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Analysis: Mississippi Could Erase Multistep Election System

Mississippi voters might get a chance to purge a Jim Crow-era provision from the state constitution and simplify the process of electing the governor and other statewide officials.

Mississippi legislators have voted to keep a school voucher program alive for another four years, …

• June 15, 2020

Mississippi Voucher Program Could Get 4-Year Extension

Mississippi legislators have voted to keep a school voucher program alive for another four years, sending a bill to Republican Gov. Tate Reeves.

Average daily cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi have hit a new high.

• June 13, 2020

June 13: Mississippi Averaging 330 COVID-19 Cases Per Day, a New High

Mississippi this past week reached a new high in the COVID-19 pandemic, averaging 330 new people per day identified as infected with the virus.

The average number of COVID-19 cases swung back up this week, although the number of …

• June 13, 2020

Applications are now available for all businesses with under 50 employees that COVID-19 affected financially. …

• June 12, 2020

‘Back to Business Mississippi’ Grant Website Live, Money Earmarked for Women, Minorities

Thursday marked the opening of the state’s Back to Business Mississippi Grant Program. Created via Senate Bill 2772, the program provides a grant of up to $25,000 to small businesses …

U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst of the Southern District of Mississippi Photo by Imani Khayyam

• June 12, 2020

Three Charged in $180 Million Health Care Fraud and Money Laundering Scheme

An indictment against three individuals for their alleged involvement in various schemes to defraud Medicare, TRICARE, and private insurance companies, and their conspiracy to launder the proceeds has been unsealed …

courtesy MSDH

• June 12, 2020

courtesy MSDH

• June 12, 2020

State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs said a “herculean” effort in testing all residents of …

• June 12, 2020

Dobbs: Younger People Infecting Older Ones with COVID-19 As Bar Curfew Lifted

The “herculean” task of testing all long-term-care and nursing-home facility staff and residents has concluded, showing 676 positive cases, State Health Officer Thomas Dobbs said Thursday.

Associate Publisher Kimberly Griffin

• June 12, 2020

As a window opens on changing the Mississippi state flag, which honors the Confederacy, a …

• June 12, 2020

PUBLISHER’S NOTE: The Stennis Flag Is the Best Choice Now for Mississippi

This spring and early summer have been heavy and filled with circumstances that one could not imagine only six months ago. COVID-19 is decimating our communities, and we endured another …

Ryder Anderson

In Oxford, football players took part in a unity walk at the University of Mississippi. The walk started at the track and ended at the football practice fields. After the …

Todd Tilghman, a Mississippi pastor who won “The Voice” has serenaded state lawmakers with “Amazing …

• June 12, 2020

Mississippi Lawmakers Honor Pastor Who Won 'The Voice'

Todd Tilghman, a Mississippi pastor who won “The Voice” has serenaded state lawmakers with “Amazing Grace.” Tilghman appeared Thursday at the state Capitol, where he was honored with resolutions in …