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Mississippi Marketplace: Are state leaders rethinking data center deals?
If the proposal in House Bill 1635 were enacted, for projects over $1 billion in investment, 80% of local ad-valorem taxes collected over $1 billion would go into a new state fund, with 20% going to…
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6mJackson Zoo improvements draw families from across metro area
Events at the Jackson Zoo drew families from across the metro area – from Pocahontas to Pearl – including many who said they couldn’t remember the last time they’d visited. About 175 people went to the zoo last weekend.
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The 'Mississippi Miracle' should be the start, not the endgame, former high school student says
Former Mississippi student: A phenomenon that ends in fourth-grade classrooms isn’t a Mississippi Miracle. It is a head start that we keep failing to build on.
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Wingate orders partial injunction over new Jackson water authority
A federal judge is allowing appointment of members to a new Metro Jackson Water Authority Board but is barring the board from taking any action.
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Offensive mastermind Mike Leach, who died in 2022, heads ballot for College Football Hall of Fame
Offensive mastermind Mike Leach is among the nominees for the 2027 College Football Hall of Fame class. Leach's last job was as head coach at Mississippi State. He was 61 when he died in 2022.
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Mississippi developer plans to move forward with data center plans, even as state declines to give ruling
The Mississippi Public Service Commission declined to rule on Prado AI's proposal to build a private power plant and AI industrial campus, saying it lacked enough information.