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Eight of 80 Mississippi hospitals that applied for money through the state’s new hospital grant program have finally received those funds a...

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Last Saturday night, Texas A&M slaughtered Mississippi State 51-10. On Sunday, Texas A&M announced it was firing head coach Jimbo Fisher, w...

Nov. 15, 2017Credit: Simon & SchusterAuthor Jesmyn Ward became the first Black American to win the National Book Award twice. ...

State Rep. DeKeither Stamps, a week after Election Day, was declared winner on Tuesday by the Associated Press of the Central District Pub...

Legislation passed by voters would have enacted runoff elections for the first time in Mississippi history if a candidate for any of the ei...

Two organizations have dropped their challenges over Hinds County running out of ballots on election day. Numerous Hinds County voting...

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Grace Shelby-Wells darts about her south Jackson boutique of fashion, jewelry and hand-crafted items multi-tasking with a smile, and well,...

Nov. 14, 1960Credit: Courtesy of ScholasticFederal marshals escorted 6-year-old Ruby Bridges into William Frantz Elementary Sc...

Leaders of the Mississippi Democratic Party has denied allegations that former party Chairman Tyree Irving filed in a September lawsuit and...

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Nearly every charter school saw its letter grade decline this school year, according to state test results that measure student performance...

Texas A&M head coach Jimbo Fisher, right, talks with Mississippi State head coach Zach Arnett, left, before the start of A&M’s 51-10 victo...

The Central District public service commissioner’s race remained too close to call Monday — nearly a week after the Nov. 7 Mississippi gene...

Mississippi Today’s Adam Ganucheau, Bobby Harrison, Geoff Pender and Taylor Vance break down Republican Gov. Tate Reeves’ election win...

Nov. 13, 1999Credit: Source: Find a GraveA jury in Belzoni, Mississippi, convicted three men of manslaughter in the April 12,...

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Here’s a Veteran’s Day story for you: Three generations of Mississippians serving our country while working the same job. Meet Retire...

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Nov. 12, 1914Civil rights leader William Monroe Trotter pictured in 1915. Credit: WikipediaCivil rights leader William Monroe...

Ravin Lovett, an artist and art therapist, says she became fascinated with quilting at a young age, watching her “Big Mama” make magic from...

In 2003, incumbent Democratic Gov. Ronnie Musgrove flew into Tupelo to campaign in the final days before the November general election....

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