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Education

Proposal Would Ban Private Schools from MHSAA

The private-public school debate has officially gone public.

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Sports

The Slate

NFL teams have to start wondering if Johnny Manziel will be worth the draft risk. At times, the Texas A&M quarterback seems as reckless off the field as he seems …

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World

Typhoon Lands in China After Hong Kong Shuts Down

Tens of thousands of people were evacuated as a powerful typhoon thundered into southern China on Wednesday after shutting down the bustling Asian financial center of Hong Kong and sinking …

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Hollis Watkins

Hollis Watkins has dedicated his life to serving the people of his community.

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National

Obama Pushes Back on Critics of Iran Deal

Responding to his critics, President Barack Obama forcefully defended the weekend nuclear agreement with Iran, declaring that the United States "cannot close the door on diplomacy."

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National

U.S. Sends 2 Guantanamo Prisoners Back to Algeria

Two men who have been held without charge at the Guantanamo Bay for more than a decade have been sent back to their native Algeria as part of a renewed …

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World

Prague Locals Want to Oust Palestinian Embassy

Relations between Palestinians and the Czech Republic took a nosedive Friday after residents voiced concerns over the discovery of illegal weapons found at the Palestinian embassy complex where a booby-trapped …

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Business

Southern Won't Seek U.S. Loan Aid for Miss. Plant

The Southern Co. has withdrawn plans to seek a federal loan guarantee for the power plant its subsidiary, Mississippi Power Co., is building in Kemper County.

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Business

Jury Finds State Farm Committed Fraud

A federal jury has found that State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. avoided covering a policyholder's wind losses by blaming the damage on storm surge, which is covered by federal …

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LGBT

French Senate Passes Gay Marriage Bill

The French Senate voted Friday to legalize same-sex marriage in France, putting a landmark bill on track to become law by summer.

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Food Truck Mash-Up

Food Truck Mash-up, a food truck competition that USA Today Network first started in New Jersey in 2006, is coming to Mississippi on Saturday, Sept. 28, at Lakeshore Park on …

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All 8 Mississippi GOP Statewide Nominees Campaign Together

Republican nominees for all eight statewide offices in Mississippi appeared together at a campaign rally Monday, and the nominee for governor, Tate Reeves, predicted that all eight will win this …

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[Music] Get Your Booty Shaking

I do so love a good, authentic funk band, and nothing gets my booty shaking faster than the sound of a sloppy New Orleans drumbeat and a Hammond B3 organ. …

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Sports

The Best In Sports In 7 Days

Thursday, Dec. 1

College football, MAC championship, Akron vs. Northern Illinois (6:30 p.m., ESPN): Who vs. who in Detroit. For college football addicts only.

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[Music] Living Better Unelectrically

How many band profiles can start with a line like this: "Led by a ranting spoken-word artist named 'Wammo' and a woman whose voice channels the ghost of Bessie Smith…"?

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Politics

Chip Pickering Celebrates Medgar Evers

Press statement: Congressman Chip Pickering: CELEBRATING THE LIFE AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF MEDGAR EVERS ... House passes resolution commending the lives and accomplishments of Medgar Evers and Myrlie Evers-Williams ... (WASHINGTON, …

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Politics

Dillon Celebrates Women's Equality Day

Gubernatorial Sherman Lee Dillon sent around a statement saluting Women's Equality Day. It reads: "Green Party Gubernatorial Candidate, Sherman Lee Dillon is fed up. As the father of four daughters …

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Some Mississippi Inaugural Events Reserved for Sponsors

Mississippi's new governor was elected to serve everyone, but not just anyone will be allowed into some of the events celebrating his inauguration.