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Medical marijuana decision deals blow to citizens’ right to petition
When the Mississippi Supreme Court announced Friday it had overturned a citizen-led constitutional amendment that would have established a medical marijuana program, Rob Roberson considered the ruling with mixed feelings.
COVID vaccines available to 12-15-year-olds at pharmacies
Area pharmacies have started providing COVID-19 vaccinations for children ages 12-15, although the Mississippi State Department of Health has yet to make the vaccine available to people in that age group.
Two arrested in rash of armed home invasions
Starkville Police Chief Mark Ballard and Chickasaw County Sheriff James D. Meyers met in-person for the first time Tuesday afternoon. But their agencies, along with about a half-dozen others in North Mississippi, had been working together toward a common goal for weeks.
‘No gas shortage’ in Mississippi, despite panic-buying
The U.S. Department of Transportation announced Tuesday it has eased fuel-transportation regulations in 10 states, including Mississippi, to head off gasoline supply issues caused by the shutdown of the Colonial pipeline, which delivers 45 percent of the gasoline to much of the eastern United States.
American Hero: Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman honors Caledonia’s ‘Band of Brothers’ veteran
Private Brad Freeman came home to Caledonia from World War II, went to college on the G.I. Bill, got married, built a home, raised two daughters and, for 32 years, worked as a rural letter carrier until he retired.
Businesses ready to get back to work; workers, not so much
Restaurateur John Bean is a few workers short. Check that. He’s about a few hundred workers short.
“We’re short-staffed and actively looking,” said Bean, whose Eat With Us group operates 14 restaurants in the state, including seven in the Golden Triangle.
Juvenile arrested in death of Columbus man
A juvenile is in custody in the 2020 shooting death of a Mississippi man reported missing and found inside an abandoned home in Alabama.
Alabama, Mississippi mark Confederate Memorial Day
State offices were closed Monday in Alabama and Mississippi for Confederate Memorial Day, which a watchdog group used to call for the removal of additional monuments to the Confederacy.
Two deaths, more than 50 new COVID cases in Golden Triangle area
Although COVID vaccinations are rapidly being administered, cases are still spiking across Mississippi and the Golden Triangle area.
Even as vaccinations increase, COVID cases creeping up
Though there have been no deaths from COVID-19 in the four-county area in several weeks, the numbers of cases in the Golden Triangle are creeping up, with 78 new cases reported between April 7 and 14.
W student’s lawsuit leads to change in state law
Of all the bills passed into law by the Mississippi Legislature in 2021, one of them raised eyebrows.
Bobo certified as winner in West Point mayoral primary
Rob Bobo has been declared the Democratic primary winner in the West Point mayoral race after 19 outstanding absentee and affidavit votes were added to the totals Wednesday.
BancorpSouth, Cadence banks enter into merger agreement
BancorpSouth Bank and Cadence Bank announced in a press release Monday that the two companies have joined together in a merger agreement to create a new Southeastern bank.
Vibrant minister accused of sexual harassment
She used to be a “five, five and five girl” — five minutes each of prayer, worship and reading her Bible every morning.
Faith leaders: More outside investigations of misconduct needed
Former church members and employees of Vibrant Church in Columbus say church officials turned a blind eye to sexual harassment by lead pastor Jason Delgado, prompting one of the employees to file a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
Legislature faces deja vu after ballot initiative for Medicaid expansion is filed
Medicaid expansion may be the topic at hand, but for Mississippi legislators, Medical Marijuana may be on their minds after Hattiesburg pediatrician John Gaudet filed a proposal for a ballot initiative that would allow voters to decide whether to expand Medicaid, something the state Legislature has steadfastly declined to do for more than a decade.
COVID case count increases slightly in Golden Triangle, still no new deaths
There were 62 new COVID-19 cases in the four-county area between March 31 and April 7, but no new deaths, according to the most recent data from Mississippi State Department of Health.
Bobo looks to be moving on in West Point mayor’s race
As the decisive absentee ballot counting stretched into the early morning hours Wednesday, Rod Bobo debated whether to leave the West Point Civic Center and find out the results later in the day.
Bobo leads West Point mayor’s race with absentees still being processed
Only one of West Point’s four Democratic primary races had been settled Tuesday evening due to a discrepancy in the absentee vote tallies.
