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Pamela Junior Named Director of Two Mississippi Museums

After merging staff at the Two Mississippi Museums, Pamela Junior became director over both the Museum of Mississippi History and Mississippi Civil Rights Museum on July 1.

Tate Reeves has said that Mississippi students have made academic gains and the high school …

• July 5, 2019

Second-term Republican state Rep. Doug McLeod of Lucedale originally was set for trial July 9 …

• July 3, 2019

Trial Reset for Lawmaker Accused of Beating His Wife

The misdemeanor domestic violence trial for a Mississippi lawmaker has been delayed because a local prosecutor stepped down from the case.

Jackson City Council members discussed the renaming of Terry Road Pool to Hertz Pool at …

• July 3, 2019

West Jackson Residents Resist Homeless Center, Citing Community ‘Integrity’

Jackson City Council Roundup for June 27, 2019

Some west Jackson residents say they fear that a planned resource center for the homeless could make things worse by "segregating" services for homeless populations, the mentally ill and those …

Photo courtesy JSU Athletics

• July 3, 2019

Derrick Ponder

One thing that would help the Jackson State University Tigers rise back to the top of the SWAC East division this season would be junior quarterback Derrick Ponder's play.

Republican Gov. Phil Bryant announced the Space Initiative on Monday during an event at Stennis …

• July 3, 2019

Gov. Bryant Announces Mississippi 'Space Force' Initiative

Mississippi is starting a new economic development effort to lure companies connected to space exploration.

The White House didn't immediately comment on the decision. President Donald Trump has decried last …

• July 2, 2019

U.S. Census to be Printed Without Citizenship Question

Days after the U.S. Supreme Court halted the addition of a citizenship question to the 2020 Census, the U.S. Census Bureau has started the process of printing the questionnaire without …

Jennifer Riley Collins is the Democratic candidate for Mississippi attorney general. The election is in …

• July 2, 2019

ACLU Leader Steps Down to Focus on Attorney General Race

Jennifer Riley Collins, the Democratic candidate in Mississippi's race for attorney general, is now a full-time campaigner after she stepped down from her role as head of the American Civil …

The committee originally demanded six years of Trump's tax records in early April under a …

• July 2, 2019

House Committee Files Lawsuit for Trump Tax Returns

A House committee sued the Trump administration in federal court Tuesday for access to President Donald Trump's tax returns, setting up a legal showdown over the records.

The brief is being submitted to the Supreme Court this week ahead of oral arguments …

• July 2, 2019

Big Business to Supreme Court: Defend LGBTQ People from Bias

More than 200 corporations, including many of America's best-known companies, are urging the U.S. Supreme Court to rule that federal civil rights law bans job discrimination on the basis of …

BRAVO! Italian Restaurant & Bar launched a new online ordering platform on Monday, July 1, …

• July 2, 2019

Online Ordering at BRAVO!, MUL Youth Golf Program and MS Science Fest Honors

BRAVO! Italian Restaurant & Bar launched a new online ordering platform on Monday, July 1, which allows customers to order all currently available lunch and dinner items, including vegan menu …