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• October 28, 2020

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• October 28, 2020

Hinds County Election Commission Chairwoman Toni Johnson said the body is doing everything to make …

• October 28, 2020

Working Together Jackson in association with League of Women Voters set up a stand to …

• October 28, 2020

Mississippi MOVE Technology and Communications Lead Sabir Abdul-Haqq said those who need transportation to the …

• October 28, 2020

Hinds County Circuit Clerk Zack Wallace said nothing much has changed in the voting process …

• October 28, 2020

2020 Election Issue Preparing for Nov. 3: Voting in Unprecedented Times

Zack Wallace, the Hinds County circuit clerk for the past five years, is seeing a record level of absentee voting this year as the Nov. 3 general election draws near.

Left to right: Anne Moody, Hazel Brannon Smith and Fannie Lou Hamer were Mississippi women …

• October 28, 2020

EDITOR'S NOTE: Learning to Roar in Mississippi from Anne, Hazel and Fannie Lou

Mississippi has long had women warriors who don't flinch at attempts to make them shut our little mouths, who stare back, who write scathing columns, who get the hell beaten …

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• October 28, 2020

Jamie Shines

Jamie Shines' friends call her the "queen of the off-guard," for her love of taking spontaneous pictures of them when they least expect it. "I take the best off-guards ever," …

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• October 28, 2020

Madison Mayor Mary Hawkins Butler on Tuesday challenged the petition process that put one of …

• October 27, 2020

Mississippi Mayor Challenges Medical Marijuana Initiative

Madison Mayor Mary Hawkins Butler on Tuesday challenged the petition process that put one of two medical marijuana proposals on the statewide ballot, arguing that the number of signatures gathered …

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• October 27, 2020

Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba said Monday that people should continue to avoid large crowds during …

• October 27, 2020

Lumumba: Maintain Social Distancing During Halloween; Southwest Flight Details Soon

Families across Jackson should continue to follow pandemic safety strategies as they celebrate Halloween this weekend during the COVID-19 pandemic, Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba said at a press conference Monday.

One week after returning the mask and distancing mandate to nine Mississippi counties, Gov. Tate …

• October 27, 2020

Amid COVID’s Third Spike, Gov. Reeves Expands Mask Order to Seven New Counties

As COVID-19 continues to grow in Mississippi and across the nation, Gov. Tate Reeves has expanded the number of counties under a mask and social-distancing order.

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• October 27, 2020