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The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians recently received more than $60 million in federal grant money to build a Workforce Training Center and industrial park on Tribal land. The training center is expected to be operational in early 2027. Hayden Nickey, economic development specialist for the band, said it will allow them to expand on the workforce development and training they are already offering. "Overall, we're just trying to help increase employment in the county and the state. We're looking to bring in people who are interested in working with the tribe, whether that's the soft skills or hard skill jobs," Nickey explained. They will train people for trade jobs such as electrical work, heating, air conditioning and refrigeration. The center will include spaces for classrooms, computer labs and offices. Both facilities will be located in the Pearl River Community in Neshoba County. The 191-acre industrial park is slated to open in the fall of 2030. Nickey added they are currently in meetings with tenants for the facility. "They have a specified number of jobs they want to bring in. What trainings and stuff are they going to need? What's the age range of stuff they're looking for? And then
As colder temperatures approach, officials are reminding residents about the dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning. With November recognized as Carbon Monoxide Awareness Month, experts are urging homeowners to prepare their generators and take precautions to stay safe this winter.
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) -Groundworks is a national company with a local office in the Jackson metro area. It is employee-owned. Certified Field Inspector Stanley Johnson visited Studio 3 and shared how the employee-owned company makes a big difference to customers. Groundworks can handle foundation, basements, and crawl spaces. To learn...
RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WLBT) - Rankin County supervisors approved conditional use for Seth Bilbro to mine land at the corner of Kitty Hawk Drive and Highway 25. Residents who live in the area are voicing concerns about the heavy construction that will come with the change. Residents’ concerns. Al...
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - The 43rd annual Mistletoe Marketplace is open through Saturday at the Mississippi Trade Mart. This year, 154 vendors set up shop. Mistletoe Marketplace is a long-standing tradition for shoppers, but it is a new experience for some local business owners. Madison artist shows oil paintings. Madison...
This article first appeared on Mississippi Today and is republished here under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. Mississippi’s environmental regulators released details this week on a set of penalties against SpaceXAI for violating state water pollution laws by starting construction on its Southaven data center facilities without needed permits.
Madison County kicked off the new fiscal year with positive momentum in retail activity, posting a 4.79% increase in municipal sales tax diversions in October compared to the same month last year. Total October diversions across the county’s five municipalities reached $3,133,439, up $143,264 from the $2,990,175 collected in October...
Four finalists have been selected for Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation’s (MFBF) third annual Farm Family of the Year Award. The award recognizes Mississippi farm families whose dedication to agriculture, leadership, and community involvement reflect the very best of our state’s farm families. The MFBF Farm Family of the...
Southern Garden Centers (SGC) recently announced that Hutto’s Home and Garden Center in Jackson, Mississippi, has joined the Southern Garden Centers family of independent garden centers as its founding location. Hutto’s will continue to operate under the Hutto’s name at its current location with the same team.
Entergy executive: "New revenues from Mississippi data centers, like Amazon’s, are a primary reason why (electrical) rates didn’t go up" and remains below the national average.
Jackson State University is eliminating eight positions amid restrictions on federal funding.
MISSISSIPPI — Groceries topped a list of everyday expenses for which Mississippi respondents reported borrowing money, according to a survey commissioned by consumer lender Advance America. The September survey included 3,062 adults recruited from an online panel, the company said. The release did not specify how many were from...
CLINTON, Miss. (AP) – Mississippi and Continental AG leaders are celebrating the start of construction of the German company’s $1.45 billion tire plant west of Jackson. But U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson added his voice at the ceremonial groundbreaking Thursday to those concerned about steering as much of the construction work as possible to local and minority-owned businesses.
Homeowners 65 and older in Polk County, Florida, DeSoto County, Mississippi, and Boston can cut their 2027 property tax bills with senior exemptions, but each program has a filing cutoff. Florida’s Polk County wants paperwork by March 1, while DeSoto County and Boston close their windows April 1. The Florida break can take up to […]
(P&GJ) — Energy Transfer has reached a positive final investment decision on its South Mississippi pipeline, a 215-mile, 36-inch natural gas pipeline with 1.2 billion cubic feet per day (Bft³d) of capacity, the company said Tuesday in its third-quarter results. The project is expected to cost about $1.6...
Grocery bills for a family road trip or a big reunion can climb fast, and Mississippi has a smart answer. Tucked into industrial parks and along quiet highways, a handful of warehouse-style food stores sell bulk meat, seafood, snacks, and supplies at wholesale prices. The best part is that you...
JACKSON — Mississippi landowners and managers can apply for the state’s Wild Hog Control Program from Nov. 1 through Nov. 15, Agriculture Commissioner Andy Gipson announced Thursday. All Mississippi counties are eligible. The Department of Agriculture and Commerce provides smart traps, training and technical guidance for controlling wild...
Could In-N-Out be coming to Arkansas and Oklahoma?
The Hancock County School District filed a class-action lawsuit in October accusing major sports equipment manufacturers, including Riddell Sports and Varsity Brands, and other retailers of violating antitrust laws through an illegal bid-rigging and price-fixing scheme. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Gulfport, accuses the companies of working with other retailers, including BSN Sports, Hibbett Inc., Sports Center and Rex Team Sports, to form what attorneys described as a “cartel” that inflated the costs of athletic equipment and related services sold to K-12 schools in Mississippi and Louisiana. Mississippi law requires school districts to seek bids for equipment and services when costs are between $5,000 and $75,000. According to the lawsuit, from 2010 to 2023, participants in the alleged scheme coordinated their bids to manipulate the lowest-bidder selection process. The lawsuit identifies several sales professionals with Riddell, BSN Sports, Rex Team Sports and other companies who pleaded guilty to federal charges related to the bid-rigging scheme. “Mississippi families, educators and taxpayers trusted that the bidding process would get their schools a fair price, and the complaint lays out how that trust was exploited for years,” said Charles J. LaDuca, firm chairman at Cuneo Gilbert Flannery & LaDuca., which is
