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Surreal? For past five weeks Mississippi college football is in the ‘Twilight...
Rogelio V. Solis, APJoe Moorhead rang the traditional cowbell prior to addressing reporters and team supporters at his official introduction at Mississippi State two years and five weeks ago. This is...
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Hyde-Smith kicks off 2020 campaign with show of force
Eric J. Shelton, Mississippi Today/ Report for America“I think you can tell I am ready for this campaign,” said Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith as she qualified to run in the 2020 election. Cindy Hyde-Smith...
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Mississippi outranks neighboring states in denying disability claims
Amanda Evans sought Social Security Disability Income 20 years after being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis when her advancing condition made it more and more difficult for her to move around her...
View ArticleA slightly more African American, female Legislature convenes for 2020
On Jan. 7, new and familiar faces will convene at the Mississippi Capitol for the start of the 2020 legislative session. As a whole, the incoming lawmakers comprise a Legislature still whiter and maler...
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Dahmer statue: A good day in Hattiesburg
Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today, Report For AmericaThe Vernon F. Dahmer. Sr. statue was dedicated and unveiled during a ceremony at the Forrest County Courthouse Monday, January 6, 2020. HATTIESBURG...
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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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Parchman’s former supermax unit, shuttered amid civil-rights lawsuits, back...
Following a spate of violent incidents that have led to the deaths of several prisoners in the last week, the Mississippi Department of Corrections has moved at least 100 men at Parchman to a notorious...
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Two House Democrats become independents as new four-year term begins
Eric J. Shelton, Mississippi Today/ Report for AmericaRep. M. Kevin Horan speaks during a special session of the Legislature at the Capitol in Jackson Monday, August 27, 2018. State Reps. Kevin Horan...
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‘People, Politics and the Press 2020’ to focus on democracy and civic engagement
“Our Republic and its press will rise or fall together,” said famed publisher Joseph Pulitzer. On Saturday, nationally recognized names in the media, including some of the region’s best reporters and...
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Mississippi Legislature 2020: Election challenge, prison unrest greet...
Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today, Report For AmericaRep. Philip Gunn, R-Clinton, recites his oath of office after being reelected as Speaker of the House of Representatives Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2020, in...
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Parchman at the center of state prison system plagued by neglect and lack of...
Mississippi Health DepartmentCorrections Commissioner Pelicia Hall has asked the state Legislature to increase the pay of prison guards. Meanwhile, hundreds of of guard positions sit unfilled. One...
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Former Miss America pageant leader decides against GOP primary challenge of...
Courtesy Randle StrategiesJosh Randle Josh Randle, the former Miss America pageant leader who was considering a Republican primary challenge of Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith this year, announced on Wednesday...
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Mississippi moving inmates to privately owned Tallahatchie County prison
Troy Catchings / Clarksdale Press Register / AP fileThe Tallahatchie County Correctional Facility, shown Wednesday, July 21, 2004, in Tutwiler, Miss., was the scene of an uprising from Colorado...
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The state inked a deal to house Parchman inmates in a private prison. Is it...
Mississippi House of RepresentativesRep. Bill Kinkade, R-Byhalia Editor’s note: Several hours after this story published, Mississippi Today obtained the contract between the Mississippi Department of...
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Leach has plenty of Mississippi players now
Young Kwak / Associated PressMike Leach, co-creator of the Air Raid offense that has revolutionized football, will leave Washington State and become Mississippi State’s 34th head football coach. Last...
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Want out of Jail? First You Have To Take a Fast-Food Job
Alex Merto for The Marshall Project Working Toward Freedom To pay off fines and other debts, inmates in Mississippi’s little-known restitution centers must work grueling low-wage jobs, pay rent and...
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Tobey Bartee, who ran for U.S. Senate in 2018, will challenge Mike Espy in...
Tobey Bartee, who ran unsuccessfully in 2018 for the U.S. Senate, will run against Mike Espy in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate seat currently held by Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith. Bartee, a...
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Hosemann makes committee assignments, including some Democrats in key spots
Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today, Report For AmericaLt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann speaks after being sworn into office in the House chambers at the Mississippi Capitol in Jackson, Miss., Thursday, Jan. 9,...
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Yes, Mike Leach is a maverick and it began when he was a youngster…
HailState.comMike Leach was introduced Friday in Starkville as Mississippi State’s 34th head football coach. The most bizarrely interesting six weeks in Mississippi football history began late in the...
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Prison unrest ignites debate on proper level to fund state government as...
Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today, Report For AmericaSeveral protesters gathered at outside of the Capitol in Jackson to protest MDOC prisoner’s rights Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2020. When Republican Gov. Kirk...
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