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Carlos Moore said he is disappointed with the ruling from the New Orleans-based appeals court, …
Pelicia Hall, the recently confirmed commissioner of the Mississippi Department of Corrections, is cracking down …
Mississippi Department of Corrections officials found a large number of shanks in a shakedown at …
President Donald Trump is facing new questions about political interference in the investigations into Russian …
As he tries to line up enough votes to block President Donald Trump's Supreme Court …
Former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn is in discussions with the House and Senate intelligence …
Mississippi House Speaker Philip Gunn says he will appoint a committee to study the pros …
The Mississippi Legislature passed the Capitol Complex bill to funnel extra tax revenue to the …
Gov. Phil Bryant has joined 12 states in support of President Donald Trump's second executive …
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Gay rights groups oppose the replacement measure because it would still restrict LGBT protections from …
Democrats have called for House intelligence committee Chairman Rep. Devin Nunes to recuse himself because …
The Mississippi Legislature ended its 2017 regular session Wednesday, but will have to return later …
Both the House and the Senate passed the Capitol Complex District bill on the last …
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Nader Dabit says more Mississippi politicians need to take improving the state’s technology infrastructure more …
Mantle. co-owner Christopher Lomax wants Sandbox Live to be similar to South by Southwest in …
"Thank you. Maybe if it were not for my size, you wouldn't have noticed how …
The House unanimously asked the Senate, particularly Republican Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves (pictured), to play …
In Georgia, which stopped Confederate History Month celebrations after neo-Confederate Dylann Roof (pictured) killed nine …
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Deadline day morphed into a showdown between House Speaker Philip Gunn (pictured) and Lt. Gov. …
Chokwe Lumumba was one of two mayoral candidates who filed campaign reports by Jan. 31, …
Mayor Tony Yarber believes the Capitol Complex Improvement District will finally happen for Jackson, meaning …
Sen. David Blount, D-Jackson, slammed the Senate majority for fully funding the School Recognition Program …
Danielle Hill Photo courtesy Marcus Smith Photography
Allison McDaniel Photo courtesy Marcus Smith Photography
Danielle Hill, Allison McDaniel and Lauren Porter (pictured) modeled in the 2016 Mississippi Fashion Week. …
Greenville, Miss., musician Ron Etheridge released “There Will Be Wolves,” his first album on Malaco …
Denise Krause speaks at 1 Million Cups Jackson on March 22 about her business, Health …
Even if U.S. District Judge Derrick Watson (left) does not issue a longer-lasting hold on …
Family members of Emmett Till pushed Attorney General Jeff Sessions (pictured) Tuesday to enforce a …
Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves called the Mississippi House's actions on the Department of Transportation's budget …
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Underground 119, which closed for renovations in August 2015, will reopen Saturday, April 1. Trip …
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House intelligence chairman Devin Nunes rebuffed calls to step aside from the Russia investigation Tuesday …
House intelligence chairman Devin Nunes faced growing calls Tuesday to step away from the panel's …
Republican House Speaker Philip Gunn said that the House is not proposing a new tax …
President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order Tuesday aimed at moving forward …
Gov. Phil Bryant signed a law Monday banning sanctuary cities and other policies that might …
Sen. Buck Clarke, R-Hollandale, presented several budget bills Sunday evening. Both the Senate and the …
Rep. Sam Mims, R-McComb, presented health-agency budget bills this morning in the House; Democrats opposed …
This photo by Imani Khayyam was part of an Investigative/Public Service package that won First …
Photo courtesy JoAnn Gordon
Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said Sunday that Trump must be willing to drop attempts …
President Donald Trump has now laid out exactly what he wants in the "big, beautiful …
White House chief of staff Reince Priebus scolded conservative Republicans, explaining that Trump had felt …
Former CIA Director James Woolsey has accused the Trump administration's former national security adviser, Michael …
House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., withdrew the legislation after Trump called him and asked him …
Gov. Phil Bryant signed the "Back the Badge" bill, which makes any crime against a …
Rep. Steve Holland, D-Plantersville, announced this morning that he will retire from the Mississippi House …
Photo courtesy Ben Hillyer/The Natchez Democrat
Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant has joined seven other Republican governors in a letter endorsing the …
As budget writers try to stretch Mississippi's cash to cover its needs, Attorney General Jim …
In a morning tweet, Trump targeted the House Freedom Caucus, whose hard-right members have been …
Donald Trump speaks at a Women in Healthcare panel hosted by Seema Verma, administrator of …
GOP House leaders delayed their planned vote Thursday on a long-promised bill to repeal and …
Dr. Walter Gilliam has worked on implicit-bias research in early childhood education for years, and …
Rep. Charles Young, D-Meridian, represents District 82 where the new Mississippi Arts and Entertainment Experience …
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Senators sent Senate Bill 2689 to Gov. Phil Bryant on Wednesday. Only Sen. Juan Barnett, …
An order signed March 3 by Chief U.S. District Judge Louis Guirola directs court clerks …
(Front left to right) Jonathan Nixon and Mitch Draper launched their monthly EDM and visual-arts …
Taste Bistro & Desserts owner Candice Brewster tries to keep the Flowood restaurant’s menu as …
Attorney General Jim Hood asked the Legislature to pass House Bill 638 to help move …
Richard Jordan (pictured) is the oldest member of death row in Mississippi; he is 70 …
New Mississippi Department of Corrections Commissioner Pelicia Hall will have to deal with the state’s …
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People in Jackson made the Mississippi Light Festival happen, and that was an incredible sight …
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Sen. Brice Wiggins, R-Pascagoula, used the tragic murder of Jessica Chambers by a man believed …
Gov. Phil Bryant, a Republican who has long voiced concerns about people entering the country …
Sen. Gray Tollison, R-Oxford, said the Senate position on education funding for the coming fiscal …
Sen. Derrick Simmons, D-Greenville, is opposed to the vaguer language in a last-hour amendment to …
It is conference week at the Legislature, meaning lawmakers from the House (pictured) and the …
Sen. Brice Wiggins calls gang activity in the state a “scourge.”
