Columns
Multiple reasons for Reeves to call special session
Remember back in July 2019 when Gov. Tate Reeves campaigned against increasing Mississippi gas taxes by 10 to ... Read more
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Business
Cotton acreage increases, exceeding early estimate
Early May delivered favorable weather conditions for most of Mississippi’s cotton producers, allowing them to get their crops ... Read more
Columns
BYRON YORK: Biden and the powerless presidency
There’s no doubt inflation is the nation’s most pressing concern. All the polls show it. All the data ... Read more
Columns
Readers ponder how to pay for future road and bridge work
STARKVILLE — After a recent column on the soaring retail cost of gasoline and the concomitant impact those ... Read more
Columns
Gas price nightmare exacerbated by stagnant gas taxes impact on future maintenance
STARKVILLE — American taxpayers, who are also gasoline customers, are in an economic vise on questions of the ... Read more
Local News
Meridian city council tables skatepark proposal to do further research
Meridian City Council members are heeding the call for a skateboard park but want to be sure the ... Read more
Columns
Slow Fed response to inflation will cost many Mississippians
Costs are up. Inflation is surging. Who’s to blame? “Biden-era U.S. inflation soars to highest level in 40 ... Read more
Columns
BYRON YORK: The Democrats’ Bidenflation disaster
The government says inflation rose 8.5% in March compared to last year — the the worst it has ... Read more
Business
Fishing industry focuses on new fisheries, education
RAYMOND, Miss. — For Mississippi’s commercial fishermen, stress is part of daily life, but the typical stressors ... Read more
Columns
Poultry producers got early lessons in global trade conflicts with Russia
STARKVILLE — Forget for a moment, if you can, the horrible human cost of the Russian invasion of ... Read more