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Polling conducted earlier this year shows a majority of Americans support education freedom, open enrollment, true parent accountability measures, and direct funding models that give families greater control and flexibility to provide the best education possible for their children.
Lawmakers in Mississippi are not the only ones considering ways to expand education freedom and provide more parental flexibility. There is a growing national trend away from the traditional zip-code based school model.
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Robert St. John says as we gather around our tables this season, let’s remember—Christmas isn’t just a day. It’s a way of life.
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3 months 2 weeks ago
Below is a political opinion column by Kimberly Ross:
Whether you’re a regular citizen going about your daily life or the leader of the free world, we all have a duty to turn down the temperature of hatred and division.
There are simply no words sufficient enough to describe the evil that is murder. When a human being takes the life of another human being, something is clearly and deeply broken. And when a family member kills one or more of their own, the horror is compounded to an unimaginable degree.
By Kimberly Ross - Magnolia Tribune on
3 months 2 weeks ago
Below is a religion column by Matt Friedeman:
Jesus has arrived to change the world…but it’s going to get rough out there; that’s part of the deal. Go tell everybody, anyway.
All kinds of things you can do with the Christmas story. What we shouldn’t do – be satisfied in it.
After Jesus was born, Joseph took the young family to the Temple for apparently two major reasons talked about in the Law – for Mary’s post-birth purification and to present Mary’s firstborn to the Lord.
By Matt Friedeman - Magnolia Tribune on
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P.C. Campana, based in Lorain, Ohio, will invest $3.43 million over the next three years, creating 17 jobs in five years.
P.C. Campana Inc., a steel industry supplier, is locating operations in Vicksburg.
The project was announced Thursday by the Mississippi Development Authority.
P.C. Campana, based in Lorain, Ohio, will invest $3.43 million to move two manufacturing lines into two existing buildings at the Port of Vicksburg over the next three years, creating 17 jobs in five years.
By Frank Corder - Magnolia Tribune on
3 months 2 weeks ago
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Sister Mary Bertoli, SNJM, 94, born on June 7, 1931, died on December 11, 2025, in Lake Oswego, Oregon.
A Mass of Resurrection will be held Thursday, January 8, 2026, at 11 a.m., at the Chapel of the Holy Names, in Marylhurst, Oregon. Burial follows at Holy Names Cemetery.
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Politicians use statistics and polls to emphasize the parts of the truth that they want us to believe. But, statistics should not be used as simple talking points. “Gun deaths: are not the same as “gun violence.” Seven people died in Mississippi two weeks ago. Several more were hit by gunfire. Even more were missed. If we ignore those who were nearly hit, we have ignored the reality of danger. Tell us how many shell cases were picked up by police? That's the measure of potential death. Potential is measured by how many bullets missed.
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) is in charge of flood control on the lower Mississippi River (1928 Flood Control Act). Congress gave it that job to prevent another disastrous 1927 flood. The Corps has spent billions on its Mississippi Rivers and Tributaries Project (MRTP). It is supposed to keep the largest future flood (Project Flood) inside the levees and pass it safely to the Gulf. But the Corps’ 2019 flow line study predicts levees will overtop again — in a lesser flood.
By Kelley Williams on
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Christmas morning would find my sister and me rushing through the hallway into the den hoping that Santa had left a multitude of toys, firecrackers, candies, and nuts. The excitement couldn’t be contained and on most of these mornings, Pop would snap a couple photos capturing the expressions on our faces. To say eyes were wide open, and mouths agape, would be an understatement There were wrapped gifts under the tree that we tore into, leaving the shag carpet completely covered in ribbons and bows.
By Jeff North on
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CHARLESTON— Wilburn Wesson Coker, III (“Tray”), age 56, passed away, Sunday, Dec. 21.
A memorial service celebrating Tray’s life will be held 2 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 23, at Stonefield Church of God. In accordance with Tray’s wishes, he will be cremated, and no burial service will follow.
He is survived by his children, Michael Wesson Coker, Kaitlin Blair Coker and Jenna Clair Coker; a brother, sister and three grandchildren.
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Happy New Year! 2026 beckons.
Hard to believe it’s that time again. The holiday season is drawing to a close. One more week and then it’s time to tighten the belt and get on with the new year.
At 67, my New Year’s celebrations are getting a little less rowdy and late. When I was young, I wouldn’t even dream about not staying up until midnight to watch the new year roll in. Now it’s a bit less exciting.
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TUTWILER — Hiawatha Bell, age 62, of Tutwiler, passed away Friday, Dec. 19, in Memphis, Tenn.
Visitation will be held 5-7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 26, at Tutwiler Funeral Home.
A celebration of life service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 27, at Union Grove Missionary Baptist Church, Clarksdale, with interment following at Mt. Calvary Church Cemetery Thornton near Tutwiler.
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The H. P. Jacobs Administration Tower on the Jackson State University campus in Jackson, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today
Another lawsuit has emerged in the aftermath of presidential hires at Jackson State University.
Jerome Tinker, who serves in a leadership position in JSU’s Alumni Affairs office, is suing former president Marcus Thompon and the university in federal court for being turned down for the position of office director.
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3 months 2 weeks ago
Failing districts not participating in the professional development services are advised to do so.
Investment in coaching support has been instrumental in Mississippi’s education gains, and the Mississippi Department of Education will be asking for more funding to expand the program.
By Jeremy Pittari - Magnolia Tribune on
3 months 2 weeks ago
Jackson's rental registration manager Victoria Love, in discussion during a meeting of the Jackson Housing Task Force, Monday, Sept. 8, 2025, in Jackson. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today
Victoria Love, the city of Jackson’s rental registration manager, scrunched her eyebrows together into a deep line, mimicking the confused expression she said Mayor John Horhn made the first time she introduced herself to him in 2024. He was a state senator at the time.
“I’m giving him my card, and he just pauses and looks at me and is like, ‘Rental registration? What is it that you do besides getting the rentals to register?’” Love said.
By Molly Minta - Mississippi Today on
3 months 2 weeks ago
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Ole Miss set for biggest game in Mississippi history
Ole Miss will play in their first-ever invite to the College Football Playoff against Tulane on Saturday, marking arguably the biggest in-state game in Mississippi history for one of the state’s college programs.
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CHARLESTON — Veronica Denise Williams, age 40, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 17.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at this time.
Clark-Williams Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.
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RIPLEY, Tenn. — Virginia Carolyn Rowland Caldwell, age 85, passed away Monday, Dec. 1.
She was born February 24, 1940 in Charleston. She graduated from East Tallahatchie High School in 1958, then attended Northwest Junior College.
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SUMNER — Smith Murphey IV, age 88, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 16, at his home in Sumner.
A celebration of life service, including military honors, will be held Monday, Dec. 22, at Sumner Presbyterian Church, followed by a private interment at Woodlawn Cemetery in Sumner. Meredith Nowell Funeral Home in Clarksdale, has charge of arrangements. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to the Sumner Presbyterian Church or a charity of the donor’s choice.
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