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The Best In Sports In 7 Days
Rodeo, Dixie National Rodeo (7:30 p.m.): The roping, riding and chewing goes on nightly through Feb. 15 at the Mississippi Coliseum, pardner.
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[Music] Living Better Unelectrically
How many band profiles can start with a line like this: "Led by a ranting spoken-word artist named 'Wammo' and a woman whose voice channels the ghost of Bessie Smith…"?
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The Best In Sports In 7 Days
Junior college basketball, Southwest at Hinds (Utica, women, 6 p.m.; men, 7:30 p.m.): The Eagles play their final regular-season game before the state tournament.
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Person of the Day
McKinely West
Senior sprinter McKinely West of the University of Southern Mississippi showed up and showed out at the Conference USA Indoor Track and Field Championship when he dominated at the 60-meter …
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Jacksonian
Lydia West
Mississippi Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics President Lydia West's strong memories of her family spending time in the kitchen and eating together with friends started a life-long interest in food, …
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Person of the Day
Joe Moorhead
Mississippi State football coach Joe Moorhead has a little more job security now. The school announced Tuesday that he has signed a contract extension through the 2022 season that will …
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Domestic Violence
Mississippi Rep Charged With Punching Wife Could be Removed
The Mississippi House speaker said Friday that he is asking lawyers to research how to remove a lawmaker if it's true that the man punched his own wife and does …
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Politics
Gov. Bryant Named Chairman of Education Commission of the States
The Education Commission of the States, a Colorado-based education policy research center, named Gov. Phil Bryant as chair-elect. Bryant will replace outgoing chairman Gov. Steve Bullock, the Democratic governor of …
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Lottery Bill Clears Mississippi House Panel, Prospects Dim
A Mississippi House committee voted Tuesday to create a state lottery, but the proposal faces a tough future with opposition from the Republican House speaker.
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City & County
City to Vote on Doubling Tourist Tax in Special, Pre-Holiday Meeting Thursday
In a late-announced Jackson City Council meeting scheduled for 10 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 21, the members will decide if they want to pursue an increase in the local tourist …
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State
Mississippi Gives Tax Break to Hotel Tied to Trump Company
Mississippi has granted a tax break worth just over $6 million to a hotel developer affiliated with the Trump Organization.
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Personhood
Mississippi Imposes 15-Week Abortion Ban; Nation's Toughest
Mississippi's governor signed a law Monday banning most abortions after 15 weeks' gestations, the tightest restrictions in the nation.
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National
Outbreak: Mississippi Gets Disaster Declaration to Speed Aid
Mississippi on Sunday become the latest U.S. state declared a major disaster area by President Donald Trump amid the new coronavirus outbreak, giving the state access to more federal assistance …
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State
Mississippi Choctaw Chief Has COVID-19, Urges Precautions
The chief of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians says he has tested positive for COVID-19, the Mississippi Free Press reported on Saturday, and he is urging people to follow …
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coronavirus
May 17: Average COVID-19 Cases Down Overall, But Week Ends With High Numbers
The day after Gov. Tate Reeves announced a path for reopening tattoo parlors, Mississippi hit milestones of more than 11,000 cases of COVID-19 and passed 500 deaths.
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Person of the Day
Ben Williams
Robert Jerry “Ben” Williams Jr and James Reed made history as the first African Americans to receive a scholarship to play football at the University of Mississippi.
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Music
Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley's Mississippi hometown could create a tourism partnership with the German city where he lived while serving in the U.S. Army.
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City & County
Jackson Budget Audit Submitted 22 Days Late Due to Errors Dating to 2001
The comprehensive annual finance report, or CAFR, was due on June 30, but the City of Jackson sent it to the State of Mississippi on July 22—22 days after it …
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Tina Brooks
Between her full-time job at Ross & Yerger Insurance and assisting her husband, Will Brooks, with his business, JellyDonut Studio, Tina Brooks has her hands full, but she says she …
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Person of the Day
Gregory Vance
Jackson native Gregory Vance recently became one of seven freshman students at the University of Mississippi to receive scholarships from the Stamps Family Charitable Foundation.
