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Jackson Primary Voter Turnout May Be 'Disappointing,' Secretary of State Says

Jacksonians will go to the polls in a week to vote in the primary mayoral and city council elections, and Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann said he's "disappointed" so far …

Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann told reporters that he is disappointed, so far, in what …

• April 25, 2017

Social Hour at BRAVO! and 2017 Spring Webinar Series

On May 2, BRAVO! Italian Restaurant & Bar will launch its Social Hour, which will feature a special food-and-drink menu for customers seated in the restaurant's lounge or on the …

Social Hour will feature a special "bite-size menu" that has appetizers such as pesto-chicken sandwiches …

• April 25, 2017

Yohance Myles

For actor Yohance Myles, "confidence in your faith and dreams" are the winning factors, he says, and not location.

Yohance Myles (left) of Ridgeland is in the current Fox drama "Shots Fired" and the …

• April 25, 2017

Another Mississippi City, Biloxi, Lowers Confederate-Themed Flag

Biloxi, a Gulf Coast city that relies heavily on tourism, is joining several other local governments in abandoning the Mississippi flag because it contains the Confederate battle emblem.

Mississippi is the last state with a flag that includes the Confederate battle emblem — …

• April 24, 2017

Sexually Transmitted Infection Rates High in Mississippi, Despite Declines

Despite declines in recent years, Mississippi still has some of the highest STI rates in the country, data from the Centers for Disease Control show.

Mississippi has the fifth highest rate of chlamydia in the country, with more than 17,000 …

• April 24, 2017

MSU school officials say the U.S. Department of Homeland Security selected Mississippi as the new …

• April 24, 2017

MSU to Lead Major Drone Research Project for US Government

Mississippi State University officials say the school will lead a major research and development project involving drones.

Markel Crawford

Mississippi has added graduate transfer guard Markel Crawford, who should bolster the Rebels' backcourt next season.

Photo courtesy Ole Miss Athletics

• April 24, 2017

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• April 24, 2017

Attorneys General to Trump: Don't Cut Drug Treatment Funds

The top government lawyers from 19 states are telling President Donald Trump and the Republican leaders of Congress not to pass health insurance changes that would stop the flow of …

Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood is part of a group of 19 attorneys general telling …

• April 21, 2017

Ronnie Crudup Jr. (left), Sidney Gladney (center) and Robert Graham (right) discussed the role of …

• April 21, 2017

Attorney Chokwe Antar Lumumba, 33, and Corinthian Sanders, 24, were the two youngest candidates at …

• April 21, 2017

Generational Feud Roils Mayoral Forum

A seemingly innocent mayoral candidate forum quickly turned into a brutal debate between mayoral candidates Robert Graham and attorney Chokwe Antar Lumumba last night.