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Gov. Reeves names permanent head of state’s economic development agency

Gov. Tate Reeves on Tuesday appointed John Rounsaville as permanent Mississippi Development Authority director after Rounsaville served as interim since May.

Pro-Initiative 65 groups say city of Madison's lawsuit could deprive Mississippians of their right to amend the state's constitution via ballot initiative

Two new amicus (friend of the court) briefs filed by the original sponsor of the Initiative 65 and the conservative policy group Americans for Prosperity were filed this week in an attempt to convi

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    Alice Faye Boykin, age 82, passed away Thursday, December 31, 2020 at the MS Care Center in Morton following an extended  illness.
    The family gathered at 1:00 pm Sunday, January 3, 2021 at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Forest. Funeral service was held at 2:00 pm with interment in the Pineville-Leaf River Cemetery. 

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    Mr. Marion Dwight Myatt, 67, passed away Friday, January 1, 2021 at University Medical Center in Jackson.  There was a Graveside Memorial Service held at Clarke Cemetery in Forest, MS on Wednesday, January 6th, 2021 at 1:00 PM.  Jason Duncan officiated.

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    We are sorry to learn of the transition of Mr. Courtney “Trell” Jones on Tuesday, January 5th.  Memorial services were held Sunday, January 10th at Union Grove M. B. Church with Pastor Rochelle Wright presiding. Other program participants included Revs. Earl Campbell, Joe Magee, and Antoine Brown. The Junior Angels provided a musical tribute.

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Charter schools receive taxpayer dollars. Should their board members follow state ethics laws?

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The Mississippi Ethics Commission says charter school board members are subject to state ethics laws, which prohibit conflicts of interest that could lead to the misspending of public dollars.

But several operators and advocates of Mississippi charter schools, which receive taxpayer funding, say they should be exempt from those laws.

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