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BusinessApr 17, 2026

Backlog in liquor, wine deliveries frustrates retailers in Mississippi

Retailers that sell liquor and wine in Mississippi are experiencing delays in deliveries to their businesses due to problems at a state warehouse

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BusinessJan 8, 2026

Elon Musk's xAI to build $20 billion data center in Mississippi

Elon Musk's AI company, xAI, plans to spend $20 billion on a data center in Southaven, Mississippi

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BusinessDec 22, 2025

Giant lazy Susans bring people together at Mississippi restaurant

A Mississippi restaurant is bringing people from all walks of life together for a family-style meal with strangers

BusinessSep 25, 2025

Officials say 911 emergency lines down across Mississippi and Louisiana

911 systems across Mississippi and Louisiana were down Thursday afternoon, affecting emergency services

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BusinessAug 27, 2025

A Mississippi city's tax break spurred post-Katrina building. But will homes stand the next storm?

A decade after 2005's Hurricane Katrina, one Mississippi city began offering property tax breaks to encourage building near the waterfront

BusinessDec 13, 2024

A Mississippi company is sentenced for mislabeling cheap seafood as premium local fish

The largest seafood distributor on the Mississippi Gulf Coast and two of its managers have been sentenced on federal charges of mislabeling inexpensive imported seafood as local premium fish

BusinessNov 25, 2024

Court agrees with ban on medical marijuana advertising in Mississippi

A federal appeals court says medical marijuana businesses in Mississippi don’t have the right to advertise on billboards or other places because marijuana itself remains illegal under federal law

BusinessNov 13, 2024

2 credit unions in Mississippi and Louisiana are planning to merge

One credit union based in Mississippi and one based in Louisiana have announced plans for a merger

BusinessNov 8, 2024

Entergy Mississippi breaks ground on new power station

Entergy Mississippi has broken ground on a power station that ultimately will help power 385,000 homes across its 45-county service area