Marathon Cheese to expand Booneville facility, add 39 jobs
The $326,000 expansion at Marathon Cheese’s Booneville plant will boost slicing and packaging capacity, creating 39 jobs, Mississippi officials announced.
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Tillotson expected to be named Port Pascagoula director
Charles Tillotson is expected to become director of Port Pascagoula pending approval by the Jackson County Port Authority Board of Commissioners, port officials said.
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Pike County emergency director wins NASFM incident response award
Pike County Emergency Management Director Tina Reed received the National Association of State Fire Marshals’ 2026 Leadership in Incident Response Award for her response to a carbon dioxide release on Oct. 16, 2025, NASFM said.
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Critics Say Congress is Neglecting Disaster Recovery in Mississippi
A nonprofit watchdog warns that congressional inaction threatens disaster response efforts in Mississippi amid increasing natural calamities across the country.
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Mississippi Today hires Blake Barnes as multimedia producer
Blake Barnes joined Mississippi Today as a multimedia producer Monday, the news organization said. He will produce social videos, contribute to video podcasts and work on long-form video projects.
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Mississippians at first redistricting hearing call effort a ‘power grab’
Residents at a Tupelo hearing urged lawmakers not to redraw voting maps, saying changes would dilute Black political power after the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in the Louisiana Callais case.
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Student hospitalized after Columbus school bus crash
A Columbus Municipal School District student was taken to a hospital after a two-vehicle crash involving a school bus Monday morning, the district said.
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Analysts Say 4-0 Start Could Push Mississippi State Into AP Top 25
Analysts Brian Hadad and Carlo Barone said a 4-0 start in 2026 could vault Mississippi State into the AP Top 25, noting the Bulldogs opened last season 4-0 and still remained unranked.
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Mississippi public safety commissioner Sean Tindell announces run for attorney general
Sean Tindell, the state commissioner of public safety, announced he is running for Mississippi attorney general in 2027 and plans to step down from his agency post to focus on the campaign, Magnolia Tribune reported.
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Patient with burns to 96% of body discharged from Mississippi burn center
Mississippi Baptist Medical Center says a patient who suffered burns to about 96% of their body has been treated and released from its Mississippi Burn, Hand and Reconstruction Center. The center called the case the most severe in its history.
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