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Robert Wise has written another lengthy article criticizing Trump. {NSS 2/20} He blames the administration for allowing a nameless staffer . . .

Obituary: Ivy Loye Ryals

Ivy Loye Ryals 97, Columbia Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, at Hathorn . . .

UMMC extends cancellation of clinic appointments through Friday

JACKSON – The University of Mississippi Medical Center has canceled regularly scheduled clinic appointments and elective procedures through Friday as . . .

Yates continues push to hold landlords accountable for unpaid utility bills

State Rep. Shanda Yates says Jackson property owners would collect the utility fees but not pay the bill. Renters believed . . .

Magnolia Mornings: February 25, 2026

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Jail Docket: February 26, 2026
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Thu,02/26/26-2:00PM , 562 Reads
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Columba High performed "Shrek the Muscial" on Feb. 19-21.

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‘I am also an ogre, haven’t you heard the stories?’: Columbia High performs ‘Shrek the Musical’
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Sat,02/28/26-8:00AM , 384 Reads
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It’s early, yes, but Mississippi’s college baseball teams have started fast
By RICK CLEVELAND - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Tue,02/24/26-3:16PM , 345 Reads 85,364 Statewide
Two weekends into it, the college baseball season is but a puppy. Nevertheless, we can make at least one observation:

Our Mississippi teams have really high ceilings. They can play ball. Omaha is not out of the question for any of the three.
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Ruling is more than about tariffs
Wed,02/25/26-8:46PM , 338 Reads 23,783 Statewide
Ever since Donald Trump returned to the presidency last year, it became increasingly worrisome whether anyone in the government would hold his authoritarian impulses in check.
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Yates continues push to hold landlords accountable for unpaid utility bills

State Rep. Shanda Yates says Jackson property owners would collect the utility fees but not pay the bill. Renters believed the bills were being paid, that is until their utilities were disconnected.