News Archive
ENTERGY MISSISSIPPI, SIEMENS ENERGY WORK TO CREATE CLEANER POWER GRID
04/03/23
JACKSON, Miss. – Entergy Mississippi has taken another step toward meeting the company’s environmental goals with the installation of a high-voltage clean air circuit breaker at one of...
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24 Rankin County Schools named Military STAR
03/22/23
BRANDON - The Mississippi Department of Education has named 61 schools as the state's first Military Star Schools. This designation recognizes schools that have made a significant commitment to supporting...
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Local Student Robotics Team to Represent MS at World Competition
03/15/23
PEARL, MS - "Wait for It...", a 4-H robotics team from Pearl, MS consisting of six students in 8th through 12th grade, emerged victorious at the Mississippi FIRST® ...
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C Spire Continues to Enhance Network Capacity across Central Mississippi Company has invested $114 million across state in last 14 months
03/09/23
Ridgeland, Miss, (March 9, 2023) — C Spire, a diversified telecommunications and technology services company continues to invest in wireless enhancements across the Central Mississippi area. These enhancements were part of...
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Supervisors Address Storm Water Drainage in County
03/08/23
RANKIN - Officials have begun an ambitious program designed to improve storm water drainage issues throughout Rankin County.
One of the first of these projects concerned drainage along Vernon...
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Mississippi investing more than $56.7 million in site development
02/27/23
Jackson, Miss. – Governor Tate Reeves announced the state of Mississippi is investing more than $56.7 million in site development projects throughout the state. Site development grant funds made available...
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AccelerateMS driving workforce training in Mississippi
02/24/23
A state agency that's not quite three years old has big plans for the state's workforce. AccelerateMS is essentially the state's office for workforce training, according to...
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Rankin County eyes seven major projects, land acquisition for 2023
02/24/23
Economic development in Rankin County could have a record year if all goes according to plan.
As of now, Rankin First, the economic development arm for the county, is working...
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MCEP Growing Construction Trades by Training Students
02/22/23
Right now in Mississippi there are 100,000 job openings for welders, masons, electricians and heavy equipment operators, among other trades.
The Mississippi Construction Education Foundation is on a mission to steer...
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Pearl High ranks at Top in State for Graduation Rate for Students with Disabilities
02/15/23
PEARL - The State Department of Education's Office of Accountability recently released District Graduation Rates and Dropout Rates for the school year that ended July 31, 2022. The data used was...
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