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The Most Tax-Friendly State for Retirement in 2025: Here It Is

How do you retire ‘tax-free’? This state doesn’t tax retirement income, has a low median property tax bill, and even offers savings on gas. Are you ready for a move?

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Generations come together at a county fair dubbed Mississippi's 'giant house party'

This week, hundreds of brightly colored cabins came to life with sounds of children playing and smells of Southern comfort food

The Independent UK

Mississippi Man Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison For Using Fake Lowe's Truck To Smuggle Migrants

A Mississippi man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after being found guilty of using a fake Lowe's truck to smuggle migrants

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"Federal Judge's Order" "Lists Incorrect Parties," Includes "Wrong Quotes" and Nonexistent Cases

From Mississippi Today (Taylor Vance & Devna Bose) on Monday: A ruling from a federal judge in Mississippi contained factual… The post "Federal Judge's Order" "Lists Incorrect Parties," Includes "Wrong Quotes" and Nonexistent Cases appeared first on Reason.com.

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Eastern US swelters from heatwave as high temperatures affect half of country

Heat and humidity are stretching east from the Mississippi River valley, with heat indices topping 110F in some areas

The Guardian - US

Shelter worker is mauled to death by two dogs rescued from abuse and fighting ring

The incident happened at Second Chance Animal Alliance in Yalobusha County, Mississippi

The Independent UK

US judge pauses enforcement on Mississippi’s new anti-DEI programs

Request for the temporary order argued certain provisions of the law violated first and 14th amendment rights

The Guardian - US

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‘Like something you see in a movie’: Trump cuts stir fears of more pipeline ruptures

In Satartia, Mississippi, locals say a carbon dioxide pipeline leak created an aftermath ‘like a zombie apocalypse’

The Guardian - US

Why many Black Americans are boycotting big-box retail stores: ‘using my money to resist’

People are shutting their wallets to firms such as Target and Amazon, which followed in Trump’s footsteps to undo DEI

The Guardian - US

Eight SEC Coaches Enter Season on the Hot Seat

There were no coaching changes last season in the most tumultuous league in America, but that likely will change in 2025. Here’s whose jobs are on the line.

Sports Illustrated

Mississippi Tax-Free Weekend 2025 Is Here: What to Know Before You Shop

Just in time for Prime Day, Mississippi is celebrating a tax holiday in July. Find out how you can save on back-to-school essentials.

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Trump keeps claiming places are selling gas for $1.99. There is no proof to back that up

Mississippi currently boasts the most affordable gas in the country at an average of $2.69 per gallon

The Independent UK

Mississippi Tax Guide

Explore Mississippi's state tax rates for income, sales, property, retirement, and more. Learn how Mississippi compares nationwide.

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Daughter of assassinated civil rights leader sees painful echoes of political violence in America

Civil and voting rights activists gathered in Jackson, Mississippi, to honor what would have been the 100th birthday of civil rights leader Medgar Evers

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Eleven of North America’s best under-the-radar islands, from paradise beaches to a wilderness at the end of the earth

Our list includes a spot in Texas with views of SpaceX launches, an island where wild horses roam, a retreat once frequented by America's wealthiest families and a car-free haven in Mississippi with zero light pollution

The Independent UK

Mississippi executes inmate who’s been on death row almost half a century

Richard Gerald Jordan, 79, received a lethal injection at the Mississippi State Penitentiary after being on death row since 1976

The Independent UK

Emmett Till memorial in Mississippi could be removed as part of DOGE-recommended $1 billion cuts to national parks

Massive reduction to National Parks Service budget and Donald Trump’s culture war against ‘DEI’ could spell end for national monument to Black teen murdered by a mob of white men in 1955

The Guardian - US

Juneteenth is the most widely known US emancipation celebration – but it’s not the only one

The federal holiday recognizes when enslaved Black people in Galveston, Texas found out they were free. But New York, Ohio, Mississippi and Florida have their own freedom days

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'Sinners' puts 'truth on screen' for the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians

The blockbuster horror film “Sinners” features the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians in a short, but impactful scene

The Independent UK

Cop arrested at a Disney World resort after allegedly kidnapping man from Mississippi house party

Officer David Cunningham, 22, was off duty but wearing his Prichard PD badge and had man handcuffed in patrol car during alleged incident

The Conversation

Extreme weather’s true damage cost is often a mystery – that’s a problem for understanding storm risk, but it can be fixed

On Jan. 5, 2025, at about 2:35 in the afternoon, the first severe hailstorm of the season dropped quarter-size hail in Chatham, Mississippi. According to the federal storm events database, there were no injuries, but it caused $10,000 in property damage.

The Guardian - US

‘Gonna have to hear mothers and sisters cry’: Trump’s funding cuts leave at-risk youth vulnerable to gun violence

Mississippi’s Operation Good engaged teens in a range of programs, protecting them from crime – but that work is now in jeopardy

The Guardian - US

Sinners finally comes home to Clarksdale: a three-day festival premieres the film in its home town

Director Ryan Coogler kicked off screenings and a cultural festival in the influential Mississippi delta city

The Independent UK

Ryan Coogler hosts 'Sinners' screening in Mississippi town where film is set

Director Ryan Coogler and other cast and crew members of the hit film “Sinners” visited Clarksdale, Mississippi, where the film is set, for a special screening

Reason

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