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News  |  Frank Corder  • 
January 22, 2026

Proposal filed to consolidate 6 Mississippi community colleges. See which ones are under consideration

HB 1284 would reduce the current 15 community and junior college districts down to 12 by July 2027.
News  |  Jeremy Pittari  • 
January 22, 2026

Tebow talks need for individualized education, school choice at EmpowerMS Solutions Summit

“Why is school choice so important? Because we’re not all created the same,” the Heisman Trophy winner said.
News  |  Jeff Martin, Associated Press  • 
January 22, 2026

Millions of Americans prepare for potentially catastrophic ice storm. Here’s what the numbers show

Forecasters say the winter storm could crush trees, power lines, and cause power outages for days from New Mexico, across the Gulf States, and into the Carolinas.

Opinion

Opinion  |  Sid Salter  • 
January 21, 2026

Echoes: Mississippi has a precedent for the senseless arson of Beth Israel synagogue

After the recent attack, churches opened their doors to the Jewish community; civic leaders of various faiths and backgrounds came together to condemn it.
Opinion  |  Russ Latino  • 
January 20, 2026

The Legislature’s added billions in new education funding, their opponents still accuse them of ‘underfunding’

If the Mississippi Legislature is attempting to “defund” or “pillage” Mississippi’s public schools, they really suck at it. Per pupil spending, via state appropriations, has increased by a whopping 73 percent in a decade.
Opinion  |  Patricia Levesque  • 
January 16, 2026

Mississippi continues to raise educational standards, with opportunities ahead

Mississippi is at a unique crossroads: celebrating what’s already been accomplished and tackling what still needs to be done.
Opinion  |  Russ Latino  • 
January 16, 2026

The House passed school choice, but what is it and why do conservatives want it?

It is rooted in a very old conservative belief that parents, not the government, are responsible for raising and educating their children. They do not belong to the state.

Business

Business  |  Frank Corder  • 
December 19, 2025

Firehawk Aerospace expands U.S. rocket manufacturing by acquiring Mississippi facility

The company said the acquisition of the Crawford facility significantly expands its manufacturing capacity and marks a major milestone toward full-rate production of end-to-end rocket systems.
Business  |  Frank Corder  • 
December 18, 2025

Steel industry supplier P.C. Campana moving manufacturing line to Vicksburg

P.C. Campana, based in Lorain, Ohio, will invest $3.43 million over the next three years, creating 17 jobs in five years.
Business  |  Frank Corder  • 
December 15, 2025

Amick Farms announces $74.5 million expansion in Jones County

The poultry processer will create approximately 190 jobs over the next three years with the expansion.
Business  |  Frank Corder  • 
December 11, 2025

$100 million metallurgical biocarbon manufacturer locating in Pike County

TerraForge Biocarbon Solutions will construct of a new manufacturing facility that will house two biocarbon processors to transform wood fiber through a combustion-free, low-emissions process into metallurgical-grade biocarbon.
Faith  |  Alistair Begg  • 
January 21, 2026

You will exit the box

Everybody knows that death is coming.
Education  |  Frank Corder  • 
January 20, 2026

Two former Mississippi school superintendents plead guilty to embezzlement 

The superintendents worked in the Clarksdale, Leake County and Hollandale school districts.