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Governor Tate Reeves Signs New Executive Order

Today, Governor Tate Reeves signed Executive Order 1551. This order will go into effect at 5 p.m. on April 30, 2021. This new executive order repeals all prior orders.

Sports

College Football: Alcorn Fires Coach

Alcorn State has reportedly fired football coach Ernest Jones.

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Stinker Quote of the Week: 'Germane'

First, if a person deigns to run for office—putting themselves in the public realm—that person should expect scrutiny in all aspects of their lives.

Justice

Judge Delays BP Rig Supervisors' Trial Until June

A federal judge has agreed to postpone the manslaughter trial of two BP supervisors who worked on the drilling rig that exploded in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010.

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Traffic Advisory: Interstate 20 Eastbound Lane Closures in Hinds County

On Thursday, July 25, crews will begin work on an overhead sign on Interstate 20 eastbound between U.S. Highway 18 and Robinson Road and Interstate 220.

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McDaniel Won't Seek Statewide Office in Mississippi in 2019

Chris McDaniel, a Republican state senator who has twice run for higher office, says he won't seek a statewide position in Mississippi's 2019 elections.

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Gov. Tate Reeves Reschedules Special Election for House District 88

Today, Governor Tate Reeves announced that the special election for House District 88 is rescheduled for June 23, 2020 to slow the spread of COVID-19.

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Legislators Kill Domestic Abuse Divorce Bill

A bill adding domestic abuse as grounds for divorce has died in committee. Senate Bill 2703 , which passed the Mississippi Senate, wasn't taken up Tuesday by the House Judiciary …

Politics

Mississippi Tax Cut Deal: $415 Million in Cuts Over 12 Years

Mississippi lawmakers want to phase in $415 million in tax cuts over the next 12 years.

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Stinker Quote of the Week: 'Behavior'

One can practically hear the groans of defense attorneys upon learning that their cases will be tried in the court of Judge Jeff Weill, a former Republican member of the …

LGBT

Couples Sue to Overturn Mississippi Ban on Gay Adoptions

Four lesbian couples are challenging Mississippi's ban on allowing gay couples to adopt or take children into foster care.

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Crowded Field Running for Mississippi Senate Seat

Nine people have qualified to run for a Mississippi Senate seat vacated in June when Sen. Sampson Jackson retired after 29 years.

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Mississippi Supreme Court Extends Emergency COVID-19 Order

An emergency order extending the time for COVID-19 safeguards in all courts and giving judges discretion to postpone jury trials scheduled through Jan. 28 has been issued by Mississippi Supreme …

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Mississippi NAACP: Move NCAA Softball Tourney from Ole Miss Due to State Flag

Mississippi NAACP is requesting the NCAA continue its opposition to symbols of racial hatred and expand its ban to all NCAA sanctioned events and relocate the Softball Regional Tournament at …

Courts to Adopt ‘Fair' Rules for Criminal Cases

A proposed set of rules to govern the state's criminal cases would streamline court proceedings and make cases fair for prosecutors, defendants and victims, Mississippi College School of Law professor …

County Denies Tax Forgiveness for Company

The Hinds County Board of Supervisors denied an electric-tool manufacturing company's request to not pay more than $1 million in property taxes this morning. The company, Milwaukee Tools, claimed it …

Person of the Day

Abraham Jonathan Ramirez

Abraham Jonathan Ramirez went out with friends to El Jardin, a Jackson nightclub off Gallatin, a couple of years ago. He was 21 then, had a new pick-up truck and …

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John Reeves to Represent Melton in Federal Trial

Weeks after Mayor Frank Melton tapped him to serve on the Jackson Development Authority, local attorney John Reeves told the Jackson Free Press that he has decided to represent Jackson …

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Taxpayers $3 Million Short?

State Auditor Stacey Pickering filed an Aug. 5 motion in Hinds County Circuit Court for summary judgment in the 2005 Mississippi WorldCom settlement case that could prove costly.

Politics

Santorum Wins Miss. Primary

Rick Santorum won a close race in yesterday's primary, with the other two Republican presidential candidates falling behind him by only a few thousand votes.