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Former Sheriff Joe Arpaio was convicted of a criminal charge Monday for refusing to stop …
Mississippi House Speaker Philip Gunn, a Republican, is chairman of the Southern Legislative Conference , …
Anthony Scaramucci is out as White House communications director after just 11 days on the …
With a union election scheduled this week, the National Labor Relations Board is again charging …
Christopher Butler, who has played a significant role in the state's trial against Hinds County …
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The U.S. Supreme Court said in 2012 that it's unconstitutional to sentence juveniles to mandatory …
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Sunday the United States would have to cut its embassy …
Aides said President Donald Trump is prepared in the coming days to end required payments …
Judd Deere, a spokesman for Attorney General Leslie Rutledge (pictured), said in a text message …
Reince Priebus, the former Republican National Committee head, was the frequent target of rumors about …
The NCAA is accusing Ole Miss of 21 total violations, 15 classified as Level I, …
Talking tough on illegal immigration and violent crime, President Donald Trump appeared Friday to advocate …
A spokesman for Gen. Joseph Dunford (pictured), chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said …
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Gov. Phil Bryant defended incentives for corporations and talked about his plan for early education …
The "skinny repeal" bill—erasing several parts of President Barack Obama's law—was rejected just before 2 …
Trump's vow to extend a hand of cooperation to Russian President Vladimir Putin (pictured) has …
Anthony Scaramucci, the incoming White House communications director, aimed his tirade at chief of staff …
"Nobody would know it from the President's hysterical rhetoric, but there are already 700 miles …
Republican Gov. Phil Bryant said Thursday that employees at the Nissan Motor Co. plant in …
Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves took several shots at Attorney General Jim Hood in his Neshoba …
New White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci went after chief of staff Reince Priebus on …
Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina is working on legislation that would block the firing …
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President Donald Trump urged lawmakers on in a tweet Thursday morning: "Come on Republican Senators, …
Demonstrators flocked to a military recruiting station in New York City and gathered at a …
In the Senate, John McCain, R-Ariz., a Navy pilot during the Vietnam war, blasted Trump's …
Gov. Phil Bryant is expected to talk about Mississippi's economy during his annual speech at …
Jim Hood, the state's attorney general, and Tate Reeves (pictured), the lieutenant governor, voiced their …
The Green Market and Craft Fair sets up each Saturday through the month of August …
The Attic Gallery is a good place to go when you’re in Vicksburg.
CAO Robert Blaine works in the Warren Hood Building near City Hall.
The new CAO says Mayor Lumumba’s recent pothole demonstration is a good example of transparent …
A former traveling trombonist is now heading up Jackson’s makeover. Photo courtesy JSU
Jackson’s new chief administrative officer, Robert Blaine, plans to tackle the basic organizational habits of …
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Chunky Dunks has dishes such as its number-one seller, ice-cream nachos, which come with cinnamon-sugar …
Chunky Dunks Sweets Truck owner Will Lamkin (right) says he likes to keep his business …
Baton Rouge, La., hip-hop artist Marcel P. Black performs Friday, July 28, at Land Vs. …
Henley-Young still has work to do, but administrators have made significant progress on the terms …
The Jackson Metropolitan YMCA stands at 800 East River Place and is now for sale. …
The Capitol Police, whom are responsible for security inside the Legislature and other large state …
Johnnie McDaniels, the executive director of Henley-Young Juvenile Justice Center, says it is up to …
Federal court monitor Leonard Dixon completed his tenth monitor’s report on the Henley-Young detention center …
President Donald Trump is barring transgender people from serving in the military "in any capacity," …
The Senate Judiciary Committee withdrew its subpoena for Paul Manafort late Tuesday after Manafort agreed …
President Donald Trump accused Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski (center), a fellow Republican, of disappointing the …
Democratic Attorney General Jim Hood (pictured) and Republican Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves are making back-to-back …
I think part of me has always been worried that I would never find my …
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With Vice President Mike Pence breaking a 50-50 tie, the Senate voted by a hair …
The Till marker was put up in 2011 as the first entry on the Mississippi …
