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Mississippi State is going to court to seek eligibility for Jahron Manning and Malick Sylla and has added a new player to its roster, reporter Brian Hadad said.
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Residents and collaborators told Mississippi Today that Parton kept close ties to Mississippi through performances, philanthropy and personal friendships.
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Amazon Web Services has challenged Madison County’s property valuations for its data centers, a dispute the tax assessor’s office says could reduce next year’s tax receipts by $5 million to $6 million.
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Corey Wiggins pledged transparency at his first convocation and acknowledged challenges left by prior leadership, as faculty, students and alumni urged collaboration on recruitment and finances.
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The Congress of Country Music, which operates the Ellis Theater in Philadelphia, Mississippi, issued a statement mourning Dolly Parton after her death Tuesday at age 80 and recalled benefit concerts she performed there in 2023.
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Attorney General Lynn Fitch’s Opioid Settlement Fund Advisory Council said applications for the 2026 grant cycle are open online from Aug. 31 to Oct. 5, 2026. The council said the grants will be funded from roughly $400 million in opioid settlements.
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The U.S. economy expanded at a sluggish 1.5% pace from April through June, with consumer spending remaining strong, according to the Commerce Department.
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Mississippi will collect nearly $189 million over a decade as part of a multi-state settlement with Meta, aimed at implementing child safety measures on Facebook and Instagram.
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The Mississippi Department of Education will hold a series of meetings Sept. 8-28 to help parents of kindergarten through third-grade students understand state literacy standards, the department said.
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The Mississippi Department of Transportation on Tuesday unveiled a $400 million, two-and-a-half-year plan to rehabilitate bridges and resurface miles of Interstate 20 and Interstate 55 in Hinds and Rankin counties.
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