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1. National Guard conducting Sentry South exercises until March 6
Mississippi residents could see military activity in the skies over the next two weeks.
By Magnolia Tribune Staff on
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Mississippi State University congratulates students named to the fall 2025 Deans' List.
Students named to the Deans' List at Mississippi State must have achieved a GPA between 3.5 and 3.79, based on a 4.0 scale, while completing at least 12 semester hours of coursework with no incomplete grades or grades lower than a C.
The following local students attained this honor and are listed by name and hometown:
• Joshua Youngblood, of Coldwater.
• Kace Holmes, of Coldwater.
• Robyn Warrington, of Coldwater.
• Canon Caldwell, of Sarah.
By The Tate Record on
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Secretary of State Michael Watson discusses his push for lawmakers to enact campaign finance reform, including transparency and searchability of reports for the public. Watson says he knows such legislation is a tough sell with lawmakers.
By Geoff Pender and Taylor Vance - Mississippi Today on
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The Tate County unemployment rate dipped under three percent for the first time in over a year, according to December statistics from the Mississippi Department of Employment Security (MDES).
Data from MDES shows Tate County with a 2.9% jobless rate – a sharp decrease from 3.6% in November.
Tate ranked 17th in the state in unemployment in December and the rate of 2.9% includes an estimated 11,960 of the eligible 12,310 residents, at least 16 years of age, actively searching for employment in December but could not secure a job.
By Brett Brown on
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The House passed a pair of bills on last week that would reshape laws surrounding the sale of alcohol in Mississippi.
The first would allow the direct shipment of liquor to Mississippians’ homes, and the second would let local authorities pass ordinances allowing the sale of alcohol on Sundays.
By Special to the Tate Record on
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House Speaker Jason White was not happy the Senate killed his expansive school choice bill, without even taking a full vote.
Now House leaders appear to be sending a message to the other chamber: Most of the education bills passed by the Senate have been sent to two committees in the House, or “double-referred,” a tactic often used to kill bills or delay their passage and overhaul them.
By Special to the Tate Record on
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Both chambers of the Mississippi Legislature have advanced bills aiming to crack down on immigration, despite some lawmakers raising concerns that the federal government is responsible for enforcement and that the proposals could inadvertently harm U.S. citizens.
The Senate on Tuesday passed a measure that would create a state crime of being in Mississippi illegally and authorize local law enforcement to charge people with being in the state without proper documentation.
By Special to the Tate Record on
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The Northwest Mississippi Community College men's and women's tennis teams will look to repeat and improve upon the success of the 2025 season that saw both teams participate in the NJCAA Division II Tennis Championships.
By Special to the Tate Record on
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Cancer is the second leading cause of death in Mississippi, accounting for about 1 in 5 deaths each year. Yet, 60 percent of all cancers are preventable.
Throughout February, National Cancer Prevention Month, the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) is reminding you that leading a healthy lifestyle and seeing your medical provider regularly can help prevent the deadly disease.
By The Tate Record on
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University of Mississippi Medical Center has closed all of its clinics on Thursday to a cybersecurity attack.
UMMC issued the following statement:
"Due to a cybersecurity attack, many UMMC IT systems are down, including access to our electronic medical records, Epic.
"Today, all UMMC clinic locations statewide are closed. Outpatient and ambulatory surgeries/procedures and imaging appointments are cancelled and will be rescheduled. Hospital services are continuing for our patients using downtime procedures.
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The outrages keep piling up day after day. On February 6, 2026 at 5:44 in the morning, the Truth Social Account from “Donald J. Trump@realDonaldTrump” tweeted a 62-second video of former President of the United States Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama as hairy, muscular apes, swaying in a jungle to music. I do not know how many overt racists there are in the United States of America. I venture there are not enough to keep either the President or his party in power.
By Robert Wise on
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When I was a student teacher, I had a conversation with a science teacher I worked with about natural selection. I asked if she thought this process of survival of the fittest was a good thing. “Oh yes,” she replied quickly, “natural selection helps weed out the weaker of a species and makes the species stronger, which serves the greater good of the group.” I then asked her a follow-up question I had been genuinely curious about for a while.
By Johnathan Kettler on
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Every few years, it seems some folks wake up one morning and decide the real problem in Mississippi is that citizens know too much about what their government is doing.
This is one of those years.
The Mississippi Public Records and Open Meetings Acts are called our “Sunshine Laws” for good reason. They preserve the rights of citizens to know what their government is up to.
By Layne Bruce on
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Online sports betting is poised to become legal and regulated in Mississippi. Interestingly, the reasons given by many of our legislators for legalizing something that can be incredibly destructive are the same reasons many of us believe illicit drugs should be legalized and regulated.
By Christina Dent on
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A program that would allow retired Mississippi state employees to return to work with a state agency for 80 percent of what the position pays is now headed to the House of Representatives.
If signed by the governor, SB 2911 would create an alternative route for retirees to return to state employment while still collecting their retirement benefits.
By Special to the Tate Record on
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The Mississippi House of Representatives passed a Pharmacy Benefit Manager reform bill on the floor last week.
By Special to the Tate Record on
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As inflation, housing costs, and other expenses remain stubbornly high, economic pressure is quietly reshaping marriage decisions in 2026.
According to new research from Henderson & Henderson Attorneys at Law, which surveyed 3,004 people in long-term relationships, the economy is quietly reshaping not just household budgets, but the very structure of modern marriage.
By Special to the Tate Record on
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Jackson Mayor John Horhn has selected Dr. RaShall Brackney to be the new police chief of Jackson.
Most of Brackney’s career, 30 years, was in the Pittsburgh Police Bureau. She later served as chief of campus police at George Washington University and, most recently, police chief in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Brackney takes over from interim chief Tyree Jones, also serving as Hinds County Sheriff. This week she visited Jackson where she spoke to various groups and was shown around town by Mayor Horhn.
By Wyatt Emmerich on
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The Mississippi Democratic Party has joined the nation in mourning the passing of the Reverend Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr., who died peacefully Tuesday morning surrounded by his family at the age of 84.
A protégé of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., a two-time presidential candidate, and the founder of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, Rev. Jackson was among the most consequential figures in the history of American democracy and the struggle for human dignity.
By The Tate Record on
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EDGEFIELD, S.C. — The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks’ Fire on the Forty Initiative, a private lands habitat initiative designed to restore and enhance wildlife habitat through use of prescribed fire, won the NWTF’s Land Stewardship Award for promoting wildlife habitat management.
The team accepted the award at the NWTF’s 50th annual Convention and Sport Show, sponsored by Mossy Oak of West Point, Mississippi.
By The Tate Record on
