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Mississippi House Approves $4,000-$6,000 Pay Raise For Teachers 2 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 2 2406
Accused of fraud, Coast casino workers forced to repay COVID unemployment. 'Nobody lied.' 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 2 2827
Mississippi gives financial aid to students who can already afford college, report shows Read more 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 1 2945
Parents upset by school's 'body image' program which offered 'shapewear' 6 Sherman A1 Jan 2022 Jan 2022 3 3194
Mississippi Lieutenant Governor Tests Positive for COVID-19 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 1 2606
Dam Is Full And Springing Leaks: Mississippi Doctors Say Health System Broken Since Delta 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 3 2350
Emmett Till would have been 80 this weekend. The Mississippi barn where Till was killed ... 5 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2021 Jan 2022 4 4337
Teacher shortage: Mississippi lacks 3,000 certified teachers 2 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 1 1392
Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity suspended from Ole Miss campus until 2025 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 1 2976
State agency prepares to privatize management of some Mississippi-owned parks 1 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 0 1618
New welding program could help incarcerated Mississippians gain employment after release 5 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 6 2018
Coalition pushing for equal pay law to be considered by Mississippi legislature in upcoming session 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 0 2362
Mississippi Governor Sets $1K Bonuses for State Law Officers 2 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 0 1950
Needy Mississippi Families to Receive $1,000 for Holidays 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 2 1878
Judge Reeves Schedules Hearing Tuesday on Holding Hinds County in Contempt for Jail Conditions 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 0 1780
Jackson Mayor Lumumba Tests Positive for COVID-19, Urges Masks and Boosters 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 2 1898
Mississippi teachers have some of the lowest pay in the region, analysis shows 3 TexasTowelie Nov 2021 Nov 2021 3 2097
Mississippi loses Supreme Court water fight with Tennessee 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2021 Nov 2021 0 1152
Ex-Deputy Municipal Clerk Faces Embezzlement Charge 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2021 Nov 2021 0 1075
Mississippi Auditor Refers 10, Including Brett Favre, to Attorney General Over Welfare Money 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2021 Nov 2021 9 1744
Key credit rating agency voices concerns about Tate Reeves' proposed tax cuts 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2021 Nov 2021 2 1108
MS made it easier to change gender on IDs, licenses. It was reversed with one sentence Read more at 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2021 Nov 2021 2 1506
Mississippi School Boards Association leaving national group 1 TexasTowelie Nov 2021 Nov 2021 0 1144
Grand jury finds shooting of suspect charged in Hancock County deputy's murder was justified 0 bronxiteforever Nov 2021 Nov 2021 2 1702
Mississippi blues promoter and raconteur Bill Luckett dies 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2021 Nov 2021 4 1409
Anti-marijuana groups lobby as Gov. Reeves contemplates special session 1 TexasTowelie Oct 2021 Oct 2021 1 1380
Auditor Demands Brett Favre Return $828,000 in 'Illegally Spent Welfare Funds' 6 TexasTowelie Oct 2021 Oct 2021 17 1983
State audit at Itawamba Community College uncovers $2 million in misused job training funds 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2021 Oct 2021 2 1513
'We are the future': Students react to proposal that would slash thousands in financial aid 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2021 Oct 2021 3 1405
Nightclub declared 'nuisance' is closing in Hattiesburg 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2021 Oct 2021 0 1180

