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Reeves Backs Lawsuit Protection for Businesses During Virus

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said Wednesday that he will ask state lawmakers to provide legal protection for businesses that might be sued if they reopen and customers or employees become …

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DIY: A Bespoke Video Tribute This Mother’s Day

This DIY project is a variation on the classic 1950s card shower, updated and modernized for the 21st century. The idea—a slideshow and video tribute—is simple, but it has the …

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Transforming Ourselves During Times of Crisis

Erica Quinn Thompson, co-founder of the Magnolia Medical Foundation, released a daily devotional titled "The Transforming: 31 Days of Process for Purpose" in January to help others navigate circumstances over …

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Amanda Joullian Chappell

Travelin' Jane, formed in 2007, performs music that ranges from the '60s to the hits of today presented in "Jane style," which Amanda Joullian Chappell describes as blue-eyed soul with …

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Suit Challenges Mississippi Mayor's Open Gun Ban Amid Virus

A Republican state lawmaker filed a lawsuit Tuesday challenging a Democratic mayor's temporary ban on the open carry of guns in Mississippi's capital city during part of the coronavirus pandemic.

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Steak and Eggs Reveillon Freres

As we prepare for Mother's Day, we may not be able to take Mom out for Sunday brunch, but we can always bring brunch to her as thanks for all …

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OPINION: Face It, White America: Mississippi Is Not Exceptional on Racism

Delineating Mississippi as an exceptional site of racism and hatred the (Confederate) flag represents remains a common rhetorical gesture with an extensive cultural history.

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Unemployed Mississippians Still Seeking Answers, Relief

March signaled the beginning of the unemployment crisis in Mississippi, as the first reports of COVID-19 led to the initial rounds of social-distancing guidelines.

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Jackson Attorney with COVID: ‘A False Sense of Protection Here’

Since diagnosing its first COVID-19 positive patient on March 11, Mississippi had seen 6,342 cases of the novel coronavirus as reported April 28, when this story went to press. Of …

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EDITOR'S NOTE: ‘Essential’ Truths: Gov. Reeves Is Failing Many Mississippians

There is no such thing as a 'nonessential' Mississippian." When I saw Gov. Tate Reeves' tweet that on April 23, I stared at my screen. As a native Mississippian, I …

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Vanessa Dover

During her high school days, Vanessa Dover competed in cross country and track. Today, the mother of two aims to promote physical health in children through the local chapter of …

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Easing Up: US and Europe Grapple With When to Reopen Schools

The question of when to reopen schools looms large as European countries and U.S. states draw up plans to restart their battered economies.

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Shelter Order Softens on Day of 248 New Cases of COVID-19

On Monday, Reeves recapped his “safer at home” order, replacing his April 1 shelter-in-place order for two weeks. The order went into effect at 8 a.m. on April 27 and …

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Northpark’s Got Heart, Fleet Feet Essential Workers Discount and Newk's Pantry

Northpark is hosting a photography-based social media project on behalf of communities practicing social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Mississippi Legislators Regroup in Mid-May Amid Pandemic

Mississippi legislators will start meeting again May 18, two months they suspended their session because of the cornavirus pandemic, House and Senate leaders said Monday.