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Mississippi Proposal Would Expand the Possibility of Parole

Mississippi legislators are sending Gov. Tate Reeves a bill that could make more inmates eligible for the possibility of parole in a state one of the highest incarceration rates in …

Walker Powell

Walker Powell shined in game two of the four-game series for the University of Southern Mississippi as he pitched a complete-game no-hitter and set a career-high in strikeouts with 12.

MSU Earns Two Thrilling Wins in CWS

Fans of Mississippi State University baseball are enjoying a thrill ride at the 2021 College World Series. The Bulldogs are 2-0 in two vastly different wins and both were nailbitters …

Catherine Sullivan

Passionate is one word to describe Catherine Sullivan, the executive director of Grace House. Her passion for social justice is obvious in her work with the vulnerable and voiceless citizens …

Mississippi's Comeback Kids

Mississippi's record on youth incarceration is less than stellar. The number of county-run youth jails and state-run youth prisons that have been slapped with lawsuits for mistreating kids is almost …

Voting Suppression Must be National Priority

The electorate lost big when it came to how elections were handled right here in Hinds County and beyond.

The Worst of Us

We've seen the ugly side of America. We've seen what we can devolve into, and I don't think most of us like it.

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CDC: U.S. Flu Season Starts Early, Could be Bad

Suspected flu cases have jumped in five southern states, and the primary strain tends to make people sicker.

Renfroe: Utils Need Skin in the Game

Steve Renfroe, the newest member of the Mississippi Public Service Commission, is the man in the middle on the question of the controversial Kemper County power plant, now under construction.

Attorney, Sheriff Dispute How Black Man Was Bloodied at Roadblock

An attorney says his African American client was beaten by white law enforcement officers this month at a Mississippi roadblock, but a sheriff says officers told him the man appeared …

Weight and Insurance

Almost every single Tuesday morning since July of last year, I've sat with a group of equally weight-challenged individuals at the Baptist Nutrition Center, talking mostly about how to make …

[Jacktown] We Are the Street, by Alphonso Mayfield

I want to congratulate Frank Melton on winning the Democratic Party primary on May 3. I wish him and the Republican challenger Rick Whitlow well on the impending general election. …

EDITORIAL: City Must Become Proactive, Not Reactive to Problems

Now that a promising young woman has died because of a massive systems failure in the City, allow us to repeat ourselves: This administration cannot afford to be reactionary to …

EDITORIAL: No More Secrecy in Mental Health Care

All good research shows that locking people away in hospitals is not how to treat mental illness, and while hospitals are needed in some cases for stabilizing people, by and …

Playing Politics with Abortion

Our lawmakers are choosing to focus on abortion because it is low-hanging fruit to get political points with their base.

Combative Trump Insists Anew: Virginia Blame 'On Both Sides'

A combative President Donald Trump insisted Tuesday "there is blame on both sides" for the deadly violence last weekend in Charlottesville, Virginia, appearing to once again equate the actions of …

Symbol of Racist Terror Set for Display in State Museum

The terror of a burned cross and the comfort of hand-crafted quilts. Those contrasting images will be shown in side-by-side museums telling the complex story of one Southern state.

Trump’s Travel Ban is Also a Mississippi Problem

If you think President Donald Trump's executive orders on immigration and refugee programs had no consequences for Mississippians, think again.

Mississippi Runoffs Set for 2 Judicial and 2 House Seats

Runoffs will decide one seat on the Mississippi Supreme Court, one on the state Court of Appeals and two in the state House of Representatives.

Elise Grenley

As general manager of CAET in Fondren, Elise Grenley's job description includes busy evenings, large private parties and sometimes, if necessary, kicking out disturbing customers.