Forest Hill High School students have an opportunity to register for the Academic and Performing …
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Char Restaurant will formally open its new private-dining and event space, which the restaurant created …
A bid by workers at Mississippi's Nissan Motor Co. plant for United Auto Workers representation …
President Donald Trump has spoken with advisers about firing Attorney General Jeff Sessions and launched …
President Donald Trump's son-in-law and adviser Jared Kushner will return to Capitol Hill Tuesday for …
John McCain will make a dramatic return to the Senate for a make-or-break vote on …
House Speaker Philip Gunn, who chairs the Southern Legislative Conference, encouraged African American lawmakers to …
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Appearing on Fox News Sunday, Wall Street financier Anthony Scaramucci pledged to begin "an era …
Senior White House adviser Jared Kushner denied Monday that he colluded with Russians in the …
President Donald Trump said Saturday that he has "complete power" to issue pardons, an assertion …
The marker commemorates black teenager Emmett Till, who was kidnapped and lynched in 1955 after …
The remaining members of the Jackson Public Schools Board of Trustees—Jed Oppenheim, Rickey Jones and …
White House press secretary Sean Spicer, President Donald Trump's embattled spokesman during the first six …
President Donald Trump's growing anxiety about the federal Russia probe has spilled into public view …
Attorney Jay Sekulow, a member of the president's external legal team, told The Associated Press …
The compromise between Republican legislative leaders and Democrats led by Gov. Roy Cooper (pictured) eliminated …
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson had decided to impose "geographic travel restriction" for North Korea, …
The University of Mississippi confirmed that former head coach Hugh Freeze resigned today.
A recent AP-NORC poll finds a majority of Americans say it's the Federal government's responsibility …
Mayor Chokwe Lumumba has vowed to go vegan for a month to shine light on …
New Jackson State University President William Bynum announced today, July 20, that student scholarships would …
The Mississippi Supreme Court denied Hinds County District Attorney Robert Shuler Smith's appeal and attempt …
The Republican supermajority could be in jeopardy after four representatives vacated their House seats in …
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President Donald Trump's administration has ended Affordable Care Act contracts that brought assistance into libraries, …
Sen. John McCain's diagnosis of brain cancer jolted the Senate where Republicans and Democrats offered …
The uneasy dynamic between the president and top aides has been exacerbated by the revelation …
President Donald Trump told The New York Times in an interview Wednesday that he never …
The Mississippi Supreme Court has cleared the way for Hinds County District Attorney Robert Shuler …
President Donald Trump on Wednesday urged members of his new voter fraud commission to approach …
The Mississippi Supreme Court has cleared the way for a district attorney to go on …
Gov. Phil Bryant has set Nov. 7 special elections to fill two seats in the …
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Robbie Fisher Photo courtesy Cam Bonelli
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Republicans including President Donald Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell have recently pushed the …
The Supreme Court says the Trump administration can strictly enforce its ban on refugees, but …
Author Sarah Campbell tries to simplify complicated concepts in her children’s books. Photo courtesy Devna …
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One day I may find myself in a garden, growing my own food—or not. The …
Patching up budget holes with one-time, and shoddy, fixes or signing quick contracts to address …
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell pitched Plan B—to just repeal Obamacare instead. Three women GOP …
Our model to manage the Grove Park Golf Course is similar to agreements the City …
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President Donald Trump on Wednesday stepped up the pressure on reluctant Republicans to erase much …
President Donald Trump announced his intention Tuesday to nominate former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman to …
Marsha Stone, who runs an addiction recovery center in Texas, said Mississippi should look at …
Workers for Gluckstadt-based Mega Technologies, LLC fill potholes on Northview Drive in Fondren. The potholes …
I started the Chick Ball to be a different kind of fund-raising event—intentionally inexpensive to …
Dorcus Thigpen and her son, Dathan Thigpen Photo courtesy Dorcus Thigpen
Two men in Scott County settled their complaint against the 8th Circuit Court there after …
(L-R) Jason Crosby, Jimmy Herring, Jeff Sipe, Kevin Scott and Matt Slocum of Jimmy Herring …
Attorney General Jeff Sessions plans to ease restrictions on asset forfeiture, but also to impose …
