Election
GOP hammers Espy on Clinton-era indictments despite not guilty verdict
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The Mississippi Republican Party is putting into place a strategy they telegraphed months ago
Sports
State faces showdown – and it’s not Florida
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Turns out, Mississippi State’s biggest September showdown is not with Florida and Dan Mullen. It’s with undefeated Kentucky.
Mississippi Science Fest brings STEM fields to a new generation of pioneers
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Saturday will mark the second year the event – started in 2016 by the Mississippi Children’s Museum – encompasses all four museums in Jackson’s LeFleur Museum District.
Mississippi hip-hop claps back at Chris McDaniel after again dissing the culture
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Experts: Violence is prevalent in other genres of music, so why did the Republican U.S. Senate candidate single out rap?
Senate candidates’ Kavanaugh views break along partisan lines
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The Senate Judiciary Committee is planning to hold hearings on the accusations next week.
Decision on school grades pushed to October
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All grades are preliminary and unofficial until the board approves them next month.
Corinth School District tries to block release of grades, arguing they are ‘completely inaccurate’
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Although the schools won’t face punitive measures for “unofficial” poor performance grades, the district argues the grades will damage its reputation.
Economy, development puts Hattiesburg in league with other thriving mid-size cities of the South
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Downtown, Midtown lure residents back from the suburbs
Equity
Eviction note: How a housing program to help families out of poverty may trap some in it
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Lax oversight in a federal housing program leaves a trail of evictions and unanswered questions over its benefit to desperate families
Government
Mississippi senators to be fingerprinted to get paid
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A fingerprint scanner has been installed at the entrance of the Senate docket room of the Mississippi Capitol.
Sports
James Ray Carpenter, a Mississippi original, rose to president of PGA of America
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James Ray Carpenter played golf for the first time at age 33. At 60, he was president of the Professional Golfers of America. His unlikely and rapid rise through the ranks of professional golf is a testament to his down-home Mississippi wit and wisdom.
Fact check: McDaniel’s claim that women fake ’99 percent’ of sexual assault claims
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Recent academic studies shed light on the conservative firebrand’s controversial claim
Suit accuses Cleveland of routinely incarcerating ‘mentally disturbed individuals’
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Officials deny lawsuit’s claim that they disregard the policies that are in place
Jackson receives $120K grant to fight hunger
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Campaign plans to provide more meals to Jackson Public Schools students and create an online directory for food options in the city
What’s next in the Jim Hood v. Robert Shuler Smith saga?
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A key witness in a previous case against Smith might hold the key
Government
Prison head tells legislators system needs help; other agencies also make budget requests
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Agencies requested $764 million more than what was appropriated by the Legislature in the 2018 session