For Immediate Release
(Updated Feb 29, 2024)
BY Brenda Williams | February 2024
An Update from the Riverside Hotel in Clarksdale MS
Where the blues gave birth...
Wednesday, February 28, 2024
For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Mississippi
WASHINGTON – The Justice Department announced today its findings that conditions of confinement...
Mound Bayou, Miss., December 7, 2023 - Katie Howe, Minister for Disaster Response and Recovery, Global H.O.P.E. United Church of Christ (UCC), National, announced today...
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(AP) A judge last week ruled that a Black high school student’s months long punishment by his Texas school district for refusing to...
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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Federal judges are hearing arguments over whether Mississippi's legislative maps are diluting the power of Black voters. Lawmakers adjusted the...
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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Republican Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves says he intentionally avoided hot-button issues and political conflict in his State of the State...
Monday, February 26, 2024
JACKSON, Miss – As of Monday, February 26, 2024, the Statewide Election Management System (SEMS) reported a total of 5,958 absentee ballots requested,...
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February 26, 2024
JACKSON, Miss. — Today, Governor Tate Reeves gave his 2024 State of the State Address. Below is the full transcript, as prepared.Full...
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BALDWYN, Miss. (AP) — Two National Guard members died after a helicopter crashed Friday afternoon during a training flight in northeast Mississippi. Prentiss County...
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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A bill before Mississippi lawmakers might allow incarcerated people to sue jails and prisons if they encounter inmates of the...