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Tennessee Inmates Ask Court to Stop Scheduling Executions

Tate Reeves · Columbia

Tennessee Inmates Ask Court to Stop Scheduling Executions

100% Center coverage: 3 sources

Judge to decide next week if state can move forward with execution of 79-year-old inmate JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – A federal judge will likely decide early next week whether the state can move forward with the execution of Richard Gerald Jordan. The state’s longest-serving death row inmate is scheduled to be executed by lethal injection on June 25. However, attorneys for the 79-year-old filed a motion for a temporary injunction earlier this month,…See the Story

Entergy CEO talks data centers, economic development

Columbia, Mississippi · Columbia

Entergy CEO talks data centers, economic development

Fisackerly says estimates are no longer that AWS will invest $10 billion into their data centers; the new figure is closer to $16 billion and could go as high as $20 billion.See the Story

Slain senator’s daughter will join Medgar Evers’ centennial event

Columbia, Mississippi · Columbia

Slain senator’s daughter will join Medgar Evers’ centennial event

The daughter of the late U.S. Sen. Robert Kennedy Sr. will join the “Daddy’s Daughters” panel on June 26 in Jackson. It’s the first event of a weeklong series aimed at honoring the slain civil rights leader Medgar Evers.See the Story

Mississippi Legends: The Magnolia State’s own New York Times editor Turner Catledge

Mississippi Legends: The Magnolia State’s own New York Times editor Turner Catledge brandonsup Mon, 06/16/2025Columbia, Mississippi · Columbia See the Story

The Other Side Podcast: Author, former GOP strategist Stuart Stevens says Republican Party has ‘declared war on the future’

Stuart Stevens, a Jackson native who over many years helped numerous Republicans win the White House and seats in Congress, believes today’s GOP is “an autocratic movement masquerading as a political party” as Marines deploy to Los Angeles and Trump has troops and tanks parade through D.C.Republican Party · Columbia See the Story

St. John: A long thank you note

Robert St. John says whatever he’s done, whatever he’s built, whatever he’s been blessed to be part of—it wasn’t done alone. There’s a lot of talk these days about self-made people. I’m not one of them.Columbia, Mississippi · Columbia See the Story

Columbia announces new baseball, softball coaches

The Columbia School District announced two new head coaches Wednesday, with Madison Nations being tabbed to lead the Lady Wildcats softball team and Ryan Loftin earning a promotion to be the Wildcats’ head baseball coach.Baseball · Columbia Read Article

Mayor Counters Arguments over xAI in Memphis

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State Rep. Cheik Taylor joined the Sierra Club, NAACP and others raising concerns over pollution, asking, “Can you trust Elon Musk to tell the truth?”Elon Musk · Columbia See the Story

Creel becomes first CFD firefighter to serve on state board

Columbia Fire Department Capt. Tyler Creel is the first CFD firefighter in history to sit on the Mississippi Fire Chiefs Association Executive Board after being elected May 29.Columbia, Mississippi · Columbia Read Article

New UMMC tool helps women on Medicaid find prenatal care and family planning

At the University of Mississippi Medical Center, one researcher’s full-time job for the past nine months has been to find out which clinics around the state offer different kinds of women’s health care, and whether they accept various forms of Medicaid.Columbia, Mississippi · Columbia See the Story

Farish Street groups break ground on green space

Local officials and community leaders posed to cameras Thursday morning on Farish Street as they dug their ceremonial shovels into the symbolic dirt pile in front of them. The symbolism, they hope, is the continued momentum around rebuilding the historic but largely abandoned downtown Jackson neighborhood.Columbia, Mississippi · Columbia See the Story