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The American Gaming Association has compiled its annual “State of the States” report and survey, which shows that gaming nationally continues to grow and is almost back to its 2007 pace. And while Mississippi is struggling a bit in the face of increased competition, the state continues to be a major player in the industry. [...]

Neel-Schaffer, Inc, a consulting engineering and planning company, earned the ranking of 197 in the 2013 Top 500 Design Firms in the country by Engineering News-Record (ENR). “As we celebrate our 30th year of operation, our employees’ commitment to client service continues to be the driving force of the ranking of Neel-Schaffer,” Hibbett Neel, President, [...]

In this Ted Talk, Timothy Bartik makes the macro-economic case for preschool education — and explains why you should be happy to invest in it, even if you don’t have kids that age (or kids at all). The economic benefits of well-educated kids, it turns out, go well beyond the altruistic. The author of “Investing [...]

Mississippi is the 5th-best state for retirement, according to new research that Bankrate.com released today. The analysis included cost of living, taxes, healthcare, crime and climate. According to the website, Mississippi is a great place to retire … The Magnolia State is not just one of the warmest in the U.S., it also has relatively [...]

According to the The Vicksburg Post website, it has been sold to another newspaper company, Boone Newspapers, ending 130 years of ownership and operation by the Cashman family of Vicksburg. The sale, which was completed Thursday, came after “a lot of study, prayer and thought,” said Louis P. “Pat” Cashman III, the great-grandson of John [...]

St. Andrew’s Episcopal School of Ridgeland has been ranked as the 18th best private day school in America by Thebestschools.org. It is the only school in Mississippi, Tennessee, Alabama, Arkansas or Louisiana to make the list. Thebestschools.org also has a Top 50 public schools list. However, no Mississippi school made that list. Below is a [...]

With rain still falling, residents in Central and South Mississippi are watching area rivers and creeks rise, prompting officials to issue numerous warnings and seemingly countless flood watches and advisories. Large parts of Central Mississippi, the Pine Belt and Gulf Coast are at risk, and it could be really tense starting this weekend in Jackson [...]

NEW YORK — The defense attorney in John Grisham’s first novel, “A Time to Kill,” is returning to the courtroom. Grisham’s new book, “Sycamore Row,” will be published Oct. 22, the Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group announced Wednesday. Like “A Time to Kill,” it will feature Jake Brigance as a lawyer in a small Mississippi town. [...]

RJ Young, a leading provider of office equipment and business solutions, is pleased to announce they have a new location in Meridian, Mississippi. RJ Young has been servicing the Meridian area since they acquired Ricoh Business Solutions accounts in several locations last spring, but until today have not had an official location for the local [...]

In a story on the website Daily Beast, writer Lee Siegel goes off on a profanity-laced rampage, saying Southern states are holding America back … Let’s face it — on nearly every important issue, from gun control to immigration to gay marriage, red states are holding America back. Hundreds of thousands of petitioners from a [...]