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Jan. 6, 2021 Amanda Gorman delivers her poem after the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Credit: WikipediaAmanda Gor...

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A federal appeals court has allowed a separate court system to be created in Jackson, paving the way for state officials to appoint a judge...

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When the five-member Hinds County Election Commission failed to provide enough ballots to voters in the state’s most populous county last N...

Washington’s Dillon Johnson blows a kiss to the crowd after scoring a touchdown during the Sugar Bowl playoff game between Texas and Washin...

Jan. 5, 1939 The documentary on Pauli Murray was released in 2021. Credit: Courtesy of Amazon StudiosPauli Murray applied to t...

Delbert Hosemann, moments after being sworn in for his second term as lieutenant governor, cited three issues he said must be addressed dur...

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Judges, legislators and Capitol staffers lined the sidewalks in downtown Jackson Thursday morning after the Mississippi Supreme Court recei...

Jack Fredericks is investing in new teachers because he wants to help them stay in the classroom for the long haul. He serves as the pr...

Jan. 4, 1965 The Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party challenged the 1964 congressional election results because Black Mississippi...

In Mississippi, the path to treatment for a serious mental illness may run through your local jail– even if you have not been charged with...

House Speaker Jason White, in his first public speech after being elected on Tuesday, proposed reforming Mississippi’s public school fundin...

Secretary of State Michael Watson on Wednesday outlined his legislative agenda, continuing his call for campaign finance reform, voicing su...

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Like most of America, the Clevelands watched college football all day and all night on the first day of 2024. The takeaway: Washington quar...

Capitol staffers were being turned away from the building early Wednesday morning after a bomb threat, Public Safety Commissioner Sean Tind...

Jan. 3, 1933 Credit: Courtesy of UMMCDr. Aaron Shirley was born in Gluckstadt, Mississippi. Before he could pronounce the word...

The law enforcement official that Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey regards as his mentor had a reputation for terrorizing Mississippi’s B...

Republican Rep. Jason White of West won the election on Tuesday to become the new speaker of the House of Representatives, ushering in a ne...

Sen. Dean Kirby, a Republican from Pearl, will serve another four-year term as “the senators’ senator.”Kirby, who was first elected to...

The new year began without creation of a separate, state-run court in Jackson that some lawmakers lobbied as a solution to crime and advoca...

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The new term of the Mississippi Legislature convenes at noon today, with the first order of business being putting in place the mechanisms...