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Dr. King and Accountability

As the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday approaches, we must begin to reflect on the examples and lessons he left to us.

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Are Our Schools Really Such a Failure?

Are our schools really such a failure? Admittedly, we can improve as educators work to make our schools better, but to those who constantly hammer on our public schools as …

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Bigger, Better Hip Hop Awards

After almost two years of planning, Shanel Jones, Lee Vance III and Jaborri Thomas held the first Jackson Hip-Hop Awards at the Alamo Theatre on Farish Street in 2015.

Sports

The Slate

The NFL Wild Card Weekend gave us two heartbreaking losses. One was a Bengals meltdown, and the other was a missed chip-shot field goal from the Vikings. Both losses will …

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Worth More Than a Number on a Scale

When I stepped on the scale last Saturday morning, I saw a number that I never wanted to see.

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Reforms Ahead for Hinds County Adult and Juvenile Jails

While Hinds County's adult and juvenile detention centers are no strangers to problems, both facilities are especially familiar with the kinds of challenges that attract attention from federal civil-rights watchdogs.

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GOP, Dems Marking Territory

Even before adopting temporary rules, Democrats in the Mississippi House of Representatives tried to flex their muscle to show the party is an underdog not to be messed with, even …

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Mississippians Advance, Impress in the NFL Playoffs

Just eight teams with a chance to reach this year's Super Bowl remain. All the top ones play this weekend after coming off their bye last week. While the playoffs …

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Gov. Phil Bryant's Inaugural Speech: Full Text

The following is the text of Gov. Phil Bryant's inaugural speech, as prepared for delivery Tuesday:

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High-Speed Chases, Airport Takeover on Council Agenda Tonight

In the past two weeks, a number of people have made political hay out of Ward 3 Councilman Kenneth Stokes' remark about throwing bottles and bricks at suburban cop cars …

Politics

Text of Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant's Inauguration Speech

The following is the text of Gov. Phil Bryant's inaugural speech, as prepared for delivery Tuesday.

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Seafood, Running, Mixed-Use and More

Mickey Paduda, owner of Jackson Proper LLC, hopes to expand Fondren's business community with the development of The Precinct, a mixed-use building so named because it once housed Jackson's Police …

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Ketara Chapel

Ketara Chapel scored a career-high 19 points on Sunday, Dominique Dillingham added 16 and No. 7 Mississippi State pulled away to beat Arkansas 80-55.

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No Charges Against White Officer for Jonathan Sanders' Death

A Clarke County grand jury declined to indict white Stonewall police officer Kevin Herrington for the death of an African American man named Jonathan Sanders in July 2015.

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David Bowie

David Bowie died Sunday, Jan. 10, about 18 months after learning he had liver cancer. The world best knew the British pop-culture icon as a genre-spanning singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. …

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Feds Funding Effort to Tie Medical Services to Social Needs

The federal government has announced a $157 million project to help hospitals and doctors link Medicare and Medicaid patients to needed social services that sometimes have a bigger impact on …

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Gov. Phil Bryant Promises 'More of the Same' in Next Term

Phil Bryant was at the front of the room Thursday before the Mississippi Economic Council, relishing being governor again.

Politics

Analysis: Mississippi Legislators Ease into New 4-Year Term

Ambitious new lawmakers who want to zip into the Mississippi Capitol and rapidly change public policy are getting their first tough lesson: Nothing happens quickly at the beginning of a …

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Mississippi Legislature Honors Klan Victim Vernon Dahmer Sr.

The Mississippi Legislature honored civil-rights activist Vernon Dahmer, who the Klu Klux Klan murdered half a century ago, by declaring Jan. 10, 2016, "Vernon Dahmer Legacy Day."

Education

Mississippi Schools Ranked Second-to-Last in National Rating

An evaluation of school performance finds that Mississippi's academic achievement gains have outstripped gains nationwide from 2003 to 2015, but gives the state's public schools a D overall, ranking them …