Eugene Clarke is running for State Treasurer as a Republican in Mississippi’s 2019 statewide election.
Mississippi Culture
World class chefs making a name for themselves and Southern food culture in cities throughout Mississippi
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Be it the casino kitchens on the Coast, or the deep fried black eyed peas at the Blue Canoe in Tupelo, or the 36 hour smoked pulled pork at the Blue Biscuit in Indianola, Mississippi chefs are making a name for the state.
Cartoon
Marshall Ramsey: Bridge Out!
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For first time, Hood faces same headwinds as other Mississippi Democrats.
2019 General Election Live Stream
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Mississippi Today has partnered with WJTV to provide a live stream of election results for Mississippi’s 2019 statewide election.
Sports
Meet Mattress Mack, the Mississippi native who is betting huge on the World Series
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Turns out, Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale is a Starkville native. Turns out, his father was a Mississippi State football star on one of the school’s greatest teams. Turns out, Mattress Mack made several of his recent World Series bets at Mississippi casinos.
Election 2019
Reeves up over Hood in latest poll, but Trump factor might not be as big as anticipated
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Most in NBC News/Survey Monkey poll released Friday say president’s endorsement not a factor. Also, as in previous polls, more than 60 percent of respondents were willing to pay higher taxes for infrastructure and education.
Sports
His wife says Pete Brown, finally recognized at home, is smiling down, saying ‘Amen!’
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Those were different times in America. Pete Brown, who died in 2015 at the age of 80, was playing in tournaments at private clubs and golf courses where he wouldn’t have been allowed on the premises if not for his PGA standing. Many in the nearly all-white galleries didn’t want him to win and let him know it in sometimes threatening terms. Still, he won.
Sports
Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2020, announced Monday, is both diverse and wildly accomplished
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The Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2020: record-setting high school baseball coach Jerry Boatner; trail-blazing pro golfer Pete Brown; NBA superstar Antonio McDyess; renowned, trend-setting stadium architect Janet Marie Smith; long-time Mississippi State athletic director Larry Templeton; and Ole Miss and NFL football great Patrick Willis.
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Marshall Ramsey: Who can ring the bell?
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The Mississippi State Fair begins. Here’s a little carnival game to test our favorite gubernatorial candidates popularity.
Uncategorized
Marshall Ramsey: The Day After
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The day after the runoff election: let the attack ads start up in earnest.
Gubernatorial Debate Live Stream
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Mississippi Today has partnered with WJTV to provide a live stream of the GOP Gubernatorial Runoff debate between Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves and Bill Waller Jr.
Law and Order
Locked Down: Inside the prison where inmates set each other on fire and gangs have more power than guards
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South Mississippi Correctional Institution, known as SMCI, now has an inmate-to-correctional officer ratio of 23 to 1, far higher than that of other states or the federal prison system.
Sports
From Starkville to Gotham – and that’s not even Mangum’s biggest adjustment
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After a terrible start, Jake Mangum is now doing what he has always done: hit then all where they ain’t.
Justice
Communities scramble to help after Mississippi immigration raids
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Assessing how to help proves difficult as communities are still assessing how many families and students were affected. Churches and organizations are working to set up food banks and donations but their work is not yet complete.
Primary Election Live Stream
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Mississippi Today has partnered with WJTV to provide primary election results. Watch live for results and commentary from Mississippi Today’s political reporters.