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Diana Mikula announced her retirement plans to the state Board of Mental Health on Thursday. …

• November 20, 2020

Massive numbers of COVID-19 hospitalizations following the third spike of the virus are imperiling Mississippi’s …

• November 19, 2020

As COVID Fills Hospitals, ‘We Are Killing Ourselves,’ State Officials Warn

Mississippi’s third COVID-19 surge has reached its hospital system, where a flood of hundreds of new hospitalizations in a matter of days is definitive proof that the state is returning …

The Mississippi Humanities Council recently gave Phyllis Lewis-Hale, assistant professor of music at Jackson State …

• November 19, 2020

Music Event and Technology Grant at JSU, MDCC Joins Mississippi Library Partnership

The Mississippi Humanities Council recently gave Phyllis Lewis-Hale, assistant professor of music at Jackson State University, a $6,500 grant to host an event called “From Delta Blues to Opera News: …

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• November 19, 2020

Tristan Jarrett

It has been a long road for Jackson State guard Tristan Jarrett to get to this point. The former All-West Tennessee Boys Basketball Player of the Year ended his time …

Mississippi's capital city has repealed a year-old local law that sought to restrict noise levels …

• November 19, 2020

Jackson Repeals Noise Rule on Only Mississippi Abortion Clinic

Mississippi's capital city has repealed a year-old local law that sought to restrict noise levels outside the state's only abortion clinic by limiting amplified sound and banning protesters from approaching …

Meridian public schools are moving to online learning Wednesday after an increase in cases of …

• November 19, 2020

Meridian Public Schools Move Online Due to COVID-19

Meridian public schools are moving to online learning Wednesday after an increase in cases of COVID-19 in Lauderdale County and in the school system, according to superintendent Amy Carter.

After none of the Ward 2 special election candidates drew a majority of votes yesterday, …

• November 18, 2020

Lee and Lewis in Ward 2 Runoff; Archie Blasts Broadband Inequity, Homeless Drop-off

The special election to the City of Jackson's Ward 2 council seat will proceed to a runoff after no candidate met the 50% vote majority required to win in the …

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• November 18, 2020

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• November 18, 2020

The Mississippi Supreme Court is setting deadlines for attorneys to file arguments in a mayor's …

• November 18, 2020

Deadlines Set in Lawsuit Over Mississippi Medical Marijuana

The Mississippi Supreme Court is setting deadlines for attorneys to file arguments in a mayor's lawsuit that questions the legitimacy of the medical marijuana initiative that voters approved by a …

The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed the first woman to become a federal judge for …

• November 17, 2020

Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch (pictured) said Johnson, as solicitor general, made “tremendous contributions” to …

• November 17, 2020

First Woman Confirmed as US Judge for Southern Mississippi

The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed the first woman to become a federal judge for the Southern District of Mississippi.