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Proposal: eliminate income tax, add 5% tax on gas, allow cities, counties to levy local sales tax

Taxes · Columbus

Proposal: eliminate income tax, add 5% tax on gas, allow cities, counties to levy local sales tax

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House leaders on Friday unveiled a sweeping tax cut proposal that would eventually abolish the state income tax, slash taxes on groceries, increase local sales taxes and shore up funds for state and local road work. The plan would over time take more than $1 billion from current revenue. “We will Build Up Mississippi by eliminating the income tax to further our state’s competitive advantage and award our workforce,” House Speaker Jason White wro…See the Story

Granite City's Overnight Warming Location Calls for Volunteers

Columbus · Columbus

Granite City's Overnight Warming Location Calls for Volunteers

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

GRANITE CITY - Granite City recently opened its own Overnight Warming Location , and Pastor Phillip Warren shared that the community has been “incredibly supportive” so far. The OWL is looking for volunteers to sustain its operations. Located at Mt. Zion Church at 2827 Mockingbird Lane in Granite City, the new OWL is the third of its kind in the Riverbend region, joining Alton and Edwardsville in offering a warm place for unhoused community memb…See the Story

Baptist, North Mississippi interested in acquiring OCH

Columbus · Columbus

Baptist, North Mississippi interested in acquiring OCH

STARKVILLE — OCH Regional Medical Center is for sale, and Baptist Memorial Health Care and North Mississippi Health Services both intend to take a shot at it. Supervisors approved a request for proposals Monday and published that RFP online Wednesday afternoon, indicating what the county wants from a potential buyer. “We had several meetings, and we identified some important factors that we’d like to see a potential buyer entertain,” Marvell How…See the Story

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