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Will Mississippi conservatives finally get the job done? Democrats, the media establishment and even some moderate Republicans are pulling out all the stops regarding the state income tax elimination proposal to stop it any way they can. Flush with hundreds of millions of dollars of cash, minima

Published Saturday, May. 29, 2021, 8:58 am Join AFPs 100,000+ followers on Facebook Purchase a subscription to AFP Subscribe to AFP podcasts on iTunes and Spotify News, press releases, letters to the editor: augustafreepress2@gmail.com VMI junior Gavin Jenkins finished his season Friday night at the NCAA Regional in Jacksonville. The Chester Gap native placed 30th overall in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 9:10.16, eighth in the second heat of the event. “I could not be prouder ...

The state’s political leaders who are cutting off federal coronavirus-related federal unemployment benefits could provide needy Mississippians cash assistance through another federal program. Apparently, a portion of the $1.8 billion the state is receiving from the American Rescue Plan, signed into law earlier this year by President Joe Biden, could be paid to Mississippians in direct payments. The law provides for “direct assistance to households and populations facing negative econo...

Track and Field: Keydets strong on first day of VMI Winter Classic Published Friday, Feb. 12, 2021, 6:08 pm Join AFPs 100,000+ followers on Facebook Purchase a subscription to AFP | Subscribe to AFP podcasts on iTunes News, press releases, letters to the editor: augustafreepress2@gmail.com Front Page » Sports » Track and Field: Keydets strong on first day of VMI Winter Classic Looking for continued improvement preparing for the SoCon Championships, the VMI track and field teams performed wel...

Keydets earn top marks to complete VMI Winter Relays Published Saturday, Jan. 30, 2021, 4:16 pm Join AFPs 100,000+ followers on Facebook Purchase a subscription to AFP | Subscribe to AFP podcasts on iTunes News, press releases, letters to the editor: augustafreepress2@gmail.com Front Page » Sports » Keydets earn top marks to complete VMI Winter Relays The VMI track and field teams showed continued improvement wrapping up the second day of competition at the VMI Winter Relays held Saturday at...

Keydets track & field successful at VMI Team Challenge Published Sunday, Jan. 24, 2021, 4:37 pm Join AFPs 100,000+ followers on Facebook Purchase a subscription to AFP | Subscribe to AFP podcasts on iTunes News, press releases, letters to the editor: augustafreepress2@gmail.com Front Page » Sports » Keydets track & field successful at VMI Team Challenge The VMI track and field teams showed continued progress at the fourth annual VMI Team Challenge at the Corps Physical Training Facility. Sen...

For the first six months of the current fiscal year, which started on July 1, the state has collected $53.1 million in taxes on liquor and wine – an increase of 30 percent over the previous year. And for the previous fiscal year, liquor and wine taxes were up 9 percent thanks primarily to the strong sales that occurred late in the fiscal year that ended June 30 as the coronavirus ramped up in the state.