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Mississippi Supreme Court justices listen as Billy Quin, an attorney for former Gov. Phil Bryant, argues that they should reverse a lower court judge's dismissal of Bryant's defamation lawsuit against the nonprofit news organization, on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026, in Jackson. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

State Supreme Court considers reviving former Gov. Phil Bryant’s lawsuit against Mississippi Today over welfare scandal coverage

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Stat jobs reflect national trends

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A motorist eases around the east end of a wrecked gravel truck that landed crosswise on Highway 35 south of Paynes Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026.
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A wrecked gravel truck on Highway 35 south of Paynes is seen from a northern vantage point Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026.
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Officials at the scene of a gravel truck accident Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026, on Highway 35 south of Paynes examine the wreckage.

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Overturned gravel truck blocks both lanes of Highway 35 south of Paynes
By CLAY MCFERRIN - Editor and Publisher, Charleston Sun-Sentinel
Thu,02/19/26-4:40PM , 1,293 Reads
A truck hauling gravel overturned Thursday afternoon after coming out of a deep curve on Mississippi Highway 35 just south of Paynes.

The accident was reported in a 911 call shortly before 2:30.

The truck landed on its right side, crosswise, blocking both northbound and southbound lanes of traffic.
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Pamandra Knowles
Mon,02/16/26-11:35AM , 1,001 Reads
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Pam Knowles, age 56, a native of Charleston, passed away Tuesday, February 3, at Graceland Nursing Home in Memphis.
Funeral services will be held 3 p.m. Saturday, February 21, at E.H. Ford Funeral Home, Elvis Presley Blvd., in Memphis.
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Recovery worker Pete Theriautt of Livermore, Maine, demonstrates the operation of a grapple hook on a Pride Construction Inc. grapple truck while staged in Charleston on Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. A grapple haul truck can hold 80 yards of tree limbs and branches, while a haul trailer can hold up to 88 yards, he noted.

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Tree debris removal begins in Charleston
By CLAY MCFERRIN - Editor and Publisher, Charleston Sun-Sentinel
Wed,02/18/26-5:00PM , 581 Reads
The process of removing small mountains of tree limbs, branches and other debris from alongside practically every street in Charleston was set to begin this week.
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Jerry Porter
Thu,02/19/26-10:04AM , 524 Reads
Jerry Porter
CHARLESTON — Jerry James (Bubba) Porter, age 57, passed away Saturday, February 14.
Visitation will be held 2-3 p.m. Sunday, February 22, at Newsom Funeral Home followed by the funeral service at 3 p.m. Interment will be held in Rice Cemetery near Charleston.
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House Speaker Jason White gives update on legislative session

House speaker Jason White addressed the Stennis Press Forum at Hal & Mal's in downtown Jackson this week, laying out his plans for the legislative session and how the House of Representatives will work with the Senate over the next few weeks.

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