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Seven Governors Sign Letter Backing Trump for Nobel Peace Prize

Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant joined South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster and five other Republican governors in signing a letter backing President Donald Trump's nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize, citing …

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Voter Turnout Low in Jackson at Mid-day; Polls Open Until 7 p.m.

Turnout in the primary election is low, poll workers say. At the People's Funeral Home, in District 2, they had 10 ballots cast as 12:30 p.m., all for Democrats.

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Judy Meredith

James Meredith isn't the only one in his family working to change society. His wife, Judy, has been elected to the Fulbright Association's National Board of Directors and Diversity Task …

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Former Ole Miss Coach Nutt's Lawsuit vs. School Dismissed

Former Mississippi coach Houston Nutt's civil lawsuit against the school and its athletics foundation has been dismissed by a federal judge.

National

Police: Man with Assault Rifle, Body Armor Shot 2 Officers

A man wearing body armor and armed with an assault rifle shot two Boston police officers who were responding to a report of a domestic disturbance, before being shot and …

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Trump on Clinton: 'Such a Nasty Woman'

Donald Trump asserted in the final presidential debate that no one respects women more than he does. Yet in its closing moments, standing onstage with the first major-party female presidential …

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GOP-Majority Panel to Hear Challenge Over Mississippi House Seat

A Mississippi House committee met today to start discussing a contested race that went to a drawing of straws for a tiebreaker.

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Pride in Priced to Move

"Priced to Move" is from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m., Friday, Dec. 11, and from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 12, at the Russell C. Davis Planetarium.

Education

2 Finalists Set for Miss. College Board Director

The 10-member Community College Board will meet Thursday to interview two finalists seeking to become the next executive director of the board that oversees Mississippi's two-year colleges.

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Peyton Manning’s Decision

Memorable athletes have fought back age and pain like they're pushing the sun back into the sky for one last game or several legendary performances.

Civil Rights

Sentencing for 3 in Racial Beatings that Killed Man

U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves is scheduled to sentence Deryl Paul Dedmon, John Aaron Rice and Dylan Wade Butler on Tuesday.

Civil Rights

3 Sentenced to Prison in James Craig Anderson Murder

Three people were sentenced to federal prison Tuesday, following a hate crimes investigation stemming from the death of a black man who was beaten and run over by a truck …

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Family Business

Even before the Super Bowl, a battle that could affect the Saints' offseason began in New Orleans. Things turned extremely ugly and public after the family of Saints owner Tom …

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Another Opportunity

Free agency started Tuesday, March 10, in the NFL, and the NFL Draft, which runs from April 30 to May 2, is right around the corner.

National

Remains of 36 Unidentified Marines from WWII Battle Return

The military and a private organization have brought home the remains of 36 Marines killed in one of World War II's bloodiest battles.

National

Obama, Netanyahu Make Dueling Appeals on Iran to US Jews

President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu were making dueling appeals to the American Jewish community Tuesday as they sought to rally support for their opposing positions on …

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MasterChef Meet Cute

Jackson is on the menu for the next season of FOX's hit program "MasterChef." The network announced its seventh season casting route, which includes a stop in Jackson on Saturday, …

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Excell Butler

The winds of change were blowing through most of Mississippi in 1967. At Jackson's mass-transit authority, JATRAN, things were no different. It was that year that then-30-year-old Excell Butler applied …

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Trendy Times

Some wedding trends never end, and some are timeless, like white dresses, destination weddings, churches and more. We want them to stay, but there a few trends that are new …

SPANN: Going To The Chapel?

President George W. Bush wants you to get married. And why not? Just consider the implications. According to Wade Horn, assistant secretary of children and families for the U.S. Department …