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In 2017, lawmakers approved a bill that then-Gov. Phil Bryant signed into law that required reverse auctions for contracts for $50,000 or more.

State procurement review board approves $156 million in exemptions from law requiring reverse auctions from state and local agencies

While reverse auctions are the law in Mississippi, the state’s Public Procurement Review Board has handed out hundreds of exemptions for state and local government entities each year.

In just the last two years, the board has approved 209 exemptions that are worth an estimated value of more than $156 million.

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Lawmakers are considering bills that could end the state's certificate of need program and increase teacher pay by $1,000.

Legislature considering bills that could provide a pay hike for teachers and increase transparency

Lawmakers are busy submitting bills for consideration as the Mississippi Legislature goes into its second week of work.

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Lawmakers are considering bills that could end the state's certificate of need program and increase teacher pay by $1,000.

Legislature considering bills that could provide a pay hike for teachers and increase transparency

Lawmakers are busy submitting bills for consideration as the Mississippi Legislature goes into its second week of work.

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Douglas Carswell, new president of the Mississippi Center for Public Policy

Freedom today is under attack

OPINION COLUMN by Douglas Carswell:

I’m Douglas Carswell, and this week I join the Mississippi Center for Public Policy as the new President & CEO.

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Vehicles from all over Madison Parish line up Monday morning at Tallulah Elementary School.

Honoring the dream

Martin Luther King Jr. Day was a bit different in Tallulah this year.

With continued COVID precautions keeping the city's annual program from taking place at the town's community center, residents came up with a new idea, resulting in lines of vehicles converging on Tallulah Elementary School's parking lot Monday morning.

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SBA Announces Approval of About 60,000 PPP Loan Applications

The U.S. Small Business Administration announced on Jan. 19 that it has approved approximately 60,000 Paycheck Protection Program loan applications submitted by nearly 3,000 lenders, for over $5 billion, between the program’s re-opening on Jan. 11, at 9 a.m. ET through Jan. 17.

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Sports Column: Drew Brees leaves an unforgettable Saints legacy. The story started in Jackson.

You’ve probably heard this said many different ways by many different football players, coaches and announcers. To me, Archie Manning said it best long ago after he won NFC Offensive Player of the Year and he told me, “Just remember, the quarterback always gets too much credit and too much blame.”

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The Mississippi Department of Education is asking for only a 0.22 reduction in its MAEP request for fiscal 2022.

Mississippi public school enrollment

Total spending on K-12 education

Despite large decrease in enrollment, Education Department seeks only slight decrease in K-12 funds from lawmakers

Despite a large drop in enrollment (23,000 fewer students compared to last year), the Mississippi Department of Education is seeking only a fractionally smaller appropriation from lawmakers that it requested this year.

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COVID-19 vaccinations have begun in Madison Parish.

COVID vaccine now available in parish

The COVID-19 vaccine is now available in Madison Parish.

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Pro-Initiative 65 groups say city of Madison's lawsuit could deprive Mississippians of their right to amend the state's constitution via ballot initiative

Two new amicus (friend of the court) briefs filed by the original sponsor of the Initiative 65 and the conservative policy group Americans for Prosperity were filed this week in an attempt to convince the state Supreme Court not to kill the state’s medical marijuana program before it can begin.

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Plant Watson is one of Mississippi Power's plants and is located in Gulfport.

Mississippi regulators want Mississippi Power to reduce its surplus generation capacity by 2027

The Mississippi Public Service Commission is ordering one of the state’s two investor-owned utilities, Mississippi Power, to reduce its surplus generation capacity by 2027.

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Bennie Thompson Says He Will Fight For Pumps Under Biden, But Points To Challenges

The Yazoo Backwater Pumps Project is politics, says Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Bolton), and people who would depend on the project to control flooding might want to look at alternatives. Thompson said he is a supporter of the project, which was vetoed during the George W.

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Missing child found, 1 arrested

On Mon., Jan.

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Williams

1 dead, 1arrested in early morning homicide

The Madison Parish Sheriff's Office was called to S.

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Outdoors in the Sun: ‘In the kitchen with Jeff’

My apologies for omitting one of the main components of the duck recipe in last week’s article. The trinity, chopped celery, bell pepper, and onion, is a must in not only wild game recipes, but in most other recipes as well. If you have undertaken this task and already prepared this dish without it, I would wager it still turned out very good.

