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Mississippi Teams Up with Nvidia and Boosts IT Management Initiatives
There has been a significant deployment for Magnolia State businesses, as Mississippi partners with tech company Nvidia for AI education programs to help reinforce the rise of tech hubs. Additionally, this educational push enables local companies...

Mississippi reps vote along party lines as House approves Trump's trillion-dollar package
House Republicans propelled President Donald Trump’s big trillion-dollar tax breaks and spending cuts bill to final passage Thursday in Congress, overcoming multiple setbacks to approve his signature second-term policy package before a Fourth of...

The other American Revolution: Fiat currency
This is a segment from The Breakdown newsletter. To read full editions, subscribe. “Since 1971, when the United States indefinitely suspended its promise to convert paper dollars into gold, we all use Massachusetts currency.” — Dror Goldberg The...

From Greenwood To Farish Street: Young Black Leaders Are Creating A New Economic Renaissance
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...

“Brain Drain” affecting Mississippi’s economy and workforce
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...

Food Bank of NEA looking for volunteers to pick corn
Jonesboro, AR — (JonesboroRightNow.com) — July 4, 2025 — The Food Bank of Northeast Arkansas is looking for volunteers to pick corn to help feed the hungry. On July 9 and 10 from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., individuals interested in volunteering for a cause...

Mississippi College researchers seek best practices to preserve, revitalize native Choctaw language
Children attending the Choctaw Expressions event at Mississippi College last spring received a lesson on Choctaw vocabulary. MC is studying the K-12 teaching methods of the Choctaw language and Choctaw culture in the MBCI’s Choctaw Language...

Mississippi Seeks To Enforce Social Media Restrictions
Mississippi on Wednesday asked a federal appellate court to allow enforcement of a law that would require social platforms to verify all users' ages, and would prohibit minors from creating social media accounts, without parental permission. Last...

Mapped: U.S. Financial Crime Activity by State
Mapped: U.S. Financial Crime Activity by State Suspicious activity has been rising in the U.S., but is it spread evenly throughout all 50 states? Certainly not. This visualization, created in partnership with Inigo Insurance, maps the number of...

Mississippi Lottery Mississippi Match 5, Cash 3 results for July 2, 2025
The Mississippi Lottery offers several draw games for those aiming to win big. Here’s a look at July 2, 2025, results for each game: Winning Mississippi Match 5 numbers from July 2 drawing 04-06-07-12-14 Check Mississippi Match 5 payouts and...

Mississippi ex-cop sentenced for embezzling from church to pay rent
Tonya Laville, a former police officer and school district employee who was arrested in 2024 for embezzling around $8,600 from a church in Gulfport, Mississippi. | Harrison County Adult Detention CenterA former police officer and security...

Guest column: Plastics, often overlooked, are a key part of state's energy economy
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...

Mississippi State, Cenergistic launch campuswide energy conservation program
Mississippi State partners with Cenergistic, a national leader in energy solutions, to launch a comprehensive energy conservation program. (Photo by Lana Bentley) Contact: Nicole Thomas STARKVILLE, Miss.—Mississippi State is taking strategic steps...

More big boats in La Crosse this week, including first Viking cruise stop for 2025
Riverfest may be done for this year, but La Crosse’s riverfront will still be active this week. A Monday morning stop by the Viking Mississippi cruise ship will be the first of several this year by that company. The Viking boat was supposed to be...

Mississippi State University announces spring 2025 graduates
Mississippi State University announces spring 2025 graduates Published 7:25 am Wednesday, July 2, 2025 STARKVILLE — Approximately 3,500 students are on the spring 2025 Graduation List at Mississippi State University. Local students who graduated...

Mississippi seafood law has taken into effect, MS Commissioner Andy Gipson visits the Coast
BILOXI, Miss. (WXXV) – As of July 1st, Mississippi’s Seafood Labeling Law has taken effect. All seafood sold in Mississippi must be clearly labeled as either imported or domestic. Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson...

Governor Reeves Highlights Mississippi’s Record Revenue
MISSISSIPPI - Conservative policies are paying off as state enters 2026 with strong momentum. Magnolia Tribune reports Governor Tate Reeves says Mississippi is in the best financial shape in its history as the new fiscal year begins. The state...
USPOULTRY completes Mississippi State University research project
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...

Louisiana created a market to reduce water pollution. Will it actually work?
Imagine you love cherry cheesecake, and you’re happy to find out that your local bakery makes the delicious, decadent dessert every Saturday. But they only make a certain amount per week; after that, there’s no more. Your neighbors also love...
'The sky is our canvas:' Meet the pyrotechnicians, artists behind Fireworks on the Mississippi
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...