New principals announced as Floate retires at HMS
Floate finished his 25th year in education in 2024-25.
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Author: Bob Bakken
New lottery scratch-off games to retailers June 3
The final Pink Panther Diamond Tripler Bonus Promotion drawing will take place Thursday, May 29.
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Special session to start on Wednesday
A budget has to be settled by July 1, when the new fiscal year begins.
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DeSoto County reflects, remembers on Memorial Day
DeSoto County services remember fallen soldiers on Memorial Day.
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McRae: A 529 week to remember
MPACT is a prepaid tuition plan, meaning you lock in your college tuition rates today,.
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Hale: Where energy innovation meets emergency readiness
The Mississippi State Fire Academy has long been a national leader in delivering high-quality, hands-on training, and this funding allows them to hone their skills further.
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Most popular baby names in 2024 listed
All data are from a 100 percent sample of records on Social Security card applications as of March 2025.
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Wicker: Helping maintain America’s AI edge
Congress passed and President Trump signed into law a bill called the Take It Down Act. A key part of that law sets punishments for those who use AI to create certain pornographic deepfakes.
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Lynn Jones: Live so that people can see God in you
When you treat others with love and grace, they may be able to see the face of God in you!
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Yoder: Poppies and Promises: Honoring Sacrifice on Memorial Day
“Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends” (John 15:13).
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