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The poultry processer will create approximately 190 jobs over the next three years with the expansion.
The Mississippi Development Authority announced Monday that Amick Farms is expanding operations at its Laurel facility through a $74.5 million corporate investment.
The poultry processer will create approximately 190 jobs over the next three years with the expansion.
Governor Tate Reeves celebrated the news, saying that agriculture has been at the core of Mississippi’s economy for centuries.
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3 months 2 weeks ago
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In Mississippi
1. Great Mississippi Nature Trail launched
Governor Tate Reeves helped announce the launch of the Great Mississippi Nature Trail initiative on Monday.
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3 months 2 weeks ago
Michael Cormack, deputy superintendent of Jackson Public Schools, is leaving the district to lead a network of charter schools in Atlanta.
Cormack was Superintendent Errick Greene’s first hire in 2019, according to an announcement the district released Monday. He led academics at JPS, brainstorming initiatives like Project 75, which focuses on reading, and working with school leaders to improve student achievement.
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3 months 2 weeks ago
Paula Merchant speaks with Madison police during a protest at the intersection of Cobblestone Drive and Highway 51 in Madison on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025, against ICE raids. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today
As federal agents move through Mississippi, a handful of local law enforcement agencies and jails are offering assistance through agreements to cooperate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
“We’re assuming, until we find out differently, that our local sheriffs and police are, at a minimum, communicating and perhaps sharing information with ICE,” said Lea Campbell, a member of the Mississippi Gulf Coast Mutual Aid Collective, a community advocacy group.
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3 months 2 weeks ago
Souh view of the State Capitol from Mississippi Street in Jackson, Monday, Sept. 1, 2025. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today
Below is a political opinion column by Bobby Harrison:
Mississippi private school officials have said they would welcome receiving public funds from state taxpayers to help educate their students, but not if it means governmental oversight of their faith-based curriculum and their admissions requirements.
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3 months 2 weeks ago
A view of the interior of the Jackson Medical Mall in Jackson, Mississippi, on Monday, March 3, 2025.. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today
Below is an opinion column by Jitoria Hunter:
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3 months 2 weeks ago
Justice James D. Maxwell II, makes a point during a Supreme Court session regarding HB1020, July 6, 2023. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today
Trump nominated Chamberlin and Maxwell to the federal posts in August, but their initial confirmation by the Senate Judiciary Committee was held up for months by a North Carolina senator.
The full Senate has voted to confirm President Donald Trump’s appointments of two state Supreme Court justices for federal judgeships for Mississippi.
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3 months 2 weeks ago
It may or may not be the biggest sporting event in Mississippi history, but we know for certain Ole Miss is hosting Tulane and you can sell your car and rent a room in Oxford. The Clevelands also discuss USM coaching vacancy, the high school championships and a whole lot more.
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3 months 2 weeks ago
Dr. Rod Paige, interim president of Jackson State University, on the Gibbs-Green Plaza. Credit: Ashley F. G. Norwood, Mississippi Today
Paige, a Jackson State alumnus, also served as the university’s interim president from 2016 to 2017.
Rod Paige, a Mississippi native, lifetime educator and the first Black person to serve as U.S. education secretary, died Tuesday at his home in Texas.
His family announced his death in a statement but did not share the cause. Paige was 92.
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3 months 2 weeks ago
The longest bare-knuckle prizefight in history took place between John L. Sullivan and Jake Kilrain in an obscure location in south Mississippi.
Ole Miss will play host to Tulane in a first round college football playoffs game on Dec. 20 and some pundits already proclaim it the biggest, most important sports event to ever take place on Mississippi soil.
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3 months 2 weeks ago
Attorney General Lynn Fitch listens as agenda items are discussed during the Mississippi Opioid Settlement Fund Advisory Council meeting at the Carroll Gartin Justice Building in Jackson, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today
In one of her first public acknowledgements that Mississippi could improve its opioid settlement management, Attorney General Lynn Fitch wrote that the council would be reviewing its process and may use new services to better distribute the lawsuit dollars.
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3 months 2 weeks ago
Newly elected state Sen. Johnny DuPree is no stranger to state politics. He was longtime mayor of Hattiesburg and is a former Democratic nominee for governor. He outlines issues he’ll tackle in his new job, and vows to keep his constituents informed of what’s happening at the Capitol.
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3 months 2 weeks ago
Jackson is one of 18 new sites recently announced by former Vice President Kamala Harris for stops on her national book tour.
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3 months 2 weeks ago
State Auditor Shad White speaks during the Neshoba County Fair in Philadelphia, Miss., Wednesday, July 31, 2024. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today
Punishing Lane Kiffin with legislation? ‘It’s not off the table. You can quote me on that,’ says Auditor Shad White
Mississippi Auditor Shad White is going on offense in 2026.
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3 months 2 weeks ago
It is only appropriate that in this – surely the strangest college football season ever – Indiana, the team that entered the 2025 season with the most defeats of any team in college history, finishes the season with a perfect 12-0 record and the No. 1 seeding in the college football playoffs. This is like the Washington Generals beating the Harlem Globetrotters, the Jamaicans winning the Olympic bobsled gold medal or Luxembourg winning World War III.
How crazy was this season? Let us count the ways:
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3 months 2 weeks ago
All Republicans in the chamber voted in favor of state Supreme Court Justice Robert Chamberlin’s confirmation while all Democrats cast their votes in opposition.
Mississippi state Supreme Court Justice Robert Chamberlin has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate to serve on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi.
All Republicans in the chamber voted in favor of Chamberlin’s confirmation while all Democrats cast their votes in opposition, making the final tally 51 to 46.
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3 months 3 weeks ago
Development of a new performance-based funding model is up for discussion as lawmakers and IHL consider ways to improve degree outcomes and workforce needs.
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 3 weeks ago
From the Coast to the Tennessee line, see what projects are being funded throughout Mississippi.
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 Thursday.
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3 months 3 weeks ago
Oxford does not ease into Christmas. It makes a complete entrance—coat on, lights up, carols playing, the whole deal.
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 3 weeks ago
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