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WASHINGTON -- FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance is available to the state of Mississippi to supplement recovery efforts in the areas affected by the severe winter storm on January 23-27, 2026.
Federal funding is available to state, tribal and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost-sharing basis for emergency work and the repair or replacement of facilities damaged by the severe winter storm for all Public Assistance categories, including direct federal assistance.
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It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Timothy Matthew Williams on Monday, January 19, 2026, surrounded by his family.
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Anthony Paul Garrity, Jr., 86, of Coldwater, Miss, formally of Baltimore, Md., died Monday, January 27, 2026 in Sardis, Miss.
The family held a private Memorial Service.
He was an Accountant and US Veteran, Paratrooper.
He is survived by his daughter, Debra Lynn Hauser of Horn Lake, Miss.: and two sons: Michael Paul Garrity of Hernando, Miss., and Stephen Lester Garrity of Horn Lake. He also leaves six grandchildren and five great -grandchildren.
Rodgers Funeral Home in Coldwater, was in charge of arrangements.
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Pursuant to Mississippi Code Section 23-15-817, the Secretary of State’s Office is required to publish a list of all candidates for Statewide or Legislative Office who failed to file a campaign disclosure report by the dates specified in Section 23-15-807(b).
Individuals who failed to timely file their Annual Campaign Finance Report by 5 p.m. on Friday, January 30, 2026, and still have not filed their report to date include:
Rita Potts Parks - Corinth
Neil Whaley - Potts Camp
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The state Senate this week unanimously voted to provide $20 million to fund the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency’s initial Winter Storm Fern response and recovery efforts, although it was not clear if the House would consider the plan. Hours after the Senate vote, Gov. Tate Reeves announced he is requesting a major disaster declaration for several counties.
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As Mississippi prepares to spend tens of millions of federal dollars to strengthen rural health care, lawmakers in both state legislative chambers have advanced bills aimed at increasing transparency and oversight.
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JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency, along with federal, state, and local officials, hundreds of volunteers, faith-based organizations, and private sector partners continue to respond to the severe winter weather impacting the state. Sadly, another death has been reported in Desoto County, bringing the statewide total to 29.
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SENATOBIA - The Ranger baseball team looks to further improve upon a successful 2025 season that saw them accumulate an overall record of 31-19.
NWCC began their season with four straight wins, two over Bevill State and two over Columbia State, before losing three tightly contested match ups in a row to Lake Land College.
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Pictured is an adult male purple martin. (Photo courtesy of Purple Martin Conservation Association)
In a sure sign that spring is not far behind, the first purple martins of the year have been spotted in Mississippi.
The birds were seen on Jan. 31 in Gautier, Mississippi, by a purple martin enthusiast – one of many throughout the eastern and central United States who track and report on the birds’ annual migration on behalf of the Purple Martin Conservation Association (PMCA). The migration of these unique birds can be reported and tracked through a community science project called the Scout-Arrival Study.
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Mississippi revenues continue to exceed legislative estimates seven months into the current fiscal year. This is welcome news for lawmakers as they continue to make headway toward setting a new state budget this session.
The Legislative Budget Office on Wednesday shared that the January state revenue report showed collections came in at $451,213, or 0.08% above the revised revenue estimate.
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Governor Tate Reeves (R) took to social media this week to express his displeasure with how Republicans in the Mississippi Senate failed to back the House education freedom package put forward by Speaker Jason White (R).
Reeves said in his 23 years in public office, “I’ve never been more disappointed in elected officials than I am this morning in [Lt. Governor Delbert] Hosemann and Senator Dennis Debar.”
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The Mississippi House of Representatives passed legislation this week to legalize mobile sports betting with the goal being to shore up the state’s Public Employees Retirement System.
HB 1581, passed by a vote of 85 to 31 after 20 minutes of debate, was authored by House Gaming Committee Chairman State Rep. Casey Eure (R). He said the legislation is similar to ones that have failed to pass for the last two years, with only a couple of changes. Both prior attempts died in the Senate.
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Ella Burford Darnell, 99, of Independence, Miss., passed away on Monday, February 2, 2026.
She loved bowling, wordsearch puzzles, scrabble and playing solitaire. Ella also enjoyed working in her garden.
She was a member of Independence Church of Christ.
Ella was preceded in death by her husband, James Howard Darnell; parents, Bernard and Lorraine Burford; sisters, Anna McCorkle, Elese Tidwell, and Ramona Smart, and brothers, James Burford, Leon Burford, and Joe Burford.
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Guy Hovis, the “other” Tupelo native whose singing talent captured national attention, passed away on Jan. 22 in Oxford at age 84. He rose to fame on the Lawrence Welk Show, combining humility, talent, enthusiasm, kindness, and generosity into a successful career and life.
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The Mississippi Department of Transportation will a public meeting to get input on proposed Pleasant Hill Rd. improvements in DeSoto County.
The open forum public meeting, will be Tuesday Feb. 10, from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Olive Branch Senior Center, 8800 College St., Olive Branch, MS 38654.
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There are moments in a republic when the noise of slogans must give way to the quiet insistence of conscience.
This is one of them.
We are told, almost daily, that Immigration and Customs Enforcement is pursuing the “worst of the worst.” Instead, the machinery of enforcement has turned its iron attention on those who have committed no crime beyond believing, worshiping, and hoping in the wrong direction.
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Over the past few years, Mississippi lawmakers have passed some critical conservative reforms. Last year, Mississippi became the first state in America to legislate to eliminate the income tax in 40 years. In 2022, we implemented flat tax reform. A few years before that, we passed important labor market reforms. In 2024, we reformed school funding to get more money into the classroom.
It is thanks to these flagship conservative reforms that Mississippi has enjoyed more economic growth in the past five years than over the previous fifteen combined.
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Attorney General Lynn Fitch recently announced the sentencing of Corey Outland, 43, of Ridgeland, Mississippi, on one count of felony desertion for failing to pay over $31,500 in past-due child support.
This case was investigated and prosecuted by the Mississippi Attorney General's Office, with assistance from the Madison County Sheriff's Department.
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A bill passed by the Senate Judiciary B Committee this week would criminalize illegal immigration under state law, making those who enter Mississippi “directly from a foreign nation at any location other than a lawful port of entry” guilty of a felony punishable by not less than two years in prison. If an illegal immigrant is arrested for a crime of violence or a sex offense, that person could be sentenced up five additional years.
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