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Going For Number Eight
It has become a rite of late winter for the Murrah High girls basketball team. It's the last week of February, and the Lady Mustangs are headed for the MHSAA …
coronavirus
Mississippi Middle School in Quarantine After Virus Outbreak
An entire middle school in Mississippi is in quarantine after more than a dozen students tested positive for coronavirus.
State
Census Shows Mississippi Lost Population and Diversified
Mississippi became more diverse during the past decade, but it is also one of only three states that lost population, according to 2020 Census numbers released Monday.
Sly Croom Featured in New York Times
In a big story Sunday,, The New York Times profiled Bulldogs coach Sly Croom: "Home is 83 miles away in Tuscaloosa, Ala., but it might as well be a million. …
Stinker Quote of the Week: 'Dilatory'
An Oktibbeha County jury voted to execute Willie Jerome Manning for the 1992 murders of two Mississippi State University students based mostly on circumstantial evidence.
"DIG!" (DVD)
In the psychedelic rock traditions of the Velvet Underground, the 13th Floor Elevators, Spacemen 3, and the U.K. sounds of Blur, Oasis and Primal Scream, comes the story of two …
Music
Stairway Back to Heaven
Some tribute bands are content with adequate recreations of legendary bands' original music. Not Zoso.
Hiding Love in Iraq
This story ran two years ago, but on Valentine's Day, with the war in Iraq and war over sexuality still both in heavy effect, I think it's relevant.
[New Releases] Justin Timberlake "FutureSex/Lovesounds"
As cliché as the phrase has become, because of his new single Justin Timberlake has truly brought "sexy" back on the music scene. "Futuresex/Lovesounds" is an album listeners can use …
Herman's Picks
I once heard in a movie that "Art is the highest source of education." The next two weeks you're in for quite a schooling, if you're willing. The New Orleans' …
Person of the Day
Tyrone Jackson
Tyrone Jackson will become Mississippi Delta Community College's first African-American president and its ninth overall. Larry Nabors is retiring after six years as president.
Art
The City of Jackson May Win $1 Million to Fund Public Art
The City of Jackson could win $1 million to fund public-art installations from Bloomberg Philanthropies Public Art Challenge.
Mississippi Senate Leader Burton Gets DUI Charge After Wreck
The second-ranking leader of the Mississippi Senate has been charged with DUI after a one-vehicle wreck.
Map of Jackson Sites Where Lead Levels Exceeded Action Levels
On Jan. 28 Mississippi state health officials notified the City of Jackson that it had found lead in 22.4 percent of the 58 Jackson homes it sampled in July 2015. …
Health Care
Health Department Closing Two-Thirds of Regional Offices
The Mississippi State Department of Health is going from nine regional offices to three because of budget cuts.
Person of the Day
Kathleen Suedel
Kathleen Suedel is a familiar face to any student athlete at Clinton High School.
Person of the Day
Melody Bruce Musgrove
Melody Bruce Musgrove, former director of the Office of Special Education Programs for the U.S. Department of Education and wife of former Mississippi Gov. Ronnie Musgrove, died Monday. She was …
Politics
Mississippi Senator Sworn in for Seat He Previously Held
Democrat Kelvin Butler of Magnolia was sworn in to the Mississippi Senate on Tuesday, returning to the seat he previously held for 12 years.
City & County
Mississippi City Names Street for Blues Artist Bobby Rush
Mississippi's capital is renaming Ellis Avenue to Bobby Rush Boulevard in honor of a Grammy-winning blues singer who lives in the city.
Judge Questions Jurors as Deliberations Continue
- Kenya Hudson's Melton-Recio trial photos here.
