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Sid Salter: In Mississippi’s Medicaid debate, look at rapidly increasing rural mortality rates
As Mississippi legislators head to conference on the state’s first sincere consideration of some form of Medicaid expansion, we’ve heard alarms sounded by the right and the left on why the state alternately should or should not expand Medicaid coverage for the state’s working poor.
LINK increases contract rates by $150K per county
Times are tight for everyone, and that includes the Golden Triangle Development LINK.
US works to prevent an escalation across the Mideast as Biden pushes Israel to show restraint
The United States on Sunday highlighted its role in helping Israel thwart Iran’s aerial attack as President Joe Biden convened leaders of the Group of Seven countries in an effort to prevent a wider regional escalation and coordinate a global rebuke of Tehran.
Education: Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
The following people recently were initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all
Education: SOCSD names Watress Harris the new Starkville High School Principal
“In life, everybody wants to make a difference in the world. It’s especially meaningful when you can make a difference in your home town. It’s a dream come true.”
House Speaker Mike Johnson says he will push for aid to Israel and Ukraine this week
House Speaker Mike Johnson said Sunday he will try to advance wartime aid for Israel this week as he attempts the difficult task of winning House approval for a national security package that also includes funding for Ukraine and allies in Asia.
Jackets sting Golden Wave on senior night
STARKVILLE — It was a perfect end to senior night for Yellow Jackets baseball.
Julia Lopez Ramirez wins back-to-back SEC women’s golf championships
BELLEAIR, Fla. —- Mississippi State golfer Julia Lopez Ramirez made history on Sunday by winning her second consecutive Southeastern Conference Championship. She finished 10-under par to wrap up the SEC Individual Championship at the women’s tournament, becoming the first in program history to win multiple SEC titles, let alone back-to-back titles.
New Hope ace Adi Dueitt notches 500th strikeout in series split with Pontotoc
NEW HOPE — Trojans softball ace Adi Dueitt made history over the weekend, throwing her 500th career strikeout in a district game against Pontotoc on Saturday. New Hope would go on to lose the matchup, splitting the series, but stayed in poll position in the 5A Region 1 standings.
Health tips from Drs. Oz and Roizen for 4-16-24
Fuel your passion to live longer and happier When Cynthia Nixon played American poet Emily Dickinson in the 2016 movie “A Quiet Passion,” she portrayed
Letter: Response to Shad White: College is about thinking critically
“The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true
Education: MUW welcomes MPB Family Fun Day
Mississippi University for Women’s Center for Education Support, Preservation Society of Columbus, Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science, Accelerate MS and Mississippi Public Broadcasting have partnered to bring the MPB Family Fun Day to Columbus.
Letter: A bad plan is a bad plan
The Oktibbeha County Board of Supervisors at its April 1 board meeting approved a proposal for Slaughter and Associates, an urban planning firm based in
Education: MSU students transform Cadillac LYRIQ in national EcoCAR Competition
STARKVILLE — Mississippi State University students are transforming a Cadillac LYRIQ as members of MSU’s EcoCAR Electric Vehicle Challenge team. The EcoCAR team spent more
Education: Caledonia High girls powerlifting team takes third in Class 4A
The power of four was nearly enough for the Caledonia High School girls powerlifting team to win a state title.
Education: Phi Beta Kappa Society announces inductees
Gamma of Mississippi Chapter of The Phi Beta Kappa Society at MSU announced their inductees for 2024. The following local students are from Columbus: Natalie
Progressive candidates are increasingly sharing their own abortion stories after Roe’s demise
For decades, only three people knew Gloria Johnson had had an abortion.
Woman shot in foot on New Light Road
A woman was shot in the foot Saturday on New Light Road, according to an Oktibbeha County Sheriff’s Office press release.
12th inning walkoff propels Ole Miss past Mississippi State
OXFORD — Ole Miss senior first baseman Jackson Ross had an idea of just how chaotic the rivalry against Mississippi State is. But he didn’t