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Mississippi official defends own comment about ‘woke’ voters
Mississippi’s top elections official says he thinks people are doing a “hatchet job” on him over comments he made in a television interview about “woke” and “uninformed” voters on college campuses.
W student’s lawsuit leads to change in state law
Of all the bills passed into law by the Mississippi Legislature in 2021, one of them raised eyebrows.
Mississippi marijuana program hinges on initiative arguments
The Mississippi Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in a lawsuit that’s trying to block a voter-approved medical marijuana program by disputing how the issue got onto the ballot.
Mississippi shuffles 2 high-level jobs in prison system
The Mississippi corrections commissioner announced two changes for high-level jobs in the state prison system on Wednesday.
Conservation groups sue Engineer Corps over Yazoo Pumps
A coalition of conservation groups is suing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers over a massive flood-control project in the south Mississippi Delta they say was hastily approved in the final days of the Trump administration.
Mississippi health officer: Refrain from J&J vaccine for now
Mississippi’s top public health official said Tuesday that he’s telling health care providers to refrain from using the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine while federal agencies investigate reports of potentially dangerous blood clots.
Justices to hear Mississippi marijuana initiative arguments
The Mississippi Supreme Court is set to hear arguments Wednesday in a lawsuit that challenges the state initiative process and seeks to block development of a medical marijuana program.
Analysis: Mississippi unlikely to ease its election laws
Mississippi legislators imposed no new limits on the election process during their recently ended session, but this state already had some of the strictest voting laws in the U.S.
Mobile vaccination aims to reach older Mississippi adults
Eola Murry, 75, never questioned that she wanted to get the COVID-19 vaccine when it became available. The problem was getting to the vaccine.
Parents of special needs students worry about New Summit School’s future after owner’s arrest
Educators assessed Mary Harbin Hinds, who has a rare chromosome disorder resulting in academic delays, as a nonreader when she entered New Summit School in third grade.
Vicksburg port options: Move to new site or expand in place
Engineers in Mississippi are evaluating a potential new site for the Port of Vicksburg, a few miles south of the current location.
Police: Memphis rapper, 23 others arrested in Miss. shooting
A Tennessee rapper was among a caravan of at least two dozen people who were arrested in connection to a highway shooting in Mississippi, authorities said.
High court won’t block Mississippi school disparity lawsuit
The U.S. Supreme Court said Thursday it will not get involved, for now, in a lawsuit that says Mississippi allows grave disparities in funding between predominantly Black and predominantly white schools.
10-digit phone dialing coming to northern Mississippi
Customers in the 662 area code will have to start dialing that code along with the seven-digit phone number to complete local calls. The change will enable a new suicide prevention hotline.
Ole Miss student charged in frat hazing that injured pledge
A University of Mississippi student faces aggravated assault charges after police said he sprayed cleaner into the mouth of a fraternity pledge during a hazing ritual, causing serious internal injuries.
Summoning all seniors: Big new push to vaccinate older Americans
The first hurdle was getting on the bus. Seventy-four-year-old Linda Busby hesitated outside a community center where older people were loading up to go get the coronavirus vaccine.
Years later, Chickasaw remains return to Mississippi home
A man and a woman were found buried among wolf teeth and turtle shells. Other graves contained mothers and infants. Some tribal members were laid to rest with beloved dogs.
Mississippi receiving $29.7M from CDC for vaccinations
Mississippi is receiving about $29.7 million from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to support coronavirus vaccination efforts.
Mississippi, Secret Service work on cybercrime task force
Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch said Tuesday that her office has established a partnership with the U.S. Secret Service and in-state law enforcement agencies to investigate financial crimes that occur online.
Where every kid needs lunch, school fights to feed them all
Most mornings, children are waiting beside the road with arms outstretched by the time driver Brian Hall pulls up in the decades-old yellow school bus.