Having accused Iran of flouting the nuclear deal, President Donald Trump was inclined to tell …
President Donald Trump declared Tuesday it's time to "let Obamacare fail" after the latest GOP …
Teresa Malone pleaded not guilty in July 2016 to a three-count indictment charging that she …
The Mississippi Charter Authorizer Board confirmed three charter-school proposals to move forward on July 10 …
The Nail Lounge, which is a nail-treatment and personal-grooming boutique, opened in Highland Village on …
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The GOP plan, authored by Budget Chairman Diane Black, R-Tenn., is critical to GOP hopes …
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said the sanctions "send a strong signal that the United States …
President Donald Trump blasted congressional Democrats and "a few Republicans" Tuesday over the failure of …
Electric vehicle firm Greentech Automotive claims it raised $140 million for its Mississippi project, but …
Workers at Nissan Motor Co.'s Mississippi plant will decide on Aug. 3 and 4 whether …
The U.S. Commerce Department has said the economic benefit from allowing weekend fishing this summer …
The Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann stands with Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba and Senator John …
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The Trump administration is seeking to close a legal window opened for tens of thousands …
Donald Trump Jr.'s willingness to meet with the lawyer in the expectation of receiving incriminating …
The Senate delayed a highly anticipated vote this coming week to repeal and replace the …
A prosecutor said he will try to block the state's planned release of an inmate …
Former Ward 4 Councilman Frank Bluntson acknowledged his grandson Connor Bluntson during his speech after …
Dr. William Bynum Jr. said enrollment for the upcoming school year is down in his …
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U.S. District Judge Derrick Watson (left) on Thursday ordered the government not to enforce the …
While Donald Trump Jr. (pictured) has confirmed that Russian attorney Natalia Veselnitskaya was in the …
Hugh Freeze delivered a 16-minute opening statement about his Mississippi team while pointing out he …
President Donald Trump declared a day earlier that failure would make him "very angry" and …
The apology by Candice Jackson, acting assistant secretary for civil rights, came amid a series …
The Mississippi Department of Corrections found and confiscated the most illegal contraband—more than 100 phones—so …
The Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will have to decide whether to hear Rev. …
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Attorney General Jeff Sessions called the collective action the "largest health care fraud takedown operation …
Over the years, House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., has insisted on overhauling the benefit programs, …
French President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday it is "obvious and indispensable" to have exchanges with …
Former Mississippi coach Houston Nutt has filed a civil lawsuit against the university and its …
The KC-130 is used to refuel aircraft in flight and transport cargo and troops. Photo …
Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa said he and the committee's top Democrat, Dianne Feinstein of …
Krystal Jackson performs as alternative-R&B artist Krystal Gem. Photo credit: Olivia DeGrado / Humidity Sound
New Clinton Public School District Superintendent Tim Martin (shown here reading to elementary school students) …
Twenty-one-year-old Nia Sims, who graduated from Clinton High School in 2014, says she had a …
The Clinton Public School District is the state’s highest-performing, majority-black school district in Mississippi; the …
We must talk about race in schools, including better integration or inclusion to help close …
Frederick Burns, founder of CultureSnap, says that on its June 19 release date the app …
Donald Trump Jr. tweeted out his email chain with Rob Goldstone on July 11, which …
Frederick Burns, founder of CultureSnap and once the valedictorian of Wingfield High, developed an app …
Ward 5 Councilman Charles Tillman, once again the Jackson City Council president, says residents now …
Local Dignity in Schools campaign organizers called on state education officials to prioritize root causes …
On Wednesday morning, Trump tweeted that his son was "open, transparent and innocent," again referring …
Derek Emerson bought Parlor Market in May 2017. Photo courtesy Devna Bose
June has a storied history, both good and bad, with the LGBT community. The U.S. …
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Senate Republicans will unveil their revised health care bill Thursday and begin voting on it …
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Attorney General Jim Hood called on the Legislature to fund the Department of Mental Health, …
CAET Wine Bar in Jackson won a Best of Award of Excellence in the 2017 …