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State Superintendent Carey Wright

State superintendent recommends waiving of passing requirements for statewide tests

Mississippi state Superintendent Carey Wright told the Senate Education Committee Wednesday that the Legislature should waive the passing requirements for two statewide tests for third grade reading and

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Capitol riot brings shame to GOP/Pence chose well but sadly late

OPINION:

Donald Trump put his vice president, Mike Pence, in a tough spot. He publicly pressured Pence to attempt an illegal ploy to overturn Joe Biden’s victory in the Electoral College.

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Dr. L. Ray Matthews

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VIDEO: Dr. Ray Matthews Dives Into The Vaccine Rollout and Vitamin D

Indianola native and retired trauma surgeon Dr. Ray Matthews joined E-T Publisher Bryan Davis this week to talk about the recent COVID-19 vaccine rollout.

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Editorial: Polio and Covid

The biggest question about the coronavirus vaccines that are in the early stage of distribution is whether they will work as advertised.

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Christmas: A wonderful part of a divine plan

Back in the

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Kevonta Everett

1 killed in Wednesday shooting

Last night, (November 25) the Madison Parish Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call regarding a male being shot on North Walnut Street. The male suffered multiple gunshot wounds and was transferred to the local hospital, where he succumbed to his wounds.

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More arrests made for juvenile homicide

On Mon., Oct. 12, investigators with the Madison Parish Sheriff’s Office made three additional arrests in the case of the fatal shooting of a juvenile that took place Sun., Oct. 11, at Wyche Apartments. Danielle Wesley, 45, Armone Wesley, 22, and James Robinson, 24, were arrested and charged with Principal to 2nd Degree Murder.

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Ballots were cast Tue., Nov. 3.

Madison Parish Election Results

Jay McCallum- Supreme Court 4th Supreme Court District

Angela Claxton- District Judge, 6th Judicial District Court.. Division A

Laurie Brister- District Judge, 6th Judicial District Court, Division B

James Paxton- District Attorney, 6th Judicial District Court

Tim Winstead- Justice of the Peace District 2

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Juveniles arrested after shooting

Madison Parish Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call around 7:30 p.m. Sun., Sept. 27, at 218 Thomas Street in reference to a shooting. Upon arrival, deputies found Darion Moore in the driveway of Wyche Apartments. He had been shot one time.

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2 killed in six-car accident

Less than a week after a Texas man was killed on Interstate 20 after rear-ending an 18-wheeler stopped in traffic west of the bridge connecting Delta to Vicksburg, another two deaths occurred due to a similar circumstance Friday night near Delta.

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Hurricane Delta is expected to make landfall in Louisiana later today.

Delta expected to impact Tallulah today

According to officials with Madison Parish E-911, Hurricane Delta is still traveling northwestward on a track to impact northeast Louisiana today and through tomorrow.

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Tallulah Police Chief Buster McCoy addresses speeding concerns in front of the Madison Parish Police Jury during Monday's regular meeting.

Police Jury, chief of police talk speeding problem

Safety was on the mind of Police Jury President Jane Sanders during Monday’s regular meeting.

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Madison Parish Crime Report for the week of Thurs., Oct. 29, 2020

POLICE REPORTS

Bruce McClodden, Jr.

400 W. Levee St.

Tallulah, LA

Disturbing the Peace, Resisting

Arrest, Remaining after Forbidden

Mark S. Scott

704 MLK Blvd.

Delhi, LA

Driving under Suspension

SHERIFF’S REPORT

Toni Mejias

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Tallulah Academy quarterback Dee Morgan tucks the ball and takes off for a long touchdown run in the first quarter of the Trojans' win over the CCA Bulldogs Friday night in Tallulah.

Trojans blow out Bulldogs

The scoring between the Tallulah Academy Trojans and the Christian Collegiate Academy Bulldogs began early Friday night, and the two teams traded touchdowns for much of the contest.

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Tallulah Academy knocked off the Prairie View Spartans Friday night at home.

Trojans knock off Spartans

Bolstered by a 34-point first quarter, the Tallulah Academy Trojans knocked off the Prairie View Spartans 58-34 Friday night at home.

The win leaves the Trojans with a 7-3 mark on the year, with every game a battle to notch home-field advantage in this year's Mississippi Association of Independent Schools (MAIS) playoffs.

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