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Democratic leader Tom Perez: ‘We’re going to keep fighting in Mississippi...
Gage Skidmore, FlickrTom Perez, chair of the National Democratic Committee ATLANTA — After two years of Democratic defeats in Mississippi, Tom Perez, the Democratic National Committee chairman, said...
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Clarksdale creates art commission to monitor public art after clash of...
Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today, Report For AmericaErre, of Bogotá, Colombia, works on a piece entitled “No Boarders” during the Paint the Town event in Clarksdale Tuesday, October 1, 2019....
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Chief among Mississippi Democratic candidates’ many problems in statewide...
Wikimedia CommonsOne issue Democrats must resolve is how to raise campaign cash to fund campaigns. In three elections for governor in the 1990s, the Democratic candidates essentially matched or...
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Mabus: Trump snubbed commanders, ‘took military advice from Fox News’ in Navy...
www.defense.govFormer Mississippi Gov. Ray Mabus Ray Mabus, the longest serving U.S. Navy secretary in the post-World War I period and former Mississippi governor, says President Donald Trump acted...
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‘We should be entitled to water’: Why some Delta residents have gone months...
Aallyah Wright, Mississippi TodayMinerva Clemon, 70, lives on the outskirts of Schlater, where she has been without running water since July. SCHLATER – Minerva Clemon pays taxes and contributes to...
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A most perfectly imperfect Egg Bowl results in State’s thrilling 21-20 victory
AP Photo/RoOle Miss wide receiver Elijah Moore, 8, reacts following a touchdown he scored late in the Rebels’ 21-20 loss to Mississippi State Thursday night in Starkville. STARKVILLE – You had one team...
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World class chefs making a name for themselves and Southern food culture in...
BILOXI — There was a time when great chefs were found only in the confines of great culinary cities, like Paris, New Orleans, Rome, or New York City, but those days are long gone. There was also a day...
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Mississippians have opportunity to change Jim Crow-era law without being...
Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today, Report For AmericaSecretary of State-elect Michael Watson has said that he wants to work with the Legislature to remove discriminatory provisions from the state...
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No Luke pity party here, but even detractors should thank him for his Ole...
Ole Miss athleticsMatt Luke is the latest in a long, long line of coaches who lost their jobs after losing the Egg Bowl. The Egg Bowl has cost another coach his job. Matt Luke is far from the first. He...
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Sen. Dean Kirby confirms near unanimous support in bid for Senate pro-tem
Mississippi SenateSen. Dean Kirby, R-Pearl Sen. Dean Kirby, R-Pearl, is poised to be elected during the opening day of the 2020 legislative session on Jan. 7 as president pro tempore of the Mississippi...
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Gov.-elect Tate Reeves warns legislative Republicans on gas tax, Medicaid...
Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today, Report For AmericaTate Reeves speaks to media after voting during Election Day at Liberty Baptist Church in Flowood, Miss., Tuesday, November 5, 2019. Republican...
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Public Service Commission seeks answers for Delta families living without...
Aallyah Wright, Mississippi TodayMinerva Clemon, 70, lives on the outskirts of Schlater, where she has been without running water since July. SCHLATER – Mississippi’s top utility and water services...
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Marshall Ramsey: Who can ring the bell?
The Mississippi State Fair begins. Here’s a little carnival game to test our favorite gubernatorial candidates popularity. Be prepared for the Nov. 5 election. Visit our #MSElex Voter Guide for our...
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Asthma deaths: Mississippi leads the U.S. But families, advocates and doctors...
Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today, Report For AmericaJessica Wells’ daughters, 10-year-old twins Makayla, left, and Madison, prepare a nebulizer mask. The machine helps reduce asthma symptoms...
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Cause of death: Undetermined
STORY AND PHOTOS BY MICHELLE LIU | DEC. 4, 2019 A year after Willie Hollinghead died, his family received a death certificate in the mail. They already knew what was printed on the form: Name:...
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What the Dickens is going on in Jackson this Christmas?
Photo by Greg CampbellScrooge encounters Marley along with a host of other ghosts in New Stage Theatre’s “A Christmas Carol, A Ghost Story of Christmas.” For such a miserly gent, Ebenezer Scrooge is...
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Southaven Republican challenges 14-vote loss to Democrat, asks House to...
State Rep. Ashley Henley, a Southaven Republican (R), is asking the GOP-led Mississippi House to overturn the results of the election she narrowly lost last month to Democrat Hester Jackson-McCray (L)....
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Back to the drawing board: Leland readies scaled-back bond issue to go on...
Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today, Report For AmericaLeland High School Principal Johnny Vick walks talks about the school’s structural damage Monday, September 9, 2019. LELAND – Leland citizens will...
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Despite dramatic electoral and financial setbacks, Hester Jackson-McCray...
Democratic state Rep.-elect Hester Jackson-McCray of DeSoto County Hester Jackson-McCray, in the midst of a tough general election fight for a seat in the Mississippi House of Representatives, heard a...
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JPS eyes school closures, expanded pre-K
Eric J. Shelton, Mississippi Today/ Report for AmericaSuperintendent Dr. Errick L. Greene speaks during a public meeting about the findings of the student based study on the school district during a...
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