Donald Trump Jr. eagerly accepted help from what was described to him as a Russian …
Republicans were hearing divergent messages from the White House Monday. President Donald Trump pressured GOP …
Protestors march against the Yanez not guilty verdict in the shooting of Philando Castile Photo …
Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi declared victory Monday evening over the Islamic State in Mosul after …
Hinds County voters will vote this August for additional funds to improve schools in the …
Donald Trump Jr. changed his account over the weekend of a meeting he had with …
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., plans to check vital signs on his GOP bill …
U.S. President Donald Trump called for expanded cooperation with Russia on Sunday, as a cease-fire …
The gathering took place while Trump was in Germany for the Group of 20 summit, …
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said the U.S. position on the Paris climate agreement was "regrettable" …
Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann says Friday that Mississippi has participated since at least 2009 …
Protestors at a "No Hate in My State" rally against HB 1523 at the Capitol …
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel told leaders of the Group of 20 economic powers Friday that …
A bill focused on buttressing the nation's insurance marketplaces will be needed if the full-fledged …
The University of Mississippi will post a sign acknowledging that slaves built some structures on …
The three elected commissioners said two weeks ago that Kemper should run on natural gas …
Maine Gov. Paul LePage lashed out at the media for reporting he planned to leave …
A pre-emptive military strike may be among the "pretty severe things" President Donald Trump says …
Mayor Chokwe Lumumba stands with the city council members after Charles Tillman and Melvin Priester, …
Mississippi children rely heavily on federal funding for their health care through Medicaid and Children's …
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Marian Wright Edelman (center) will travel to three small communities in what remain some of …
Hobby Lobby Stores has agreed to pay a $3 million federal fine and forfeit thousands …
Nikki Haley, Trump's U.N. ambassador, told an emergency session of the council Wednesday that the …
On the eve of his first meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin (pictured), President Donald …
Auditor Stacey Pickering (pictured) said Wednesday that he is demanding $6.36 million from Charles Wang, …
The University of Southern Mississippi has laid off three employees and eliminated 33 vacant jobs …
Revenue Commissioner Herb Frierson has acknowledged the rule would directly challenge U.S. Supreme Court rulings …
Jeff Howell’s book, “Hazel Brannon Smith: Female Crusading Scalawag,” tells the little-known Mississippi editor’s story …
Josephine’s Kitchen has dishes such as “extreme potatoes” with choices of meat such as chicken.
Lee Vance III opened Josephine’s Kitchen on Good Friday this year.
Country singer-songwriter Carly Pearce performs for Bobby Bones’ “Funny & Alone Stand-up Comedy Tour” on …
Museum of Mississippi History Director Rachel Myers stands in a replica of the oldest African …
An art installation reads, “One Mississippi, Many Stories.” The phrase is the theme for the …
Mississippi Civil Rights Museum Director Pamela Junior speaks in the “Reflection Room” gallery on June …
Mugshots of Freedom Riders line the walls of the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum.
Good journalism is out there if you look hard for it. File Photo
If our congressmen want to protect all Mississippians, particularly the most vulnerable in the state, …
Gov. Phil Bryant wants the Department of Mental Health directly answerable to him, not a …
Tiffany Graves, the executive director of the Mississippi Access to Justice Commission, helped launch a …
The Mississippi Road Map to Health Equity and Urban League Inc. will manage the Grove …
Without realizing it, I had been shopping local for years. I frequented Swell-o-Phonic, Cups Espresso …
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Chokwe Antar Lumumba, a 35-year-old attorney, was inaugurated as mayor of Jackson on Monday. He …
Chokwe Antar Lumumba stood with first lady Ebony Lumumba as he took the Oath of …
State Board President Rosemary Aultman of Clinton said she wants state Superintendent Carey Wright (pictured) …
Asian fusion buffet Tokyo Tasty recently opened inside the former location of the Cherokee Inn …
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A former Rhode Island Supreme Court chief justice and his wife have decided to give …
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says he intends to proceed with GOP legislation being negotiated …
President Donald Trump crowned his weekend rage against the news media with a mock video …
More than 700,000 Mississippians receive care from Medicaid, down from a peak of nearly 750,000 …
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