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Oral arguments to be reset in Carlos Moore judicial performance case
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – Oral arguments in a case that could determine whether to remove Carlos Moore as a municipal court judge will be rescheduled for a later date. Moore was slated to appear before the Mississippi Supreme Court on Tuesday, July 23. However, the attorney filed a motion to continue due to a death in the family.
David Hall elected to Miss. Power Board
MERIDIAN, Miss. (WTOK) - A Meridian businessman has been elected to serve on the Board of Directors of Mississippi Power Company. David Hall is President and CEO of Hall Timberlands, a family owned timber company in business in Meridian for over 85 years. David Hall.
State task force to tackle K-12, college students’ mental health
Members of the Mental Health Task Force Committee listen to presentations during their meeting at the Capitol in Jackson, Miss., Wednesday, July 17, 2024. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today. A committee of legislators and state leaders convened at the Capitol this week to discuss mental health issues facing young Mississippians. School...
DMI receives Mississippi Arts Commission grant
The Delta Music Institute at Delta State University has been awarded a $4,250 grant from the Mississippi Arts Commission (MAC). This grant is a portion of the more than $1.7 million in grants MAC awarded in Fiscal Year 2025 and will be used to fund the annual DMI Summer Camp, a five-day interactive experience for high school students ages 15-18 exploring three entertainment industry career tracks.
Mississippi can wait to reset legislative districts that dilute Black voting strength, judges say
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi can wait until next year to redraw some of its legislative districts to replace ones where Black voting power is currently diluted, three federal judges said Thursday. The decision updates a timeline from the judges, who issued a ruling July 2 that found problems with districts in three parts of the […]
Mississippi’s new Episcopal bishop is first woman and first Black person in that role
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The new bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Mississippi is being formally installed Saturday, and she is first woman and first Black person to hold the post. The Rev. Dorothy Sanders Wells was elected bishop in February and has been in the leadership role since May. She is being ordained and […]
New funding formula should increase revenue for school district by nearly $390K
NATCHEZ — A new funding formula that Mississippi legislators have put in place for kindergarten through 12th-grade public education will increase funds to Natchez Adams School District by approximately $390,000. Starting July 1, a new funding formula went into effect for Mississippi’s K-12 public education system as a result of HB 1823 which replaced the […] The post New funding formula should increase revenue for school district by nearly $390K appeared first on Mississippi's Best Community Newspaper.
Mississippi Lacks Black Doctors, Even as Lawmakers Increasingly Target Diversity Programs
Jerrian Reedy was 9 when his father was admitted to the hospital in Hattiesburg, about two hours northeast of New Orleans, after sustaining three gunshot wounds. Reedy recalled visiting his dad in the intensive care unit that summer in 2009, even though children weren’t typically permitted in that part of the hospital.
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