The legislature has given the green light to a Lowndes County Board of Supervisors plan to give about $1.7 million in federal American Rescue Plan Act funds to local nonprofits.
JACKSON – The state Senate, in a close vote, decided to renew a program that allows Mississippi’s private K-12 schools to use federal stimulus dollars, despite a state judge declaring
Comedian Steven Wright told a story about going to a 24-hour market. “When I got there, the guy was locking the front door. I said, ‘Hey, the sign says you’re open 24 hours. He said, ‘Yeah, but not in a row.’”
On Wednesday, Rep. Chad McMahan (R, Guntown) offered an amendment to a bill that would move the state capital from Jackson to Tupelo, which is a few miles south of Guntown.