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Below is an opinion column by Russ Latino:
Public-to-public transfers, sometimes called open enrollment or portability, are not robustly used. The policy is not a panacea. It can be a lifeline for hardship, though.
Forty-six (46) states, plus the District of Columbia, allow a student to transfer from the public school they are assigned to into another public school. Mississippi is among them.
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The Legislature is considering ways to integrate social safety nets and workforce development in a manner that moves people off of welfare and into a sustainable job.
The importance of work on the psyche and society as a whole was a topic of discussion during Empower Mississippi’s fifth annual Solutions Summit this week.
By Jeremy Pittari - Magnolia Tribune on
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According to Ag Commissioner Andy Gipson, foreign interests own over 1 million acres of land in Mississippi, representing 4.5% of all privately held agricultural land in the state.
Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson (R) is praising the decision by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to create an online website to streamline reporting requirements for foreign persons purchasing farmland in the U.S.
By Daniel Tyson - Magnolia Tribune on
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State Rep. Trey Lamar (R), chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee
State Rep. Trey Lamar (R), chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee in Mississippi, has filed legislation that would consolidate a number of community colleges, reducing the current 15 community and junior college districts down to 12.
Lamar’s legislation, HB 1284, would consolidate the following community colleges:
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Cynthia Kay Gant, 66, of Sarah, Miss., passed away Tuesday, January 20, 2026.
Services were Friday, January 23, 2026 in the chapel of Pate-Jones Funeral Home.
Burial follows in Surretts Cemetery.
By The Tate Record on
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The Mississippi Department of Education has released its 2024-25 Superintendent’s Annual Report, which covers a year of historic progress of the state’s public education system as well as national recognition of achievements.
Report highlights include:
• An increase in the overall pass rates for all end-of-course assessments
• A record high 77.3% of third graders passing the third grade reading assessment on the first attempt
• Statewide graduation rate of 89.2%
By Brett Brown on
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Could lithium brine be Mississippi’s next energy boon?
That was the question debated for nearly four hours on Wednesday at the Mississippi Natural Resources Summit in Jackson, where participants learned the Magnolia State could lead in the production of domestic lithium, which is critical in national energy security.
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Longtime educator and Tate County resident Bernice Jackson is the recipient of the 2025 Red Rose Award.
Members of the local Alpha Delta Chapter of The Delta Kappa Gamma Society International, a society of women educators, presented Jackson with the honor Wednesday, Jan. 7 during a meeting of the Senatobia Municipal School Board of Trustees.
By Brett Brown on
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Tate County leaders are on board with a proposal to allow sheriffs’ deputies to use radar guns – a tool currently banned for county law enforcement – to help curb dangerous driving on rural roads.
Supervisors signed a local resolution presented by Sheriff Luke Shepherd at their meeting Monday, Jan. 5 asking Mississippi legislators to reconsider a law that prohibits sheriff’s office personnel across the state from using radar to deter speeding.
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The Northeast Mississippi Community College football team recorded a lot of big numbers throughout the 2025 season and continued that trend with all-conference honors with 10 total players being recognized by the Mississippi Association of Community Colleges Conference (MACCC).
By The Tate Record on
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Firefighters and emergency medical technicians from Senatobia Fire & Rescue Department had a vigorous 2025 by responding to a total of 1,095 calls – compared to 1,083 the previous year.
The bulk of dispatches (715) in 2025 were incidents involving rescue and emergency medical services where firefighters, in some cases, assisted EMS paramedics.
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The educated guess here is that Trinidad Chambliss will be the starting quarterback for Ole Miss when the Rebels open the 2026 season against Louisville at Nashville on either Sept. 5 or 6.
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More babies are born preterm in Mississippi than anywhere else in the nation, and our infant mortality rate is significantly higher than the national average. The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) is hoping to change that with the launch of our “Saving the Smallest” Infant Mortality Campaign on Friday, January 23, recognized nationally as Maternal Health Awareness Day.
By The Tate Record on
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The first full week of January was a busy one for the Tate County Tax Assessor/Collector’s Office as property tax season officially began.
A total of 30 residents showed up Monday, Jan. 5 – the first official day of the filing period for homestead exemptions – and over 80 turned in paperwork before the week ended.
The Tate County Tax Assessor/Collector’s Office reminds everyone there is still ample time to file. The period for the current tax year is open until Wednesday, April 1 at 5 p.m.
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HERNANDO — Some DeSoto County School Board members want a legal process by which an elected peer — another school board member — can be ousted for concerns including malfeasance and abuse of power. They passed a resolution in November formally asking lawmakers to consider granting that authority in the current legislative session.
A new law “would give school boards more authority when situations arise that cause concern in the community,” school board President Jerald Wheeler said in a statement to Mississippi Today.
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A Chancery Court judge has agreed to dissolve a partnership formed to profit from uninsured motorists whose license plates were captured by traffic cameras in Ocean Springs, Biloxi and other Mississippi cities.
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The seven current members of the Mississippi Supreme Court on Tuesday quizzed attorneys for State Auditor Shad White and Attorney General Lynn Fitch over which statewide official can bring a lawsuit to recoup misspent taxpayer money.
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When it comes to the use of cellphones in public school classrooms, Mississippi is behind the curve compared to the rest of the country.
The Newsweek website reports that 26 states, including every single one in the South other than Mississippi, have a “bell-to-bell” ban on students using a cellphone, meaning from the beginning of a school day’s first class to the end of the last one.
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Mississippi is currently not among the growing number of states that allow high school student-athletes to accept Name, Image and Likeness, or NIL, money or benefits. That could change if legislation filed by State Rep. Jeffery Harness (D) is signed into law.
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