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On this day in 1866, a meeting was held about creating a seminary to train Black clergymen, leading to the founding of Howard University.T...

U.S. House District 3 candidate Michael Guest speaks at the Neshoba County Fair Wednesday, August 1, 2018." data-medium-file="https://i0.w...

The many losers in Mississippi College's decision to kill its football program include the coaches, the fans and most of all the players.Th...

Mississippi's law to provide presumptive Medicaid eligibility to low-income pregnant women remains on hold at the federal approval level.T...

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Eddie Cotton, Jr. and his Mississippi Cotton Club Band, performing at the National Folk Festival Kickoff held in downtown Jackson, Saturday,...

On this day in 1919, police officer and World War I hero James Wormley Jones was appointed as the first Black special agent for the FBI. T...

Health care law and compliance attorney Ashley Gillihan explains upcoming changes required by the federal health care overhaul to businesses...

A group of anti-abortion doctors is asking the state Supreme Court to reverse its earlier ruling stating that the right to an abortion is g...

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Voters will choose between Mississippi Supreme Court Justice Jim Kitchens and state Sen. Jenifer Branning in a runoff election on Nov. 26,...

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House Speaker Jason White speaks to the media during the Neshoba County Fair in Philadelphia, Miss., Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024. " data-medium-...

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On this day in 1972, a law enforcement officer shot and killed two students at Southern University in Baton Rouge after weeks of protests o...

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Operations resume at Drax in Gloster, Miss., on Friday, Feb. 16, 2024. Some Gloster residents are concerned with the industrial pollution ca...

Coronavirus – Sun May 17, 2020. Neonatal Nurse Kirsty Hartley cares for premature baby Theo Anderson in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at...

On this day in 2017, author Jesmyn Ward became the first Black American to win the National Book Award twice. The post On this day in 2017...

The Mississippi Center for Advanced Medicine building is pictured in Madison, Miss., on Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. The facility is set to close f...

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Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves, left, discusses proposed revenue estimates with Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann, right, during a meeting of the Join...

If the Mississippi Supreme Court doesn’t give Willie Jerome Manning another hearing, justices are expected to grant Attorney General Lynn F...

Governor Tate Reeves joined supporters of U.S. Senator Roger Wicker at the Westin Hotel Tuesday night after Wicker wins reelection to the U....