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Attorneys interrogated former NFL quarterback Brett Favre about his involvement in the Mississippi welfare scandal for about eight hours Mo...

Dec. 12, 18702004 portrait of Joseph Rainey by Simmie Knox Credit: Collection of U.S. House of RepresentativesJoseph H. Rainey...

“Give these women a chance to have their babies,” (Dr. Dan) Edney said. “Why wouldn’t we do it if we’re in such a crisis?”The post Mar...

Most of Mississippi’s Republican statewide officials and its two U.S. senators have endorsed Donald Trump’s bid for the presidency, accordi...

The state Medicaid director and a hospital CEO — neither of them doctors — bucked recommendations from health care professionals and delaye...

Mississippi Today’s Bobby Harrison and Geoff Pender take a break from political world (kind of) to talk with Mississippi singer/songwri...

Dec. 10, 1950Ralph Bunche Credit: National Museum of American DiplomacyU.N. diplomat Ralph J. Bunche became the first Black Am...

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At noon on Jan. 2, one of the largest law-making bodies in the country – the Mississippi Legislature – will convene for a 120-day regular s...

Dec. 9, 1872An ink engraving of P.B.S. Pinchback, the first Black governor of Louisiana. Credit: The New York Public Library sketc...

If the city of Jackson’s main water treatment plant had failed Monday — as it nearly did — residents would have had to wait 18 to 24 months...

Dec. 8, 1925Sammy Davis Jr. during the 1963 March on Washington Credit: WikipediaSammy Davis Jr., who succeeded as a dancer, s...

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A coalition of civic and legal organizations on Thursday called for the Hinds County Election Commission to provide clear answers to voters...

After years of Jacksonians feeling out of the loop about whether they were under a boil water notice, one resident has started a new text s...

Dec. 7, 1941U.S. Navy poster of Dorie Miller by David Stone Martin Credit: National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution)...

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Too bad college football’s 12-team College Football Playoff system doesn’t go into effect until next season — too bad on so many fronts....

The Jackson Public School District unveiled its adjusted school consolidation plan Tuesday night, adding one elementary school and removing...

Legislative leaders have opted not to produce a budget recommendation to serve as a guideline for the upcoming 2024 session.Normally, t...

Smith County residents could soon have a hospital again.Covington County Hospital and South Central Regional Medical Center, both led b...

The Oak Grove Warrior defeated Starkville in an exciting Class 7A State Championship game to cap a huge weekend of high school football. Wa...

Dec. 6, 1865Engraving of the congressional resolution for the Thirteenth Amendment abolishing slavery, published in 1868. Credit:...

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