakers take up redistricting, whether that be in a special session this year or during the 2027 regular session, they should keep this objective in mind: Don’t do anything that gets the state sued.
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Photo: L-R Robert Overby, Tommy Moore, Sheriff Curtis Pope, Antonio Bailey, Kelly Mitchell

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Attala deputies receive new protective vests through grant
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Wed,05/27/26-10:57AM , 1,898 Reads
Sheriff Curtis Pope is pleased to announce that the Attala County Sheriff’s Office has received new Kevlar vests through a grant awarded by the Mississippi Office of Homeland Security.
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Taurean Morton of Reading Roadmap helps students practice sounding out the first letter in a word during the after-school literacy program in the Mississippi Delta, Oct. 10, 2023. Credit: Julia James/Mississippi Today

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Morton: ‘Mississippi Miracle’ in reading occurred over time thanks to programs that work, specialist says
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Wed,05/27/26-12:36PM , 1,829 Reads 10,538 Statewide
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Obituary: Charles Iven Hill
Fri,05/29/26-12:48PM , 897 Reads
Charles Iven Hill, 86. was born on July 30, 1939 in Mantee, MS to the late Herman iven Hill and Muriel Elois Ellison Hill.
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Kosciusko, 39090, MS

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Current Temp

91°F

Sunny

Chance of Rain: 60%
Max Temp: 93°F
Min Temp: 71°F
Feels Like: 97°F
Dew Point: 70°F
Humidity: 97%
Sunrise: 5:50 AM
Sunset: 8:02 PM

Wind Speed: 5 mph
Wind Direction: NNW
Wind Gust: 1 mph
Sky Cover: 39%
Visibility: 8 mi
Dew Point: 70°F
Moon Rise: 9:39 PM
Moon Set: 6:26 AM

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1pm and 4pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely between 4pm and 5pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Heat index values as high as 101. North northwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

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