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New Orleans, Mississippi Gulf Coast celebrate July 4th with food, fun, and fireworks
FOX 8 - Louisiana
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July 5, 2025
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - From the streets of New Orleans to the beaches of Mississippi, Fourth of July celebrations brought out food lovers, beachgoers, and families eager to make the most of the summer holiday. In New Orleans, crowds gathered at St....
“Brain Drain” affecting Mississippi’s economy and workforce
WXXV 25 - Mississippi
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July 4, 2025
Mississippi (WXXV)- Mississippi is losing many of its brightest young adults. They are chasing higher pay, better job prospects and opportunities they say they can’t find at home. It’s a long-running trend known as the “brain drain,” it’s taking a...
Mississippi Lottery Mississippi Match 5, Cash 3 results for June 29, 2025
Hattiesburg American - Mississippi
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The Mississippi Lottery offers several draw games for those aiming to win big. Here’s a look at June 29, 2025, results for each game: Winning Mississippi Match 5 numbers from June 29 drawing 06-07-13-19-21 Check Mississippi Match 5 payouts and...
Alabama football gets commitment from blue-chip Mississippi DL
AL.com - Alabama
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July 4, 2025
Alabama football pulled one of the top recruits in Mississippi for its 2026 recruiting class. Nolan Wilson, a defensive lineman from Picayune Memorial committed to the Crimson Tide on Friday, he told Rivals. Wilson is listed as a four-star recruit...
Behind the blasts: How do we prepare each year for Fireworks on the Mississippi?
WBRZ ABC 2 - Louisiana
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July 4, 2025
BATON ROUGE - Setting up for one of the biggest fireworks shows in the capital city takes an enormous amount of effort and time. This Independence Day, take a step behind the scenes with WBRZ's chairman, Richard Manship, and see how we set up each...
Reeves Launches Mississippi’s America250 Commission
Gazebo Gazette - Mississippi
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July 4, 2025
The Gazebo Gazette JACKSON (GG) — Governor Tate Reeves today announced the launch of Mississippi’s America250 Commission (A250 MS) alongside America250 Mississippi Co-Chair First Lady Elee Reeves, Co-Chair Lynn Hosemann, Visit Mississippi...
LSU lands commitment from a 4-star offensive lineman out of Mississippi in the 2026 class
The Acadiana Advocate - Louisiana
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LSU football landed its third commitment in the past week Friday with the addition of four-star offensive lineman Bryson Cooley. Cooley announced his decision in a social media post. The 6-foot-6, 315-pound offensive tackle is the No. 299 overall...
From Greenwood To Farish Street: Young Black Leaders Are Creating A New Economic Renaissance
Forbes
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This year’s Fourth of July arrives just days after the U.S. Senate passed the so-called “Big, Beautiful Bill”—a sweeping Republican-backed reconciliation package that threatens deep cuts to Medicaid, housing assistance, and public education. Many...
Mississippi Guardsman Reflects on Training Ukrainian Soldiers and Serving at Home
The Delta News - Mississippi
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We are honored with a very special guest today, a man who has served on the front lines of international support helping train Ukrainian soldiers here joining us today to tell all about his experience. Is Command Sergeant Major John Todd Gist,...
USPOULTRY completes Mississippi State University research project
WATT Poultry - Illinois
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July 3, 2025
USPOULTRY and the USPOULTRY Foundation announced the completion of a research project led by Dr. Pratima Adhikari from Mississippi State University, focused on understanding how branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs)—leucine, valine and...
Mississippi airports working to complete projects
WXXV 25 - Mississippi
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June 29, 2025
South Mississippi (WXXV)- Airports across Mississippi are racing against the clock, trying to complete critical projects before federal funding runs out. In Picayune — federal funding is giving a small airport a major upgrade. Crews are repaving...
Guest column: Plastics, often overlooked, are a key part of state's energy economy
The Advocate - Louisiana
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July 4, 2025
Louisiana’s energy sector is more than just a major contributor to the state’s economy — it is its backbone. From offshore drilling platforms in the Gulf to petrochemical facilities along the Mississippi River, energy production fuels nearly every...
Political violence is part of the American story. It is also changing.
West Hawaii Today - Hawaii
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June 29, 2025
Minnesotans awoke on a recent Saturday to reports that an assassin had spent the night ticking his way down a list of Democratic targets, wounding one state lawmaker and his wife and then, just as the police closed in, killing another, along with...
Mississippi Lottery Mississippi Match 5, Cash 3 results for June 28, 2025
Hattiesburg American - Mississippi
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The Mississippi Lottery offers several draw games for those aiming to win big. Here’s a look at June 28, 2025, results for each game: Winning Mississippi Match 5 numbers from June 28 drawing 02-03-28-31-33 Check Mississippi Match 5 payouts and...
Political notebook: Thompson votes to seek impeachment of Trump
Hattiesburg American - Mississippi
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U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-District 2, last week voted along with 79 other House Democrats seeking articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump. During Trump's first term, House members tried several times to pass articles of...
'The sky is our canvas:' Meet the pyrotechnicians, artists behind Fireworks on the Mississippi
WBRZ ABC 2 - Louisiana
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July 3, 2025
BATON ROUGE – Get ready for a dazzling display over the Mississippi River this Fourth of July as WBRZ presents the annual Fireworks on the Mississippi on Friday. Behind Louisiana's largest fireworks show is Brandon Spear, a second-generation...
Anglers gather for 77th Mississippi Deep Fishing Rodeo
WLOX - Mississippi
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July 3, 2025
GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) - Thursday marks the start of the Mississippi Deep Fishing Rodeo in Gulfport. 77 years in the making, the rodeo reels in only the best fishermen. The four-day competition takes place ever year during the week of Independence...
Electronic filing completed statewide for Mississippi courts
The Meridian Star - Mississippi
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July 3, 2025
Published 4:12 pm Thursday, July 3, 2025 Mississippi courts marked a milestone on June 30 with the completion of the statewide electronic filing and case management system. Mississippi Electronic Courts, MEC, is now operating in all 82 Circuit...
2025 SEC Media Days set for July 14th - 17th
WTOK - Mississippi
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July 3, 2025
Meridian, MS/Atlanta, GA (WTOK) - The Southeastern Conference announced in April the schedule for team appearances for its annual SEC Football Kickoff Media Days being held in Atlanta, Georgia this year. WTOK will have full details of players in...
Increase In Fraudulent Business Filings
Lexology
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Written by Steven Weigler of Emerge Counsel How Can You Protect Yourself and Your Business? What Is A Fraudulent Business Filing? The phrase is relatively self-explanatory: any business filing obtained, changed, or filed without authorization...