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2024-25 Mississippi Academic Assessment Program scores show mixed results
Mississippi Department of Education
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August 21, 2025
NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: August 21, 2025 2024-25 Mississippi Academic Assessment Program scores show mixed results JACKSON, Miss. – Today, the Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) released the 2024-25 Mississippi Academic...
Mississippi Transit Agencies Expand Affordable Transportation Services
EIN Presswire
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August 18, 2025
Mississippi agencies expand low-cost transit with fares starting free or $1, ensuring access to healthcare, jobs, and community connections. MISSISSIPPI, MS, UNITED STATES, August 18, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Sunflower-Humphreys Counties...
Mississippi Lottery Opens FY26 with $8.63 Million Transfer to State
Mississippi Lottery
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August 14, 2025
Powerball Jackpot Rolls Past Half-a-Billion Dollar Mark JACKSON, MISS. – The Mississippi Lottery Corporation has completed its July transfer of $8,627,069.02 in net proceeds to the Lottery Proceeds Fund in the Mississippi State Treasury. This is...
Mississippi Homebuyers Gain Access to Smarter Search with Houzeo’s Latest Feature
EIN Presswire
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August 13, 2025
From Jackson to Biloxi, buyers across Mississippi can now organize, manage, and share their property searches with ease. JACKSON, MS, UNITED STATES, August 13, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Houzeo, America’s Real Estate Super App, recently expanded...
Attorney General Knudsen asks SCOTUS to hear parental rights case against woke public school
Montana Department of Justice
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August 22, 2025
HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen led a 22-state coalition that filed a brief in support of parental rights and in opposition to a Massachusetts school district’s policy that allows the “social transitioning” of children without...
Blue Bell Ice Cream Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Almond, Walnut, and Pecan in Moo-llennium Crunch Ice Cream Packaged in a Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Half Gallon Carton with a Moo-llennium Crunch Ice Cream Lid
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
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August 22, 2025
COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT When a company announces a recall, market withdrawal, or safety alert, the FDA posts the company's announcement as a public service. FDA does not endorse either the product or the company. Read Announcement View Product Photos...
Powerball Rolls to $565 Million After Another Mississippi Power Play Win
Mississippi Lottery
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August 15, 2025
The Powerball jackpot has surged to an estimated $565 million with a cash value of $258.8 million for the Saturday, Aug. 16 drawing, and Mississippi players are cashing in along the way by purchasing the $1 Power Play add-on. In just the past 30...
The Dairy Alliance Unveils 'May Belle the Cow' Exhibit at Mississippi Children’s Museum
EIN Presswire
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August 12, 2025
JACKSON, MS, UNITED STATES, August 12, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The Dairy Alliance, a nonprofit funded by dairy farm families in the Southeast, recently joined the Mississippi Children’s Museum (MCM) to celebrate the ribbon cutting of its...
Mississippi Department of Education announces launch of Advanced Placement (AP) courses in Cybersecurity, Networking and Business with Personal Finance
Mississippi Department of Education
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August 7, 2025
NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: August 7, 2025 Mississippi Department of Education announces launch of Advanced Placement (AP) courses in Cybersecurity, Networking and Business with Personal Finance JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department...
Temporal Lobe ADD: Understanding the Link Between Irritability, Panic, and Brain Function
EIN Presswire
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August 22, 2025
GULFPORT, LA, UNITED STATES, August 22, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) is widely associated with inattention, impulsivity, and hyperactivity, but recent attention has been drawn to a lesser-known subtype rooted in...
MDE names seven Mississippi Emerging Science of Reading Schools for 2025-26; one school named Mississippi Science of Reading School
Mississippi Department of Education
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August 11, 2025
NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: August 11, 2025 MDE names seven Mississippi Emerging Science of Reading Schools for 2025-26; one school named Mississippi Science of Reading School JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE)...
Justice Department Ends Half-Century-Old Desegregation Cases in Florida and Mississippi
The U.S. Attorney's Office District of Puerto Rico
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August 8, 2025
The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division announced today the dismissal of two desegregation cases in Hendry County, Florida, and Copiah County, Mississippi, concluding matters that have remained on the docket for more than half a century....
NCSBN Elects National Leadership and Considers New Business with its Members at its 2025 Annual Meeting
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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August 21, 2025
Chicago, Aug. 21, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NCSBN met in Chicago Aug. 13-15, 2025, to consider pertinent association business with its members. President of the NCSBN Board of Directors, Phyllis Polk Johnson, DNP, RN, FNP-BC, executive director,...
September Games Bring Loads of Fun with Loaded Family
Mississippi Lottery
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August 21, 2025
Powerball’s Estimated Jackpot a Whopping $700 Million JACKSON, MISS. – The Mississippi Lottery Corporation is kicking off Labor Day weekend with an early release of its September scratch-off games, The Loaded Family. Arriving in stores Friday,...
Free Ticket Turns into $701,000 Mississippi Match 5 Jackpot Win
Mississippi Lottery
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July 24, 2025
Powerball Power Play Add-On Produces $150,000 Winner in Wednesday Night Drawing JACKSON, MISS. – Lottery players keep hitting it big with Mississippi Match 5 and Powerball with the Power Play option. A Powerball ticket purchased in D’Iberville...
Exterior Upgrades Like Gutters, Soffits, Fascia, and Awnings Linked to Higher Resale Value in Mississippi Homes
EIN Presswire
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July 24, 2025
PICAYUNE, MS, UNITED STATES, July 24, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- When it comes to boosting the resale value of a home, curb appeal often speaks louder than square footage. According to Brandon Rayborn, owner of Seamless Gutter Specialists in...
Expansions Continue Across South for Retailer Hollywood Feed
EIN Presswire
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August 21, 2025
MEMPHIS, TN, UNITED STATES, August 21, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- After recently unveiling new stores and expansions in markets such as Fort Worth, TX, Hot Springs, AR, Fayetteville, AR, Nashville, TN, Summerville, SC, and Mobile, AL, Hollywood...
Meritage Homes Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend and $500M Increase to Share Repurchase Authorization
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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August 21, 2025
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Aug. 21, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Meritage Homes Corporation (NYSE: MTH, “Meritage” or the “Company”), the fifth-largest homebuilder in the U.S., today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly dividend of...
Why Louisiana Stands Out for Adventure Tourism in the South
EIN Presswire
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August 21, 2025
MARRERO, LA, UNITED STATES, August 21, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Adventure tourism has become one of the fastest-growing segments of the travel industry, drawing visitors who want experiences that combine excitement, culture, and the outdoors....
Award-Winning Documentary 'Harm in the Water' Launches Nationwide Tour During Black Philanthropy Month
EIN Presswire
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August 19, 2025
Film confronts environmental racism along the Mississippi River and calls for investment in Black-led solutions TAMPA, FL, UNITED STATES, August 19, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Harm in the Water, winner of the 2025 Essence Festival Documentary...