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Mississippi Today to publish three-part series on the Mississippi Democratic...
Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi TodayThe Mississippi Democratic Party headquarters in Jackson. Mississippi Today to publish three-part series on the Mississippi Democratic Party By Adam Ganucheau | May...
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Socially distant: Empty spaces, eerie silence on a Jackson Friday night
On any other Friday night, Last Call Sports Grill’s parking lot would be full with patrons lining the bar, racking pool tables and enjoying the bar’s social atmosphere until 2 a.m. But, two weeks...
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Mississippi officials target nursing homes, where coronavirus spread creates...
Once the coronavirus is brought through nursing home doors, it’s nearly impossible to scrub out before it has taken its toll on nursing homes. VAIDEN — Relief was the first emotion that overcame Carla...
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Anticipating the pandemic to persist, lawmakers plan to extend session to...
Eric J. Shelton, Mississippi Today/ Report for AmericaRep. Alyce Clarke, D-Jackson, walks out of the Capitol during a recess in the special session of the Legislature in Jackson Tuesday, August 28,...
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How many jobless Mississippians are receiving unemployment benefits? State...
While the Mississippi Department of Employment Security has received more than 290,000 jobless claims as COVID-19 ravaged the nation’s economy, the number of people actually receiving unemployment...
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Facing opposition from the governor, Senate delays vote on extending session...
The Senate has put the brakes – at least for the time being – on the House plan to allow Speaker Philip Gunn and Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann to reconvene the Legislature at any time this year. The House...
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Socially distant: Empty spaces, eerie silence on a Jackson Friday night
On any other Friday night, Last Call Sports Grill’s parking lot would be full with patrons lining the bar, racking pool tables and enjoying the bar’s social atmosphere until 2 a.m. But, two weeks...
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It’s past time for radical change in Conference USA
Southern Miss athleticsSouthern Miss plays home football games at The Rock, but league foes from a time zone away rarely bring many visiting fans. The first thing I’d do as commissioner of Conference...
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Black voters are the overwhelmingly majority of Mississippi Democratic...
Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today, Report For AmericaJim Hood speaks to his supporters during his watch party at Duling Hall in Jackson, Miss., Tuesday, August 6, 2019. Hood won the Democratic...
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Michael Farris Smith untangles the vines that bind in ‘Blackwood’
Photo by Philippe MatsasAuthor Michael Farris Smith Oxford-based author’s latest novel is a Southern gothic thriller set in small-town Mississippi It may be hard to imagine today, but once upon a...
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Jackson Protest: ‘We are tired of black lives being taken by police officers’
Protesters gathered in downtown Jackson Sunday in a peaceful demonstration against police brutality following the recent death of George Floyd who was killed while in police custody in Minneapolis,...
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Despite some help, over half of Mississippi’s child care centers have closed...
Officials say some child care centers are at risk of permanently closing due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Some officials are calling on the state to invest more in child care centers as the industry is...
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Madison County prosecutor: ‘We can only hope the deadly coronavirus strain...
Madison County Prosecutor Pamela Hancock Pamela Hancock, the second-term prosecutor of Madison County, defended herself Monday after posting and later deleting a Facebook comment in which she suggested...
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Less than a quarter of Mississippi high schools will host traditional...
Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi TodayCourtney Webster receives her diploma at during Greenville High School’s graduation Thursday, May 21, 2020. COVID-19 closed schools across Mississippi and the nation,...
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Johnny Majors made a mark in Mississippi, too
This Marshall Ramsey cartoon on Johnny Majors hangs at The Graduate hotel in Knoxville, Tennessee. Johnny Majors, an All-American football player at Tennessee and a championship-winning coach at...
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Public retirees likely to lose ability to serve in Legislature without losing...
Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi TodayMississippi House speaker Philip Gunn speaks during Gov. Tate Reeves press conference at the State of Mississippi Woolfolk Building in Jackson, Miss., Thursday, May 7,...
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After court order, Mississippi releases list of nursing homes with active...
Families who have been in the dark about coronavirus spread in their loved one’s nursing homes now have limited insight into facility outbreaks. The state health department released a list of 116...
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Demario Davis speaks passionately about nation’s ills, accepts Brees’ apology
Margaret Bowles via APBrandon’s Demario Davis has become one of the NFL’s most productive linebackers for the New Orleans Saints. Yes, New Orleans Saints linebacker Demario Davis answers, he was...
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COVID-19 and unemployment in Mississippi: Weekly updates
Last updated May 28 As it has nationally, the COVID-19 pandemic has set off a record-setting rush of Mississippians filing for unemployment, a benefit paid for through employer taxes. In Mississippi,...
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Ravaged by Easter Sunday tornadoes, South Mississippi towns start rebuilding:...
Rev. Roy Oatis, pastor of James Hill Church, wears a surgical mask to protect himself from coronavirus, looking at piles of debris in front of what used to be his church. “I was at home hosting a...
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