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State of Mississippi could receive millions from nationwide opioid settlement
WLBT - Mississippi
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July 10, 2025
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - On Thursday, Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch announced a $720 million nationwide settlement with eight drug makers who manufactured opioid pills, worsening the nationwide opioid crisis. The Magnolia State has the...
Mississippi Lottery Mississippi Match 5, Cash 3 results for July 9, 2025
The Clarion Ledger - Mississippi
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The Mississippi Lottery offers several draw games for those aiming to win big. Here’s a look at July 9, 2025, results for each game: Winning Mississippi Match 5 numbers from July 9 drawing 07-08-11-26-33 Check Mississippi Match 5 payouts and...
Health cuts put 8 rural Mississippi hospitals 'at-risk' of closing. Here's why
The Clarion Ledger - Mississippi
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Eight rural Mississippi hospitals are at risk of closing due to financial strain. The hospitals are at risk because of low Medicaid payer mix and/or consecutive years of negative profit margins. Recent healthcare legislation reducing Medicaid...
Mississippi Food Network distributes food despite inflation cost
WLBT - Mississippi
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July 10, 2025
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - With the rising cost of food, the Mississippi Food Network is starting to feel the pressures of inflation. Employees at MFN work to distribute meals to hunger relief partners across the state. The company provides meal kits...
America's Top States for Business 2025: The full rankings
CNBC
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July 10, 2025
To rank America's Top States for Business in 2025, CNBC scored all 50 states on 135 metrics in 10 broad categories of competitiveness. The fundamentals of the study, now in its 19th year, are the same as they have always been, identifying the...
Everything you need to know about gambling in Mississippi
The Clinton Courier - Mississippi
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July 10, 2025
Throughout history, Mississippi hasn’t always been associated with gambling activities. In fact, other states in the United States such as Nevada have held the spotlight as a major gambling hub, with Las Vegas offering a range of casinos like the...
Person of the Day | Joe Austin and the Tallahatchies: ‘It’s Very Mississippi, You Know?’
Mississippi Free Press
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July 10, 2025
Years ago, Labelle Turner adjusted his bass guitar in his lap before his fingers play the opening notes of Ricky Skaggs’ “Honey, Won’t You Open That Door?” He worked hard, and there was no better way for him to unwind from his days as a...
Nissan Frontier production halted in Canton, company says
The Clarion Ledger - Mississippi
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TOKYO - Nissan Motor has suspended U.S. production of three vehicle models for Canada amid mutual tariffs imposed by the U.S. and Canada on auto imports, the automaker said. It has halted production of Pathfinder and Murano SUVs and Frontier...
Banking Elites, the Great Depression, and the Birth of Dependency
[your]NEWS
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July 9, 2025
Both white and black men working a chain gang in the 1930’s, victims of the deliberate crashing of the banking system and economy. This image represents how both white and black persons were indiscriminately targeted by the elite. Most people...
Enstor receives FERC approval to start construction for Mississippi Hub expansion
Offshore Technology
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July 10, 2025
Enstor Gas and Mississippi’s parent company Emerald Storage has announced the receipt of ‘Notice to Proceed’ from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to begin construction on the expansion of the Mississippi Hub natural gas storage...
Mississippi's sales tax holiday encourages shopping at local businesses
Magnolia State News - Mississippi
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July 8, 2025
NFIB State Director Leah Long has encouraged Mississippi shoppers to support local businesses during the state's annual sales tax holiday this weekend. The event, which runs from Friday, July 11, to Sunday, July 13, allows for tax-free purchases...
Banded Ag, local award-winning ag-tech company invests in Pike County
The Press Dispatch - Indiana
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PIKE COUNTY – Pike County Economic Development Corporation conducted a business retention expansion visit in Otwell with Chris Perkins, the CEO of Banded Ag. Banded Ag is an award-winning innovative, agriculture technology company that is...
Corps Revises Pearl River Flood Study in Mississippi, Sets New Comment Period
Insurance Journal
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July 10, 2025
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has released a revised study on potential flood controls for the part of the Pearl River that runs along Jackson, narrowing its focus to two proposals, and only one of them would resemble the long-debated “One...
Healthcare organizations evaluate how federal budget bill will affect Mississippi
WLBT - Mississippi
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July 10, 2025
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Your health coverage and access to care could change in the coming years. The federal budget bill is expected to leave a budget hole for providers in Mississippi. Mississippi hospitals are the lowest cost in the country....
Mississippi Lottery Mississippi Match 5, Cash 3 results for July 8, 2025
The Clarion Ledger - Mississippi
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The Mississippi Lottery offers several draw games for those aiming to win big. Here’s a look at July 8, 2025, results for each game: Winning Mississippi Match 5 numbers from July 8 drawing 09-10-14-19-20 Check Mississippi Match 5 payouts and...
Small businesses feeling impacts of increased traffic caused by Buc-ee’s
WXXV 25 - Mississippi
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July 10, 2025
PASS CHRISTIAN, Miss. (WXXV) — “The roundabout stops the traffic from seeing what other businesses can be provided for the community here in Pass Christian,” Michelle Englett explained frustratedly. It’s been one month since Buc-ee’s opened in...
Visa policy shift threatens Mississippi’s international student pipeline and millions in revenue
WAPT 16 - Mississippi
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July 10, 2025
A federal policy requiring social media screening for all student visa applicants is raising concerns across Mississippi’s higher education community, where international students contribute tens of millions of dollars to the state economy.As of...
Bumpers Drive-In Signs Franchise Deal in Canton, Mississippi
QSR Magazine - North Carolina
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July 9, 2025
When Kat and Darren met in a grocery store just five years ago, they had no idea they would be married within a few months. They quickly combined their families, their knowledge, and their skills to become business partners. In 2020, during the...
Vikings LB Dallas Turner reportedly scammed out of $240K in bank fraud scheme
Yahoo Sports
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Minnesota Vikings linebacker Dallas Turner was allegedly scammed out of $240,000 in a bank fraud scheme, according to the Star Tribune and ESPN. A police spokesperson told ESPN that charges are in the works for several substances and that around...
US Tariffs Projected to Slow Global Economy and Insurance Premium Growth: Swiss Re
Insurance Journal
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July 9, 2025
Global growth is slowing as US tariff policy reduces trade and heightens geopolitical uncertainty, which ultimately will lead to decelerating growth in insurance premiums, according to Swiss Re. Global GDP growth (adjusted for inflation) is...