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Monthly Archives: July, 2023

Hill to address scholarship banquet

Mound Bayou, MS — July 26, 2023 — Bolivar County Baptist Association Congress of Christian Education Moderator, Pastor Earl V. Hall, Sr., announced today...

Mississippi candidates gives stump speeches amid sawdust and sweat at the Neshoba County Fair

PHILADELPHIA, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi candidates are speaking at the Neshoba County Fair, an annual gathering that draws large crowds to the red clay...

Court-appointed manager of Mississippi capital water system gets task of fixing sewage problems

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The independent manager working to fix the long-troubled water system in Mississippi's capital city will also be assigned to oversee repairs to...

DeSantis is defending new slavery teachings. Civil rights leaders see a pattern of ‘policy violence’

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Civil rights activists cheered when Ron DeSantis pardoned four Black men wrongfully convicted of rape as one of his first actions as Florida's governor....

US economy unexpectedly accelerated to a 2.4% growth rate in April-June quarter despite Fed hikes

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy surprisingly accelerated to a 2.4% annual growth rate from April through June, showing continued resilience in the face...

Mississippi can’t restrict absentee voting assistance this year, US judge says as he blocks law

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A federal judge blocked a new Mississippi law that would set criminal penalties for some people who help others with absentee...

For Emmett Till’s family, national monument proclamation cements his inclusion in the American story

When President Joe Biden signed a proclamation Tuesday establishing a national monument honoring Emmett Till and his mother, Mamie Till-Mobley, it marked the fulfillment of...

Florida A&M picked over Jackson State in SWAC East, days after rap video controversy

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Jackson State is no longer the Southwestern Athletic Conference front-runner. And Florida A&M has something to talk about other than...

6 days after fuel spill reported, most in Tennessee city still can’t drink the tap water

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — It's been six days since residents of a Tennessee city were told that diesel fuel spilled into a local reservoir,...

Clean energy push in New Jersey, elsewhere met with warnings the government is coming for your stove

BRICK, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey is pushing an ambitious agenda to move its more than 9 million residents away from natural gas and...

Stock market today: Wall Street is mixed after Big Tech profits, before Fed decision

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are drifting Wednesday, as Wall Street waits to hear what the Federal Reserve will do with interest rates later in the...

Bronny James, son of LeBron, in stable condition after cardiac arrest at USC basketball practice

Bronny James, the oldest son of NBA superstar LeBron James, was hospitalized in stable condition on Tuesday, a day after going into cardiac arrest while...

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