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A Dandy Dozen Plus One

Thirteen must-see Mississippi football games this fall.

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The Best in Sports in the Next 14 Days

College baseball, Mississippi State at LSU (620 AM) and Ole Miss at Alabama (97.3 FM), 6:30 p.m.: The two schools open three-game series against SEC West rivals.

Our Three Writers

On the Web site for the Millsaps Arts & Lecture Series, about its Sept. 30 offering of Southern writers, there's the question: "How much better does it get than this?" …

Two Mississippi Officers Plead Not Guilty in Black Man's Death

Two Mississippi police officers accused of body-slamming and beating a Black man who later died have pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder charges.

Mississippi Protesters Rally Against Confederate Monument

Dozens of demonstrators gathered in a Mississippi county to call for the removal of a Confederate monument officials have previously refused to relocate.

Senators Seek Highest Civilian Honor for Till and His Mother

Congress should give the nation’s highest civilian honor posthumously to Emmett Till and his mother, Mamie Till-Mobley, a Republican and a Democratic senator said Wednesday.

Feds Offer to Help Curb Crime in Mississippi Capital

Mississippi's capital city says it plans to work with the U.S. Department of Justice to help fight crime. Jackson City Council President Aaron Banks says U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst extended …

Absentee Voting on the Rise in Mississippi

Absentee voting in Mississippi is continuing at a brisk pace, the state's top elections official said Monday. Secretary of State Michael Watson said nearly 170,000 absentee ballots had been requested …

Overall University Enrollment Steady, Delta State Sees Drop

Enrollment in Mississippi's public universities has stayed fairly even in the past year despite the coronavirus pandemic, according to figures released Monday by the universities' board of trustees.

Hospitals Using Antibody Therapy to Help Fight Virus

Mississippi hospitals are administering a new antibody therapy to coronavirus patients in hopes that it will improve outcomes and limit hospitalizations as new cases of coronavirus are on the rise.

Three Mississippi Inmates Die; One in Privately Run Prison

An inmate was pronounced dead Monday at a privately run prison in Mississippi after an officer found him lying unresponsive on a floor.

Lawmakers Aim for More Emergency Rooms in Rural Mississippi

Mississippi lawmakers have approved a bill aimed at bolstering health care in rural Mississippi.

Issues at Jackson Polls

Problems are already showing up in the Jackson primary municipal elections. Check here often for polling and election-day issues.

Viktory Lives Here

Geography dominates the hip-hop genre. Rappers are as identified with their hometowns as they are with their sound. Cities that ruled the airwaves defined most eras of hip-hop: New York …

Do Drop In

"When life gives you lemons, make lemon drop martinis!"

Smooth as String

Threading is an ancient hair removal method in India and other eastern countries, but it's gaining popularity in the western world.

Russia to Release 7 Foreign Greenpeace Activists

A Russian court on Tuesday granted bail to Greenpeace protesters from Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Italy, New Zealand and Poland, the first group of foreign activists eligible for release from jail …

SHOUT OUT LOUDS "COMBINES" REMIX E.P. on itunes

Combines, the new remix E.P. from Swedish indiepop faves Shout Out Louds, is available now at iTunes and other digital retailers and is available on CD at select indie retailers …

Alison Krauss & Union Station Bring Grammy-Nominated Hits to Jackson's Thalia Mara Hall

Alison Krauss & Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas, Thursday, March 2, 8 p.m. Thalia Mara Hall, Tickets on sale Friday, January 13 at Be-Bop. Tickets are $43, $38 and $35, …

U.S. Military Judge Deliberating Manning's Sentence

A military judge began deliberating Army Pfc. Bradley Manning's sentence Tuesday for disclosing reams of classified information through WikiLeaks.