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Gallery: Preserving the ‘fantastic folk art’ that is Margaret’s Grocery
In the beginning, it was simple curiosity. Over time, that casual curiosity grew into a deep friendship and dogged determination to keep a promise for a dying wish. Such is the unlikely journey of Suzi...
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In new Senate ads, Hyde-Smith goes on the attack while Espy pitches how he’ll...
Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith’s first 2020 attack of Mike Espy foreshadows a contentious two-and-a-half weeks before the Nov. 3 Senate election. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, the Republican incumbent running for...
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Yet another COVID-19-induced schedule change for USM: UTEP game postponed
The pandemic continues to play havoc with college football — Southern Miss football, in particular. The Golden Eagles’ scheduled Saturday game with UTEP at El Paso has been postponed indefinitely...
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Study: 11% of all Mississippians, 16% of Black Mississippians can’t vote...
Eric J. Shelton, Mississippi Today/ Report for AmericaAbout 235,000 Mississippians can’t vote because of felony convictions – the highest percentage in the nation. Mississippi now denies a higher...
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Reeves reinstates mask mandates for some counties as COVID-19 cases rise
Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today, Report For AmericaGov. Tate Reeves speaks to media about his shelter-in-place order for Lauderdale County during a press conference at the State of Mississippi...
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Hugh Freeze, building an impressive Liberty program, now faces his alma mater...
Hugh Freeze and Liberty University host Southern Miss on Saturday. (Taylor Irby/The News & Advance via AP, File) Nearly 14 months ago Hugh Freeze made his coaching debut at Liberty University,...
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Trump campaign tells Mississippi marijuana advocates to ‘cease-and-desist’...
President Donald Trump speaks from the Oval Office of the White House as he gives a prime-time address about border security Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2018, in Washington. (Carlos Barria/Pool Photo via AP)...
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New rule ensures election officials will inform Mississippians of problems...
Eric J. Shelton, Mississippi TodayRogers McClellan votes during the 2018 Mississippi Primary Election at Christ United Methodist Church on Tuesday, June 5, 2018. Mississippians who vote by mail will be...
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The trouble with contact tracing in Mississippi
Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today, Report For AmericaA student walks up the steps of the Ole Miss Student Union Monday, October 7, 2019. What Oxford’s missing COVID-19 cases tell us about contact...
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President Barack Obama endorses Mike Espy in Mississippi Senate race
Eric J. Shelton, Mississippi Today/ Report for AmericaStudents from Barack H. Obama Magnet School in Jackson cheer for Mike Espy after a town hall on Nov. 15, 2018. Former President Barack Obama...
View ArticleMarshall’s Mississippi Zoom Tour: An Interview with Dr. Thomas Dobbs
Mississippi Today Editor-At-Large Marshall Ramsey sits down for a Zoom conversation with Mississippi’s State Health Officer Thomas Dobbs. Dobbs, in his second year on the job, discusses his...
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Trailblazing SEC football official Hubert Owens wore the referee’s white cap,...
Courtesy of Hubert OwensHubert Owens, who earned the respect of SEC coaches, listens patiently as Nick Saban makes a point. Trailblazing SEC football ref Hubert Owens wore the referee’s white cap, and...
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Mike Espy outraises Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith 45-to-1 in Senate home stretch
Democratic U.S. Senate challenger Mike Espy raised nearly $3.9 million in early October. Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith raised just $85,000. Democratic U.S. Senate challenger Mike Espy raised nearly $3.9...
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W.C. Gorden, legendary JSU coach and a most gentlemanly winner, dies at 90
MSHOFW.C. Gorden, right, pictured with Marino Casem, left, and Rick Cleveland at a Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame function in 2013. Today is a football Saturday, a good day to remember the life of...
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The trouble with contact tracing in Mississippi
Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today, Report For AmericaA student walks up the steps of the Ole Miss Student Union Monday, October 7, 2019. What Oxford’s missing COVID-19 cases tell us about contact...
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Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith ignored advice to rehab her image. Now she’s struggling...
Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith arrives for the Senate Republican luncheon in Hart Building on June 4, 2020. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via AP Images) WASHINGTON — After her closer-than-expected victory...
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Pivotal elections. Limited early voting. A pandemic entering a deadly new wave. On Election Day, our reporters will be on the ground across Mississippi acting on tips from voters and reporting on any...
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Mike Espy, in final stretch of Senate campaign, hopes to overcome long odds...
Vickie D. King/Mississippi TodayDemocratic U.S. Senate challenger Mike Espy greets a supporter while canvassing the Valley North subdivision on Oct. 23 in Jackson. VICKSBURG — Democratic U.S. Senate...
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‘It’ll be higher than Obama’: Mike Espy will benefit from record Black voter...
Democrat Mike Espy will benefit from record turnout among Black voters next week, according to several of the state’s top Democratic insiders. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis) To have a shot at defeating...
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Nearly 10,000 Mississippi poll workers gear up for an unprecedented election
Eric J. Shelton, Mississippi Today/ Report for AmericaPoll workers Debrah Murriel, left, and Kimberly Murriel, center, assist Tawny Minton as she prepares to vote at Casey Elementary during the runoff...
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