Catherine Hoke, the chief executive officer of Defy Ventures, plans to partner with the Mississippi …
New Stage Theatre recently announced Early Bird registration for its 2017 Summer Camps for students …
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Greg Iles' "Mississippi Blood"
Shelia Nabors (second from right) is a W.K. Kellogg Foundation Community Leadership Network fellow in …
Mississippi's older population had the highest enrollment numbers in the state's Affordable Care Act insurance …
Despite the Affordable Care Act's uncertain future, more than 88,000 Mississippians, many elderly and white, …
Jackson Women's Health Organization sued the state before the law was to take effect in …
Photo courtesy Flickr/Charly W Karl
Days before a pivotal vote, House Speaker Paul Ryan said Sunday he will seek changes …
Donald Trump, who recently accused President Barack Obama of wiretapping his New York skyscraper during …
The board has approved four charter schools so far, all in Jackson, with three now …
The "Back the Badge Act of 2017" heads to Gov. Phil Bryant for his signature …
Yvette Mason-Sherman (middle) filed a civil lawsuit against Wayne Parish, the man arrested for killing …
Photo courtesy Justin Ransburg
After a tubing leak in part of its Kemper County power plant, Mississippi Power Co. …
The University of Mississippi Medical Center is cutting jobs to deal with a budget shortfall. …
Rep. Alyce Clarke, D-Jackson, called for lawmakers to pass more legislation that supports women in …
J.T. Grist, an eighth-grade student at Tupelo Middle School, spoke at the "Seat at the …
Photo courtesy Ole Miss Athletics
Photographer Roy A. Adkins, photographed in his Light and Glass studio on March 8, 2017.
Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant (pictured) nominated longtime Republican lawmaker Rep. Mark Formby of Picayune to …
The Westin Hotel, located in downtown Jackson, sign photographed on March 15, 2017.
Dr. Freddrick Murray, superintendent of Jackson Public Schools, photographed during an interview about school consolidation …
Jonathan Faulkner, artist and New Orleans native, posed for a photo at the Mississippi Museum …
The crowd applauds Senator Bernie Sanders at the March on Mississippi. The photo was taken …
Local businesses such as Nandy’s Candy have what you need for this year’s St. Paddy’s …
On Saturday, March 18, Jacksonians will line the streets of Jackson as they watch the …
This year’s Hal’s St. Paddy’s Parade & Festival is on Saturday, March 18—led, as usual, …
Fannye A. Cook Photo courtesy MDWFP/Mississippi Museum of Natural Science
Celebrating the historical greatness of black women like Fannie Lou Hamer (pictured), through their trials …
Knowing how trauma affects a young person is crucial before imposing after-school detention, time-out or …
Jayne Buttross
Dr. Freddrick Murray, superintendent of Jackson Public Schools, said it was proactive and necessary to …
President Donald Trump earned $153 million and paid $36.5 million in income taxes in 2005, …
The “One Lake” project is scaled back from earlier and more controversial versions, and may …
Rep. Mark Baker, R-Brandon, led the way on new property taxes to help for the …
Gov. Phil Bryant signed the measure Monday requiring the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics to maintain …
Country singer and songwriter Brantley Gilbert performs Friday, March 17, at Mississippi Coliseum. Photo courtesy …
Jonathan Faulkner’s “Wouldn’t It Be Nice to Disappear in the Rain During Your Smoke Break …
Jonathan Faulkner
University of Mississippi Medical Center (pictured) announced in a release last week that University Wellness …
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More than a week after Trump leveled his allegations in a series of early morning …
Trump said in an address to Congress last month that he wants to "expand choice, …
Republican Rep. William Shirley of Quitman tried to attach his flag proposal to two higher-education …
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments in Mississippi attorney Carlos Moore's …
David Chandler (left) and Maura Corrigan (right) both were former justices on their state supreme …
Sonya-Williams Barnes
Under its agreement, VW must cooperate in the investigation and let an independent monitor oversee …
About 40,000 homes and businesses in Jackson, Mississippi, will be without water or will experience …
Water outage map Photo courtesy MEMA
Rep. Trey Lamar, R-Senatobia, presented the House's latest bill to divert funds to the state's …
Daniela Vargas was released from ICE’s custody this morning under an order of supervision.
