$70,000 Mississippi Match 5 Jackpot hit
A Mississippi Match 5 player hit a $70,966.87 jackpot by matching all five numbers in the Tuesday, March 7 drawing.
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Hopper will challenge Blackwell for state Senate
Walter Hopper III Wednesday made official a candidacy for state Senate in District 19.
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Fitch part of coalition seeking answers about TikTok
Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch has joined a 46-state coalition in asking a state court to order social media company TikTok, Inc. to fully comply with an ongoing investigation into whether the company violated consumer protection laws.
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Create an escape plan for the entire family
Daylight Saving Time happens Sunday morning and is a good reminder to test smoke alarms and talk to your family about what to do if there is a fire.
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Mississippi tax rate among highest in the nation
Americans are facing the annual Tax Day, which this year is April 18, when income taxes at the federal and state level are due.
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Expanded postpartum Medicaid coverage passes lawmakers
Mississippi legislators on Tuesday completed passage of Senate Bill 2212, which would give low income mothers Medicaid coverage for a full year after a baby is born.
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Federal-State Marketing Improvement Program applications accepted
Applications now accepted from potential partners and collaborators for the Federal-State Marketing Improvement Program (FSMIP).
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April designated as Native Plant Month in Mississippi
Senate Bill 2137 designates April as Mississippi Native Plant Month
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Wicker: Solve military readiness by getting back to basics
Today, the U.S. military is the largest, most diverse engine of social mobility in the country.
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McLemore awarded Historical Society’s Lifetime Achievement Award
McLemore given Mississippi Historical Society’s Lifetime Achievement Award.
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