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The GOP-led panel endorsed Mississippi Appeals Court Judge Cory Wilson on a 12-10, party-line vote. …

• June 12, 2020

Senate Panel Advances Mississippi Appeals Court Nominee

The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday advanced a federal appeals court nominee from Mississippi, despite Democratic objections over derisive comments he made about former President Barack Obama and his signature …

Bishop Ronnie Crudup Sr. of New Horizon Church International speaks at a June 11 interfaith …

• June 11, 2020

Senate Minority Leader Derrick Simmons, D-Greenville, and Sen. David Blount, D-Jackson, introduced a resolution on …

• June 11, 2020

Resolution Drops to Change Mississippi Flag, Interfaith Leaders Call For Change

Mississippi legislators began a formal process to change the state flag today with an ambitious attempt to revive Senate Bill 2446, which would put an end to the Confederate symbolism …

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• June 11, 2020

Justin Cummins

Justin Cummins, a biology teacher at Richland High School, developed his appreciation for teaching his chosen field through a combination of his own educational background and his work with animals …

Mississippi State University Libraries recently began collecting submissions for a new COVID-19 digital archive to …

• June 11, 2020

MSU Digital COVID-19 Library, JSU Virtual Army Commissioning and Community Colleges Reopening

Mississippi State University Libraries recently began collecting submissions for a new COVID-19 digital archive to document the pandemic’s impact on MSU students, faculty, staff and community members.

Mario Clark’s mother called 911 on Valentine’s Day 2019 to help because he was having …

• June 11, 2020

OPINION: No ‘Free Kills’ Unless We Are Black in Jackson

"The mayor claims to be against police murder. The “no free kills” banner Lumumba surrogates recently rallied under obfuscates that no real costs are meted out when the Jackson police …

The state health officer, Dr. Thomas Dobbs, said he’s seeing a pattern of young people …

• June 11, 2020

Mississippi Governor to Lift Curfew on Bars, Restaurants

Mississippi bars and restaurants that serve alcohol will soon be able to stay open later as Gov. Tate Reeves prepares to lift a curfew he set because of the coronavirus …

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• June 11, 2020

Mississippi is opening a grant program for small businesses affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Republican …

• June 10, 2020

Mississippi Opens Grants for Businesses Hurt by Pandemic

Mississippi is opening a grant program for small businesses affected by the coronavirus pandemic.

A proposed teacher pay raise has died at the Mississippi Capitol because of budget concerns …

• June 10, 2020

Mississippi Teacher Pay Raise Plan Dies Amid Budget Concerns

A proposed teacher pay raise has died at the Mississippi Capitol because of budget concerns during the coronavirus pandemic.

Attorney Dennis Sweet III convened four families at his office in Jackson on June 9 …

• June 10, 2020

Families Accuse JPD Of Police Brutality, Demand Justice

Four Jackson families whose loved ones were victims of local police violence, three of them fatally, spoke out yesterday, publicly calling for justice in the wake of national awareness over …