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Remember Goodman, Chaney and Schwerner, and the price they paid in 1964 in Mississippi for rights. 4 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2022 Jun 2022 11 4239
Black self-defense groups gathered in Natchez, Mississippi on Sunday to commemorate Juneteenth 4 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2022 Jun 2022 7 3153
Mississippi school board upholds firing over 'New Butt' book 7 TexasTowelie May 2022 May 2022 1 3143
Biden Taps Mississippi Judge As U.S. Sentencing Commission's First Black Chair 0 TexasTowelie May 2022 May 2022 2 4228
Mississippi governor doesn't rule out banning contraception if Roe falls 6 TexasTowelie May 2022 May 2022 9 4386
Coronavirus vaccine mandates banned in Mississippi 1 Sherman A1 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 1 2869
Feds find 'severe, systemic' problems in Mississippi prison 0 Sherman A1 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 1 3774
The fate of Amtrak's train line along Mississippi's coast will be decided by these key issues 0 Sherman A1 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 3 4303
On this day, April 23, 1940, 209 people were killed in the Rhythm Club fire in Natchez. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2022 Apr 2022 1 4003
New law could require some Mississippians to prove citizenship when registering to vote 3 Sherman A1 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 3 3007
Mississippians gather signatures for local medical marijuana 0 Sherman A1 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 0 2029
Legislature gives $20 million in relief funds to private schools 1 TexasTowelie Apr 2022 Apr 2022 2 3324
How the Gulf Coast train beef between Amtrak and CSX is intensifying 2 TexasTowelie Apr 2022 Apr 2022 1 3889
Governing by text: Phil Bryant's hidden hand picked welfare winners 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2022 Apr 2022 1 2723
Plans underway to improve state parks throughout Mississippi 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2022 Apr 2022 1 1981
Judge scales back consent decree; Sheriff says Hinds Co. avoids jail takeover 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2022 Apr 2022 0 3360
Booth selling Confederate and Trump flags at MS Coast elementary school sparks uproar 15 TexasTowelie Apr 2022 Apr 2022 36 6845
'Go, Mississippi': State Could Ditch Song with Racist Roots 1 TexasTowelie Apr 2022 Apr 2022 6 3221
Gov. Reeves Signs $524-Million Tax Cut As Education, Infrastructure Funding Woes Remain 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2022 Apr 2022 0 4235
Mississippi teacher pay raise signed into law 0 Sherman A1 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 3 2439
ATF accuses man of setting fire to American Tower cell site, trying to destroy many other locations 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2022 Mar 2022 0 7583
Not their first rodeo: How Black riders are reclaiming their place in cowboy culture 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2022 Mar 2022 4 2661
Valaris Drillship Collides with Bulk Carrier in Pascagoula, Mississippi 0 Sherman A1 Mar 2022 Mar 2022 3 2120
Republicans Approve 'CRT' Bill Despite Opposition From All Black House Members 2 TexasTowelie Mar 2022 Mar 2022 1 4038
Mississippi Moves Toward Reviving an Initiative Process 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2022 Mar 2022 1 1884
Gov. Reeves Signs Medical Marijuana Law; Allows Fewer Patients Than Initiative 65 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2022 Feb 2022 1 4417
Statue of Racist Ex-Gov. Bilbo Quietly Moved in Mississippi 1 TexasTowelie Feb 2022 Feb 2022 3 2053
Ridgeland Mayor's Plan To Ban 'Homosexual Materials' From Library Inspires UM Religion Talk 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2022 Feb 2022 2 4071
New to this group 2 ashling Feb 2022 Feb 2022 3 3182
Mississippi passes medical marijuana bill, heads to governor 1 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2022 Jan 2022 3 3592

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Black Lawmakers Walk Out As Mississippi Senate Passes Anti-'Critical Race Theory' Bill 4 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2022 Jan 2022 6 3158
Against 'Illogical Beliefs,' Medical Marijuana Earns Mississippi Senate Approval In 47-5 Vote 4 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 2 4019
Mississippi House Approves $4,000-$6,000 Pay Raise For Teachers 2 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 2 2247
