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Mississippi Kindergarten Readiness Assessment shows students making gains
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – On Thursday, the Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) released the Kindergarten Readiness Assessment (KRA) results for the 2023-24 school year. According to MDE, the results showed students’ gains during the past year have them coming closer to reaching pre-pandemic achievement levels. Kindergarteners and pre-K students take a Kindergarten Readiness Assessment in […]
Mississippi judge removes 1 of Brett Favre’s lawyers in civil case over misspent welfare money
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi judge has removed one of the attorneys representing retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre in a state civil lawsuit that seeks to recover welfare money that was supposed to help some of the poorest residents in the U.S. but went to projects pushed by wealthy and well-connected people. Favre is […]
Here’s where Rotolo’s Craft & Crust is expanding
A new Rotolo’s Craft & Crust is opening its first location in Mississippi. The Louisiana pizza chain’s newest franchise location is tucked in Silo Square development in Southaven, which is considered a suburb of Memphis. The town straddles I-55 near the Tennessee border. It marks the 32nd location...
Company to invest $80 million in expansion of 2 Mississippi facilties – bring 500 news jobs to state
A furniture companies plans to expand two Mississippi production facilities will bring an $80 million investment and 500 new jobs to the state. In a significant boost to the local economy, Ashley Furniture announced plans to expand its two production facilities in Lee County. This investment is set to create...
Political groups, donors give $231K to state judicial candidates in June. See who donated
The 10 candidates running in this year's Mississippi Supreme Court and the Mississippi Court of Appeals races raised about $231,000 in contributions in June, about $30,000 more than in May ($204,090). However, combined campaign spending for all 10 candidates floated near the $100,000 mark for the second month in a...
Mississippi governor on Vance, Medicaid expansion
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – The Mississippi delegation is offering strong support to the Trump-Vance ticket. Governor Tate Reeves (R-Miss.) said the vice presidential pick, U.S. Senator J.D. Vance (R-Ohio), could help former President Trump get over the finish line in November. The governor said Vance will be helpful in the rural areas of the swing […]
Forest Spotlight: Planning for a prescribed fire
BUDE — A map with burn blocks marked out is tacked to a bulletin board in Trey Bolt’s office. He is the Fire Management Officer for the Homochitto National Forest. Bolt works in tandem with the HNF District Ranger Shaun Williamson, Mississippi Forestry Commission and local agencies to complete thousands of acres of prescribed fire each […] The post Forest Spotlight: Planning for a prescribed fire appeared first on Daily Leader.
Mississippi Miss Hospitality crowned its newest representative, Chloe Grace Weeks
Chloe Grace Weeks of Winston County was crowned the 2024 Mississippi Miss Hospitality on Saturday during the competition at the Saenger Theater in downtown Hattiesburg. She was one of 42 contestants throughout the state competing for the title. She was crowned by 2023 Miss Hospitality Abney Grace Pittman of Wayne County at the end of the program.
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