Election 2020
Mississippi faces voting barriers during a historic Senate race
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Mississippi’s only woman in Congress is running against the state’s potential first Black senator since Reconstruction. Will COVID-19 get in the way?
FAQ: What you need to know to vote in Mississippi
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You asked. We answered. Check out our voting FAQ to prepare you for the polls on Election Day.
Election 2020
New poll shows Hyde-Smith up 8 points on Espy in Mississippi Senate race
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A poll released one week from Election Day shows Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith with a 52-44 lead over Democratic challenger Mike Espy.
Election 2020
Mississippi absentee voting continues its record pace in 2020
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Nearly 103,000 absentee ballots were received in Mississippi’s 2016 election. So far in 2020, nearly 146,000 absentees have been received.
The Other Side Podcast
Podcast: Bennie Thompson talks race in Mississippi politics, Mike Espy’s Senate chances
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Congressman Bennie Thompson discusses the U.S. Senate election between Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith and Democrat Mike Espy.
Analysis
Espy hasn’t changed his strategy of reaching Mississippi voters. It’s just nuanced.
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Mike Espy’s wholehearted embrace of Obama’s endorsement this week shreds any theory that he is abandoning the state’s Democratic voting base.
Sports
W.C. Gorden, legendary JSU coach and a most gentlemanly winner, dies at 90
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Gorden won eight SWAC championships in 15 seasons at Jackson State. The Tigers have won three SWAC titles in the 28 seasons since.
Election 2020
Mike Espy outraises Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith 45-to-1 in Senate home stretch
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Democratic U.S. Senate challenger Mike Espy raised nearly $3.9 million in early October. Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith raised just $85,000.
Sports
Trailblazing SEC football official Hubert Owens wore the referee’s white cap, and it fit him perfectly
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You may not know his name, but you know his face and voice. He’s Mississippi native Hubert Owens, the referee who made history in the SEC.
Election 2020
Rep. Bennie Thompson, Democratic kingmaker, throws full support behind Mike Espy in Senate race
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Congressman Bennie Thompson and Senate candidate Mike Espy are working closely together to turn out as many Democratic voters as possible.
Coronavirus in Mississippi
Marshall’s Mississippi Zoom Tour: An Interview with Dr. Thomas Dobbs
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Mississippi Today Editor-At-Large Marshall Ramsey sits down for a Zoom conversation with Mississippi’s State Health Officer Thomas Dobbs
Election 2020
Trump endorses Cindy Hyde-Smith in Mississippi Senate race
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President Donald Trump endorsed Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in a tweet Wednesday afternoon where he said she “delivers for Mississippi.”
Cartoon
Marshall Ramsey: The Marathon
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Medical professionals, running a COVID marathon, prepare for another hill.