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Municipal Clerk Angela Harris explained the role of the Municipal Election Commission members at the …

• October 15, 2020

City Will Rent Jail Space from Holmes, Yazoo Counties for Misdemeanor Detainees

The City of Jackson will rent 25 jail beds in Yazoo County and another 12 in Holmes County to house people arrested for misdemeanors.

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• October 15, 2020

Exactly two weeks after Gov. Tate Reeves lifted the statewide mask mandate, the Mississippi State …

• October 15, 2020

MSDH Reports 1,322 New Cases of COVID-19, Which Could Mean State’s Third Spike

Two weeks to the day after Gov. Tate Reeves lifted the statewide mask mandate, a massive swell in COVID-19 cases is shaping into a third spike, imperiling the people of …

Leneice T. Smith, associate professor of political science at Jackson State University, is sponsoring a …

• October 15, 2020

JSU Social Justice Presentation, Tougaloo 151st Founders' Week and MSU Bulldog Blitz Virtual 5K

Leneice T. Smith, associate professor of political science at Jackson State University, is sponsoring a virtual Zoom presentation featuring her father, former Black Panther Party member and pastor Wayne Jenkins, …

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• October 15, 2020

Jarod “Snoop” Conner

Jarod Conner, also known as “Snoop” on the UM roster, didn’t have the fastest start to the 2020 season. Against the University of Florida, Conner ran the ball eight times …

Democratic challenger Mike Espy on Wednesday criticized Republican U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith for not accepting …

• October 15, 2020

Espy: Hyde-Smith 'Disrespecting' Mississippi by Not Debating

Democratic challenger Mike Espy on Wednesday criticized Republican U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith for not accepting invitations to debate him.

Ward 4 Councilman De’Keither Stamps won the special runoff election for the District 66 seat …

• October 14, 2020

De’Keither Stamps Wins District 66 House Seat in Runoff; Replaces Jarvis Dortch

Ward 4 Councilman De’Keither Stamps of Jackson emerged victorious in the special runoff election Tuesday to fill the District 66 seat in the Mississippi House of Representatives. He got 65% …

Jackson City Councilman De’Keither A. Stamps defeated former teacher Robert C. “Bob” Lee Jr. in …

• October 14, 2020

Four Win Special Elections for Mississippi Legislative Seats

Three Republicans and a Democrat won special-election runoffs Tuesday to fill seats in the Mississippi Legislature, and will serve the rest of four-year terms ending in January 2024.

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• October 14, 2020

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• October 14, 2020

In Mississippi, where legislators voted in June to retire the last state flag in the …

• October 14, 2020

Racial Justice Movement a Factor for Five State Ballot Measures

The Black Lives Matter movement isn’t named in any of the 120 statewide ballot measures up for a vote on Nov. 3. But this year's nationwide protests over police brutality …

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves has nominated two people to fill vacancies on the state Board …

• October 14, 2020