Tippah County, MS News
Darius Slay, a six-time Pro Bowl cornerback and Super Bowl champion, announced his retirement after a 13-year NFL career, ending his journey with the Philadelphia Eagles.
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The Mississippi Senate Finance Committee on Monday voted to table a House bill that would have exempted name, image and likeness compensation from state income tax, State Sen. Dean Kirby said.
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Salad Days Hydroponic Farm opened a new 68,000-square-foot greenhouse in Flora on Tuesday, and the company said it can produce up to 3 million heads of lettuce annually.
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Mississippi’s agriculture commissioner signed an order to protect local agribusinesses from California’s new climate disclosure mandates, calling the law an overreach.
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The Jackson City Council voted 6-0 to rezone lots behind the shuttered Metrocenter Mall for industrial use even though two of the three parcels are listed as state-owned after years of unpaid taxes, according to county records and the secretary of state’s office.
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Residents voiced mixed reactions at a March 16 meeting about a new data center planned for a long-vacant Clinton facility. Mayor Will Purdie said the project will bring revenue and jobs, but questions remain about ownership, energy use and details of the agreement.
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An early childhood specialist told Mississippi Today that freeing unspent federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds could largely address the state’s child care shortage without new state dollars.
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Commissioner Willie Simmons announced 2026 Transportation Alternatives Program awards in Meridian for sidewalks, walking trails and multi-use pathways, the Mississippi Department of Transportation said.
Read MoreDamage survey teams from the National Weather Service confirmed an EF-0 tornado struck Clarkton on Sunday evening with maximum winds of 85 mph, the agency said.
Read MoreWilliam Wallace Ellis, 53, was arrested March 6 after agents said they found a felony amount of alleged methamphetamine and multiple firearms during a search of a Saltillo home.
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