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House committee rejects bills to allow public retirees to serve in...
Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today, Report For AmericaMississippi House Speaker Philip Gunn during Legislative session at the Mississippi State Capitol Tuesday, February 4, 2020. Bills to allow public...
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Standing ovation: Hinds Community College dance students ‘brought the house...
Photo courtesy of HCC dance director Tiffany JeffersonEighteen Hinds Community College students, along with two instructors and the instructors’ three children, traveled to New York City for HCC’s...
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Mississippi sports could use many more officials like Hattiesburg’s Forrest...
Courtesy of Phillips familyForrest Phillips, right, inherited his love of officiating and umpiring from his father, Charlie Phillips (left). As a sports official, Hattiesburg’s Forrest Phillips did not...
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One day after welfare officials exposed for fraud, lawmakers take aim at...
File photoSen. Josh Harkins, R-Flowood Less than 24 hours after officials revealed a state agency leader allegedly allowed subcontractors to steal millions intended for poor Mississippians, lawmakers...
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Wicker was the only Republican present for Romney’s anti-Trump speech. What...
Wikimedia CommonsSen. Mitt Romney, shown here in a 2012 file photo, voted to convict President Donald Trump of abuse of power. Sen. Mitt Romney walked to the well of the U.S. Senate chamber on...
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Teacher groups, education advocates feeling good about new ‘public education...
Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today, Report For AmericaMagee Elementary School students learn phonics and phonemic awareness Friday, December 6, 2019. On the day that the Senate recently passed a $76.9...
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Tyree delivers a performance to remember in a game State would love to forget
Petre Thomas/Ole Miss AthleticsOle Miss basketball coach Kermit Davis greets Breein Tyree coming off the court after his 40-point effort Tuesday night at The Pavilion in Oxford. OXFORD – There are...
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Reloaded, perfect Pearl River CC soars again
Pearl River CCTae Hardy is a prototypical, pass-first point guard but he can shoot it and dunk it, as well. UTICA – For Pearl River Community College’s undefeated basketball Wildcats, ranked No. 2 in...
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‘Beyond the Cave’: Artists’ response to Nick Cave exhibit draws a new...
Photos by Ahmarey Stimley (Anomaly Photography)Miranda Hicks (poet Neo-Soul), Jasmine Williams (Kim Shadey, creator of Sipp Talk media company), Meredith Williams (MDub, videographer/designer) and...
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Lottery exceeding expectations in Mississippi, thus far
Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today, Report For AmericaMississippi Lottery scratch-off tickets are in place for costumers at a Chevron gas station near the intersection of Ridgewood Road and Adkins...
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‘Still playing’ for loyal listeners: Meridian native Steve Forbert honored...
Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today, Report For America Steve Forbert performs after being awarded with the excellence in music award during the Mississippi Arts Commission 2020 Governor’s Arts Awards,...
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‘We must do better’: Gov. Reeves rolls out plan for troubled Mississippi prisons
Vicksburg Mayor George Flaggs (file photo). Four weeks ago, Tate Reeves likely did not suspect his first press conference as governor would be addressing problems in state prisons. But that’s just what...
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‘In The Thick’ and Mississippi Today tackle voting rights, immigration and...
“In the Thick,” a roundtable podcast that covers politics, race and culture that is traveling the country in advance of the 2020 election, makes a stop in Mississippi this month with two events in...
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Tiny Debbie Brock, a coach’s daughter, played huge role in women’s hoops history
Delta State athleticsDebbie Brock, at 4-feet, 11 inches, was a Hall of Fame point guard for the Delta State Lady Statesmen. Debbie Brock, the magical point guard on Delta State’s three national...
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Mississippi cut corrections by $215M. Horrid conditions, violent deaths have...
MDOCGov. Tate Reeves tours Walnut Grove Correctional Facility State leaders and lawmakers oversaw the gutting of the Mississippi Department of Corrections’ budget by $215 million over the past six...
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Pearl River Flooding: Residents begin ‘very long, long and enduring process’...
Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today, Report For America Josh Fairchild looks out at the flood water surrounding Mississippi Iron Works on State Street in Jackson, Miss., Monday, Feb. 17, 2020. Josh...
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The son of a Syracuse street cop, Ed Murphy left an indelible mark on...
Ole Miss SportsEd Murphy coached Ole basketball 1986-1992. His impact in Mississippi will never be removed. Many Mississippians will remember colorful Ed Murphy from his basketball coaching days at...
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Parchman’s Unit 29 to be closed in weeks, Reeves says
Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today, Report For AmericaA sate penitentiary warning sign located near the community of Rome, Miss. Rome is located less than five miles from Parchman. The process of...
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Mississippi prison crisis: Inmates aren’t the only ones in danger; guards...
BARBARA GAUNTT/CLARION LEDGERJennifer White left her career as a correctional supervisor at Mississippi State Penitentiary in Parchman in 2016 after a second serious attack by an inmate. PARCHMAN — The...
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‘Where would you rather live?’: Bloomberg berated Mississippi over 2013...
Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today, Report For AmericaMichael Bloomberg, the billionaire businessman and former mayor of New York City, speaks to media at the Smith Robertson Museum and Cultural Center...
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