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Business Alliance urges Senators to oppose PBM reform amendment

The Mississippi Business Alliance warns lawmakers that mandating high dispensing fees will contribute to already skyrocketing health care costs. The . . .

GE Aerospace investing another $18 million in Batesville site

The company’s announcement came Monday as part of a new $1 billion investment in its U.S. manufacturing sites and supplier . . .

Jackson awarded Staff of the Month

Ellisville State School honored Jamie Jackson of Columbia as one of its January Staff of the Month. Jackson was one . . .

MSDH spreads awareness of colorectal cancer prevention

JACKSON, Miss. – More people die of colorectal cancer (CRC) in Mississippi than anywhere else in the country. Yet, with . . .

JXN Water, data centers and Overton window

What do JXN Water and the Amazon Data Centers have in common? Why are decisions by JXN Water’s Interim Manager . . .

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Jackson awarded Staff of the Month
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Fri,03/13/26-10:00AM , 1,256 Reads
Ellisville State School honored Jamie Jackson of Columbia as one of its January Staff of the Month. Jackson was one of four employees to receive the honor for the month of January. Dr. Rinsey McSwain, Agency Director of Ellisville State School, presented the winners with a gift and congratulated them on the honor.
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Jail Docket: March 12, 2026
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Fri,03/13/26-12:00PM , 608 Reads
- Cody James Alford, 36, Kokomo, arrested by MCSO, charged with GJI-possession of controlled substance.
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Obituary: Patrick Kyle Hutchins
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Thu,03/12/26-2:15PM , 477 Reads
Patrick Kyle Hutchins
54, Columbia
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Obituary: Nancy Carolyn Magee
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Thu,03/12/26-3:00PM , 430 Reads
Nancy Carolyn Magee
92, Columbia
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"Purim"

The small Old Testament book of Esther, though written some twenty five hundred years ago, gives us an interesting point of view about what is happening today in the nation of Iran.

The book’s main characters are: Esther of course, her cousin Mordecai, and Haman, an officer in the court of King Ahasuerus.