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Among the spiritually strong is "he who does not put out his money at usury" (Psalm 15:5a). Usury is interest. Does this mean Christians can never be bankers, mortgage lenders, etc.?
First, let us consider that these words of David have reference to specific Old Testament laws. "If thou lend money to any of my people that is poor by thee, thou shalt not be to him as an usurer, neither shalt thou lay upon him usury" (Exodus 22:25).
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3 months 2 weeks ago
There are a lot of places to enjoy the holidays in Mississippi, but Oxford has always been my place. I don’t mean that casually—I mean “load up the boys, grab a Sonic drink for the road, and head toward the Square with the kind of excitement usually reserved for Christmas morning.”
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3 months 2 weeks ago
The Mississippi Miss Hospitality Competition is now accepting at-large contestant applications. Eligible individuals who reside in a Mississippi community without an established local program are encouraged to apply to participate in the 2026 competition.
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3 months 2 weeks ago
Many state boards and commissions are inefficient and have duplicative back-office functions according to a new report released by the Mississippi Office of the State Auditor.
The audit reports specifically shows the amount spent by these board and commissions on salaries and wages and contractual services.
“My team just completed a review of 19 small- and medium-sized state boards,” said Auditor Shad White, “and we found some operating well but most had room to improve.”
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3 months 2 weeks ago
Governor Tate Reeves (R) announced the state will invest more than $100 million in economic development, infrastructure improvements, workforce training, tourism, and conservation initiatives during a press conference on this week.
Many of the grants are geared towards site development, infrastructure improvements, and workforce training support. The investment will expand infrastructure at sites across Mississippi, positioning the Magnolia State to attract private sector investment, the governor said.
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3 months 2 weeks ago
A Tate County man has been ordered to serve prison time for his role in a 2024 sexual battery case.
Documents from the Tate County Circuit Clerk’s Office show Austin Scott Hudspeth, 19, of Coldwater, was sentenced to 15 years in Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) and five years post-release supervision after pleading guilty to a charge of sexual battery of a child under 14 with defendant 24 months older than victim.
Hudspeth had another count of the same crime remanded to the file.
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3 months 2 weeks ago
A Tate County man has been ordered to serve prison time for his role in a 2024 sexual battery case.
Documents from the Tate County Circuit Clerk’s Office show Austin Scott Hudspeth, 19, of Coldwater, was sentenced to 15 years in Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) and five years post-release supervision after pleading guilty to a charge of sexual battery of a child under 14 with defendant 24 months older than victim.
Hudspeth had another count of the same crime remanded to the file.
By Brett Brown on
3 months 2 weeks ago
A Tate County man has been ordered to serve prison time for his role in a 2024 sexual battery case.
Documents from the Tate County Circuit Clerk’s Office show Austin Scott Hudspeth, 19, of Coldwater, was sentenced to 15 years in Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) and five years post-release supervision after pleading guilty to a charge of sexual battery of a child under 14 with defendant 24 months older than victim.
Hudspeth had another count of the same crime remanded to the file.
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3 months 2 weeks ago
A thoughtful column on the Mississippi Today website laid out a couple of education ideas that have nothing to do with the pending school choice proposal that would allow families, with state assistance, to enroll their children in whatever school they wish.
Bradley Roberson, superintendent of the Oxford School District, wrote that a state lawmaker challenged him: “If not school choice, then what?” Roberson has a couple of good ideas worth considering. Anything like them would transform education in Mississippi.
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3 months 2 weeks ago
A thoughtful column on the Mississippi Today website laid out a couple of education ideas that have nothing to do with the pending school choice proposal that would allow families, with state assistance, to enroll their children in whatever school they wish.
Bradley Roberson, superintendent of the Oxford School District, wrote that a state lawmaker challenged him: “If not school choice, then what?” Roberson has a couple of good ideas worth considering. Anything like them would transform education in Mississippi.
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3 months 2 weeks ago
A thoughtful column on the Mississippi Today website laid out a couple of education ideas that have nothing to do with the pending school choice proposal that would allow families, with state assistance, to enroll their children in whatever school they wish.
Bradley Roberson, superintendent of the Oxford School District, wrote that a state lawmaker challenged him: “If not school choice, then what?” Roberson has a couple of good ideas worth considering. Anything like them would transform education in Mississippi.
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3 months 2 weeks ago
A thoughtful column on the Mississippi Today website laid out a couple of education ideas that have nothing to do with the pending school choice proposal that would allow families, with state assistance, to enroll their children in whatever school they wish.
Bradley Roberson, superintendent of the Oxford School District, wrote that a state lawmaker challenged him: “If not school choice, then what?” Roberson has a couple of good ideas worth considering. Anything like them would transform education in Mississippi.
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3 months 2 weeks ago
Vaping in Mississippi has changed per a new state law that “bans products that are not manufactured by the current FDA-authorized e-cigarette manufacturers.”
Shop owners are largely unhappy as they are both losing products and losing the ability to serve their customers.
A 60-day grace period began in October and enforcement began on December 1.
The new law requires a registry of all vape products sold in the state.
State leaders hope this upcoming ban will prevent anyone underage from having access to the products.
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3 months 2 weeks ago
Vaping in Mississippi has changed per a new state law that “bans products that are not manufactured by the current FDA-authorized e-cigarette manufacturers.”
Shop owners are largely unhappy as they are both losing products and losing the ability to serve their customers.
A 60-day grace period began in October and enforcement began on December 1.
The new law requires a registry of all vape products sold in the state.
State leaders hope this upcoming ban will prevent anyone underage from having access to the products.
By Special to the Tate Record on
3 months 2 weeks ago
Vaping in Mississippi has changed per a new state law that “bans products that are not manufactured by the current FDA-authorized e-cigarette manufacturers.”
Shop owners are largely unhappy as they are both losing products and losing the ability to serve their customers.
A 60-day grace period began in October and enforcement began on December 1.
The new law requires a registry of all vape products sold in the state.
State leaders hope this upcoming ban will prevent anyone underage from having access to the products.
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3 months 2 weeks ago
How Mississippi funds its institutions of higher learning was a topic of discussion during the first day of the Senate Committee on Universities and Colleges.
Committee members also heard updates on the status of the college savings programs as well as an update on recent graduation rates.
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3 months 2 weeks ago
Both Coldwater and Senatobia reaped the benefits of a strong October with significant increases in sales tax collections.
According to statistics from the Mississippi Department of Revenue (MDOR), both municipalities remain steady and consistent in revenue through the first four months of the fiscal year which started at the beginning of July.
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3 months 2 weeks ago
Third grade students in the Senatobia Municipal and Tate County School Districts scored just below the statewide average on last year's mandatory reading assessment.
The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) announced 85% of third graders passed the third grade reading assessment after the final retest for the 2024-25 school year. The pass rate is higher than the 2023-24 final pass rate of 84%.
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3 months 2 weeks ago
I recently saw a clip from New Jersey’s gubernatorial debate. Mikie Sherill, one of the candidates, admonished her opponent because he had cited Mississippi as a model for New Jersey schools. Sherill dismissed Mississippi as having “some of the worst schools in the nation.”
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3 months 2 weeks ago
As most of us ponder what we will get or give for Christmas or what we ate for Thanksgiving, we would like to ask our readers to step back and think about those doing without this holiday season.
There are many who have real needs in this community. There are always many who have been given a bad lick in life.
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