Daniela Vargas was released from ICE's custody this morning under an order of supervision.
Washington Sen. Patty Murray, the top Democrat on the Health, Labor, Education and Pensions Committee, …
Democratic Sen. Hob Bryan of Amory says tax cuts in recent years have erased money …
Rep. William Shirley, R-Quitman, introduced his second amendment to require state universities to fly the …
Late on deadline day, Sen. Gray Tollison, R-Oxford, brought the dyslexia scholarship bill that expands …
Photo courtesy Austin Sylvest/USM Media Relations
U.S. District Judge Derrick Watson (left) granted Hawaii Attorney General Doug Chin's (right) request to …
In New Stage Theatre's production of "Best of Enemies," (left to right) Marci J. Duncan …
Mississippi House Speaker Philip Gunn, a Republican, publicly called for changing the flag in 2015, …
The flag-draped casket of Stanley Dearman, the former editor of The Neshoba Democrat newspaper in …
Canadian singer-songwriter Dallas Green fronts alternative band City and Colour, which performs Thursday, March 9, …
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Attorney General Jeff Sessions (pictured) and his former policy staffer and now-White House strategist Stephen …
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Crazy Cat Eat Up serves dishes such as an apple skillet cake.
Crazy Cat Eat Up moved to Canton Mart Square in April 2016 and took its …
Byron D’Andra Orey (right), a JSU political science professor, is conducting experiments to examine unconscious …
Sen. John Horhn talks proudly and openly about white support as well as black. Photo …
Sen. John Horhn is relying heavily on the meme of rebuilding trust in Jackson government.
John Horhn and his wife, Lydia Gail Horhn, have been married for 31 years. Photo …
This time around, mayoral candidate John Horhn is talking a lot about evidence-based crime prevention.
About 50 community members, pastors and advocates gathered at Fondren Presbyterian Church to hold a …
Rone Chane, owner of Swell-o-Phonic
Rep. Andy Gipson, R-Braxton, amended Senate Bill 2680 with the language. The measure makes "abusive …
Mississippi State Capitol
Zip code map of areas that may be affected by March 10-12, 2017 water outage. …
Map showing general areas affected by March 10-12, 2017 water outage. (Courtesy Hinds County Department …
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, spoke at the March on Mississippi in Canton on Saturday, …
Erica Bougard (left) Photo courtesy USA Track & Field
Director of Public Works Jerriot Smash said Jacksonians can expect a water outage or low …
President Donald Trump on Monday signed a reworked version of his controversial travel ban Monday, …
Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves killed a bill that would have diverted online sales tax collections …
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Sen. Sally Doty, R-Brookhaven, hasn't given up hope that domestic abuse as grounds for divorce …
Sen. Willie Simmons, D-Cleveland, told reporters that federal officials were closing over 100 bridges in …
Photo courtesy Kelly Price/MSU Athletic Media Relations
Vice President Mike Pence used a private email account to conduct public business as Indiana's …
Immigration officials detailed Daniela Vargas, a 22-year-old DREAMer, on Wednesday after she spoke out at …
The Mississippi Senate has voted to add gas chamber and electrocution as execution options in …
Immigration attorney Ramiro Orozco said he and other immigration attorneys in the state were calling …
Several high-profile bills such as abuse as grounds for divorce and election reform died earlier …
Photo courtesy Kelly Price/MSU Athletics
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont is supposed to headline the rally, organized by the …
Attorney General Jeff Sessions talked twice with Russia's ambassador to the United States during the …
Photo courtesy Mississippi House of Representatives
Daniela Vargas, an undocumented immigrant in the process of applying for DACA for the third …
The 11th annual Sweetness Fest takes place April 1 at Jackson State University and includes …
Touch a Truck Jackson lets children climb all over heavy machinery and other equipment. They …
“Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise” is the first feature documentary about the famed writer. …
The Mississippi Museum of Art’s February Museum After Hours was a preview of Verge JXN …
People paint on the community mural at Mississippi Museum of Art’s February Museum After Hours. …
Danny Glover speaks in Oxford. Photo courtesy Joe Atkins
Ronnie Agnew, the executive director of MPB, said the agency has reduced episodes and costs, …
House Speaker Philip Gunn (left) and Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves (right) are controlling the development …
From left: Mayor Tony Yarber, JPD District Commander Duane Odom and Commander Tyree Jones were …
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