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OPINION: Time to Give Mississippians Access to Medical Marijuana

Given the current crisis associated with widespread opioid abuse, dependence and deaths, Mississippi’s leaders must find an effective and safer alternative to prescribing narcotic medications.

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City & County

JPD Targets Morale; Unveils $1.3-Million Fleet of New, Bold Police Vehicles

The Jackson Police Department unveiled a new fleet of 46 vehicles for the patrol division, each donned with a distinctive orange stripe across the rear doors.

Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba and members of the Jackson Police Department unveiled 46 new bright, …

U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (left), D-New Jersey, who is one of only three currently serving …

Politics

Historic Victory for Espy in Mississippi Is 'Not An Illusion,' George Will Says

Democrat Mike Espy could be the next U.S. senator from Mississippi, renowned conservative columnist George Will wrote in a Sept. 5 piece in the Washington Post.

Mitchell Moore, owner of Campbell’s Bakery, recently announced plans for a new branch of the …

Biz Roundup

Campbell’s Craft Donuts, Kebab & Curry, Downtown Fitness

Mitchell Moore, owner of Campbell’s Bakery, recently announced plans for a new branch of the business called Campbell’s Craft Donuts, which will be located at the currently in-development Belhaven Town …

Mitchell Moore, owner of Campbell’s Bakery, recently announced plans for a new branch of the …

National

US Marks 9/11 With Somber Tributes

Americans looked back on 9/11 Tuesday with solemn ceremonies, volunteer service and a presidential tribute to "the moment when America fought back" on one of the hijacked planes used as …

Thousands of 9/11 victims' relatives, survivors, rescuers and others who gathered on a misty Tuesday …

Civil Rights

OPINION: Serena Williams, Achieving Unboxed Wonders

For #BlackGirlMagic in the form of Serena and Naomi to dominate a sport meant for the white upper class is to rage against the mayo-flavored patriarchal machine.

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Politics

Auditor: County Official Must Repay Money Given to Churches

Mississippi's state auditor is demanding that a chancery clerk pay the state nearly $39,000.

Auditor Shad White (pictured) says Noxubee County Chancery Clerk Mary Washington illegally donated nearly $20,000 …

Person of the Day

Eudora Welty

Mississippi has markers noting a blues trail, a country music trail, a civil rights trail and even an Indian mound trail. Now, with the dedication of a marker to the …