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Audit assists Medicaid expansion

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On Wed, 08/04/2021 - 9:36 PM
Some proponents of Medicaid expansion are accusing Mississippi’s state auditor, Shad White, of trying to undermine the effort by releasing a report this week that put a heavy emphasis on fraud in the government insurance program.
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Guest Column: Proud of our newspaper heritage

By Wyatt Emmerich, 289 Reads
Wed, 08/04/2021 - 5:00 PM
I just returned from the 155th meeting of the Mississippi Press Association (MPA) held at the Golden Nugget in Biloxi.
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Community Calendar

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Ethel special election Aug. 10
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Vicksburg Mayor George Flaggs helping recruit businesses to his town using tax incentives offered under President Donald Trump's 2017 tax plan. -- Photo credit to Mississippi Today --

‘I should have gotten the vaccine’: Vicksburg Mayor Flaggs admits mistake after contracting COVID-19

By Bobby Harrison - Mississippi Today, 94 Reads
Wed, 08/04/2021 - 4:54 PM
Vicksburg Mayor George Flaggs has done public service announcements on television and in his hometown newspaper urging his constituents to get the COVID-19 vaccination.
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Claire Pride, 28, was in ICU for five days with COVID pneumonia. (Courtesy Claire Pride)

This healthy 28-year-old didn’t get a COVID vaccine. She ended up in the ICU.

By ADAM GANUCHEAU - Mississippi Today, 97 Reads
Wed, 08/04/2021 - 4:36 PM
Claire Pride isn’t a political person. So as COVID-19 policies and recommendations became more and more politicized the past few months, the 28-year-old Madison resident didn’t feel the need to get the vaccine.
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Hyde-Smith Highlights Mississippi Military Construction Projects In Committee-passed Bill

By Press Release - Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith, 104 Reads
Wed, 08/04/2021 - 3:12 PM
Below is a press release from Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith:
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School districts set COVID rules

By Landon Gibson, 452 Reads
Wed, 08/04/2021 - 3:00 PM
During recent monthly meetings, the Kosciusko and Attala County school boards approved updates to their respective district reopening plans, which unveiled COVID-19 policies and procedures for the upcoming school term.
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Hyde-Smith Committee Approves $20.7 Million To Advance Yazoo Pumps

By Press Release - Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith, 82 Reads
Wed, 08/04/2021 - 2:54 PM
Below is a press release from Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith:
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced committee passage of an appropriations measure that includes funding to support flood control and water infrastructure projects in Mississippi, including $20.7 million to advance the Yazoo Backwater Area Project.
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Hyde-Smith Votes to Advance FY2022 AG Appropriations Bill

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Wed, 08/04/2021 - 2:36 PM
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Billie Jeanne DuBard

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On Wed, 08/04/2021 - 2:23 PM
Billie Jeanne DuBard, 67, of Ethel, MS, passed away on August 1, 2021.
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Audit assists Medicaid expansion

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‘I should have gotten the vaccine’: Vicksburg Mayor Flaggs admits mistake after contracting COVID-19

This healthy 28-year-old didn’t get a COVID vaccine. She ended up in the ICU.

Hyde-Smith Highlights Mississippi Military Construction Projects In Committee-passed Bill

School districts set COVID rules

Hyde-Smith Committee Approves $20.7 Million To Advance Yazoo Pumps

Hyde-Smith Votes to Advance FY2022 AG Appropriations Bill

Billie Jeanne DuBard

July 29, 2021

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