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Gov. Phil Bryant said the Complete 2 Compete Initiative will help ensure that Mississippi remains …

• November 21, 2016

Protesters March On Wendy's for Workers' Rights

Wendy's on High Street got traffic from more than just the lunch crowd this week.

Protesters gathered at a local Wendy's this weekend to protest the restaurant for not participating …

• November 21, 2016

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• November 21, 2016

Morgan William

Mississippi State stars Victoria Vivians and Morgan William were at their best during the 10th-ranked Bulldogs' 79-68 victory over No. 8 Texas on Sunday.

Officers Douse Pipeline Protesters in Subfreezing Weather

Authorities on Monday defended their decision to douse protesters with water during a skirmish in subfreezing weather near the Dakota Access oil pipeline, and organizers said at least 17 protesters …

Analysis: School Funding Debate Bumpy, but Direction Unclear

Despite an eventful couple of days in discussions about rewriting the state education funding formula, the public is no closer to knowing what changes lawmakers will consider to the current …

The cast of Hamilton has a statement for Vice President-elect Mike Pence, who attended the …

• November 21, 2016

Hamilton Cast to Trump: No Apology Necessary

If Donald Trump is waiting for an apology from the cast of "Hamilton," he will continue to wait.

Trump Vows to Bring Back Coal, Part of 'Clean Power' Rollback

WILLIAMSON, W.Va. (AP) — The hard-eyed view along the Tug Fork River in West Virginia coal country is that President-elect Donald Trump has something to prove: that he'll help bring …

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Precinct 4 Moves to New Headquarters, Responds to Business Break-ins

If you ask some Jackson Police Department officers, the best part about moving to a new location was that now they don't have to take the stairs every day.

Officers and command staff gathered to celebrate the opening of a new Precinct 4 Headquarters …

• November 18, 2016

Shrouded in Secrecy, EdBuild CEO Gets Feedback from the Public on MAEP

For the first time, Mississippians got an official forum Thursday to sound off to EdBuild, the New Jersey education consulting company the state contracted under opaque circumstances to vet the …

Rebecca Sibilia, the chief executive officer of EdBuild, says weighted student funding answers Mississippi's concerns …

• November 18, 2016

Codetta South

Brennan White, known on stage as Codetta South, describes his debut album, "A Few Regrets," which he released independently on Nov. 11, as "a concept project meant to be enjoyed …