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Organizers Plan For Post-Roe Mississippi With Self-Managed Abortion Education 1 TexasTowelie Oct 2021 Oct 2021 7 1609
Flint Lead Lawyer Sues Jackson, MSDH, Alleging Lead-Poisoned Children 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2021 Oct 2021 3 1052
Mississippi aid program gave little help to renters but millions to a top law firm 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2021 Oct 2021 2 1633
"Free car !" --- what could go wrong ? 2 left-of-center2012 Sep 2021 Sep 2021 2 1741
Abortion clinic CEO reacts to brief heard by U.S. Supreme Court 2 TexasTowelie Sep 2021 Sep 2021 6 1818
Mississippi economist refutes politicians' claim that state cannot afford Medicaid expansion 1 TexasTowelie Sep 2021 Sep 2021 2 1216
Experts: Mississippi teacher pay needs to increase if state wants to keep its educators 3 TexasTowelie Sep 2021 Sep 2021 1 1231
IHL Prohibits Mississippi Colleges, Universities From Mandating COVID Vaccines 1 TexasTowelie Sep 2021 Sep 2021 2 1281
Lawmakers Consider Teacher Pay, Insurance Cost for Families 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2021 Sep 2021 2 1062
Pediatric Diabetes Surge In Mississippi: Doctors Concerned COVID-19 Is To Blame 1 TexasTowelie Sep 2021 Sep 2021 13 1346
Despite Waning Delta Wave, Mississippi ICU Capacity Still 'Effectively Zero' 1 TexasTowelie Sep 2021 Sep 2021 2 1135
Where The Devil Comes In: Income Tax On Trial At The Mississippi Legislature 4 TexasTowelie Sep 2021 Sep 2021 2 1653
Current, former Coast officials owe MS thousands of dollars in unpaid fines, auditor says 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2021 Aug 2021 2 1552
Mississippi-based poultry producer Sanderson Farms sold for $4.5B 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2021 Aug 2021 1 1043
What Follows Confederate Statues? One Mississippi City's Fight 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2021 Aug 2021 2 1014
State Auditor's Claims About Wealthy Receiving Medicaid Were Misleading, Advocates Claim 1 TexasTowelie Aug 2021 Aug 2021 0 1493
Investigation: Nonprofit St. Dominic Hospital Routinely Sued Patients Who Couldn't Afford Care 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2021 Aug 2021 3 1246
State-appointed superintendent still not in place following takeover of Holmes County schools 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2021 Aug 2021 1 895
'The worst is yet to come': State health officer admits reality of rising case numbers 1 TexasTowelie Aug 2021 Aug 2021 5 1257
Mississippi state representative battles breast cancer and beats it 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2021 Aug 2021 0 891
MS Ethics Commission hits City of Jackson with largest fine ever for failing to provide public 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2021 Aug 2021 0 1088
As COVID-19 Surges Back to Winter Levels, Gov. Reeves Visits Aspen and Orlando 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2021 Jul 2021 4 1661
Black 'New Deal,' Reparations Vital after Slavery, Discrimination, National Bar Leader Says 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2021 Jul 2021 0 1040
Two Democratic state senators resigning in Mississippi 2 TexasTowelie Jul 2021 Jul 2021 5 1823
Amtrak and freight railways agree to small step toward Gulf Coast passenger route 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2021 Jul 2021 1 1614
As Delta Variant Soars, Mississippi Sees Most COVID-19 Cases in One Day Since March 2 TexasTowelie Jul 2021 Jul 2021 3 2254
Mississippi Teacher Pay Raise Finally Arrives After Long Delay 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2021 Jul 2021 4 1143
Mississippi warns vulnerable residents to avoid indoor gatherings no matter vaccination status 0 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 2021 Jul 2021 3 1739
Mississippi Lawmakers Hear Testimony on Medical Marijuana 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2021 Jun 2021 3 981
'Ominous' Delta Variant To Become Predominant Strain in Mississippi, Dr. Dobbs Warns 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2021 Jun 2021 1 1497

Mississippi Continued...

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Black Mississippians Paved The Way For State Flag Change A Year Ago Today 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2021 Jun 2021 1 977
Will rumors of Gunn gubernatorial run change MS House dynamics for next two years? 1 TexasTowelie Jun 2021 Jun 2021 1 1433
Vaccine Hesitancy 'Pitiful,' Dobbs Says As Hospitalizations Up for Under-40 Residents 3 TexasTowelie Jun 2021 Jun 2021 10 1588
Supreme Court chief quietly gave pay raise to himself and other judges without legislative approval 1 TexasTowelie Jun 2021 Jun 2021 1 2030
Company accused of overcharging Mississippians a prominent donor to state leaders 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2021 Jun 2021 3 1659
AG Fitch, Auditor White announce $55.5 million settlement with Centene 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2021 Jun 2021 2 1098
Batesville Mayoral Candidate Was In D.C. On Jan. 6, Marched With Proud Boys Earlier 1 TexasTowelie Jun 2021 Jun 2021 0 1675
Mississippi In Last Place for Vaccinations as Biden Administration Announces 'Month of Action' 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2021 Jun 2021 1 1105
Jackson Zoo Workers Move From Contract Positions to Become City Employees 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2021 Jun 2021 0 1225
Supreme Court could reverse Roe v. Wade with Mississippi abortion case 2 TexasTowelie May 2021 May 2021 1 1147
Mother Died in Madison County Jail After Pot Arrest, Family Sues for Negligence 2 TexasTowelie May 2021 May 2021 12 2310
Mississippi could help long-neglected poor with Rescue Plan payments 0 TexasTowelie May 2021 May 2021 3 1056
Speaker Gunn supports special session to fix ballot initiative process 0 TexasTowelie May 2021 May 2021 1 1691
Democratic National Committee to invest in Mississippi, other red-state parties 4 TexasTowelie May 2021 May 2021 22 2354
Mississippi Medical Marijuana law and initiative process goes up in smoke 5 TexasTowelie May 2021 May 2021 1 1658
Medicaid Expansion Ballot Drive Begins in Mississippi: 'A Matter of Life And Death' 0 TexasTowelie May 2021 May 2021 1 1188
Mississippi's opt out of additional unemployment benefits has Democrats calling for minimum wage 0 TexasTowelie May 2021 May 2021 1 1168
Brett Favre blocks reporter asking why he hasn't repaid $600K in welfare funds, as promised year ago 5 peppertree May 2021 May 2021 3 1976
On this day, May 7, 1955, George Lee was assassinated. 0 mahatmakanejeeves May 2021 May 2021 3 1073
Former Jackson police officer sentenced to prison over involvement with 16-year-old 2 TexasTowelie May 2021 May 2021 1 1543
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