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- FILE—Mississippi state Rep. Joey Hood, R-Ackerman, speaks with reporters at the state Capitol in Jackson, Miss., on Feb. 28, 2023. Hood spoke on Wednesday, April 10, 2024, in favor of a bill that would limit where transgender people can use bathrooms or locker rooms in public buildings. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)
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Mississippi bill would limit where transgender people can use bathrooms in public buildings
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press
Wed,04/10/24-7:47PM , 344 Reads
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi's Republican-controlled House voted Wednesday in favor of a measure that would restrict transgender people's use of bathrooms and locker rooms in public buildings, including university dormitories.
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- Mississippi State Education Committee Chairman Sen. Dennis DeBar, R-Leakesville, explains his opposition to a revised education bill in the Senate chamber, Tuesday, April 9, 2024, at the Mississippi Capitol in Jackson, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
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Mississippi Senate blocks House proposal to revise school funding formula
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press
Tue,04/09/24-1:50PM , 296 Reads
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- Mississippi Republican Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann, left, confers with Mississippi Senate President Pro Tempore Dean Kirby, R-Pearl, during floor debate on general bills, Wednesday, March 13, 2024, at the Mississippi State Capitol in Jackson. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
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Mississippi state budget is expected to grow slightly in the coming year
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press
Fri,04/05/24-12:52PM , 453 Reads
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Budget writers in the Mississippi Legislature will have slightly more money to spend during the coming year than they did in the current one.

Top members of the House and Senate met Friday and set a revenue estimate of $7.6 billion for the year that begins July 1. That is an increase of 1% from the current year.
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2 Mississippi catfish farms settle suit alleging immigrants were paid more than local Black workers
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press
Tue,04/02/24-12:22PM , 608 Reads
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Two Mississippi catfish farms have settled a lawsuit alleging that they brought workers from Mexico to the U.S. and paid them significantly more than they previously paid local Black farmworkers for the same type of labor, plaintiffs' attorneys said Tuesday.
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Wednesday, February 25, 2026

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Mccomb, 39648, MS

Current Temp

62°F

Mostly Cloudy

Chance of Rain: 1%
Max Temp: 73°F
Min Temp: 60°F
Feels Like: 63°F
Dew Point: 56°F
Humidity: 59%
Sunrise: 6:31 AM
Sunset: 5:57 PM

Wind Speed: 5 mph
Wind Direction: S
Wind Gust: 24 mph
Sky Cover: 64%
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 56°F
Moon Rise: 12:58 PM
Moon Set: 3:02 AM

Mostly cloudy. Low around 60, with temperatures rising to around 62 overnight. South wind around 5 mph.

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