Accused of fraud, Coast casino workers forced to repay COVID unemployment. 'Nobody lied.' 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 2 2696
Mississippi gives financial aid to students who can already afford college, report shows Read more 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 1 2829
Parents upset by school's 'body image' program which offered 'shapewear' 6 Sherman A1 Jan 2022 Jan 2022 3 2965
Mississippi Lieutenant Governor Tests Positive for COVID-19 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 1 2487
Dam Is Full And Springing Leaks: Mississippi Doctors Say Health System Broken Since Delta 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 3 2240
Emmett Till would have been 80 this weekend. The Mississippi barn where Till was killed ... 5 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2021 Jan 2022 4 4097
Teacher shortage: Mississippi lacks 3,000 certified teachers 2 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 1 1257
Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity suspended from Ole Miss campus until 2025 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 1 2854
State agency prepares to privatize management of some Mississippi-owned parks 1 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 0 1481
New welding program could help incarcerated Mississippians gain employment after release 5 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 6 1792
Coalition pushing for equal pay law to be considered by Mississippi legislature in upcoming session 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 0 2245
Mississippi Governor Sets $1K Bonuses for State Law Officers 2 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 0 1799
Needy Mississippi Families to Receive $1,000 for Holidays 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 2 1753
Judge Reeves Schedules Hearing Tuesday on Holding Hinds County in Contempt for Jail Conditions 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 0 1677
Jackson Mayor Lumumba Tests Positive for COVID-19, Urges Masks and Boosters 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 2 1772
Mississippi teachers have some of the lowest pay in the region, analysis shows 3 TexasTowelie Nov 2021 Nov 2021 3 1921
Mississippi loses Supreme Court water fight with Tennessee 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2021 Nov 2021 0 1020
Ex-Deputy Municipal Clerk Faces Embezzlement Charge 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2021 Nov 2021 0 954
Mississippi Auditor Refers 10, Including Brett Favre, to Attorney General Over Welfare Money 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2021 Nov 2021 9 1609
Key credit rating agency voices concerns about Tate Reeves' proposed tax cuts 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2021 Nov 2021 2 994
MS made it easier to change gender on IDs, licenses. It was reversed with one sentence Read more at 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2021 Nov 2021 2 1374
Mississippi School Boards Association leaving national group 1 TexasTowelie Nov 2021 Nov 2021 0 1020
Grand jury finds shooting of suspect charged in Hancock County deputy's murder was justified 0 bronxiteforever Nov 2021 Nov 2021 2 1559
Mississippi blues promoter and raconteur Bill Luckett dies 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2021 Nov 2021 4 1291
Anti-marijuana groups lobby as Gov. Reeves contemplates special session 1 TexasTowelie Oct 2021 Oct 2021 1 1239
Auditor Demands Brett Favre Return $828,000 in 'Illegally Spent Welfare Funds' 6 TexasTowelie Oct 2021 Oct 2021 17 1756
State audit at Itawamba Community College uncovers $2 million in misused job training funds 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2021 Oct 2021 2 1396

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'We are the future': Students react to proposal that would slash thousands in financial aid 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2021 Oct 2021 3 1285
Nightclub declared 'nuisance' is closing in Hattiesburg 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2021 Oct 2021 0 1054
Organizers Plan For Post-Roe Mississippi With Self-Managed Abortion Education 1 TexasTowelie Oct 2021 Oct 2021 7 1484
Flint Lead Lawyer Sues Jackson, MSDH, Alleging Lead-Poisoned Children 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2021 Oct 2021 3 947
Mississippi aid program gave little help to renters but millions to a top law firm 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2021 Oct 2021 2 1506
"Free car !" --- what could go wrong ? 2 left-of-center2012 Sep 2021 Sep 2021 2 1485
Abortion clinic CEO reacts to brief heard by U.S. Supreme Court 2 TexasTowelie Sep 2021 Sep 2021 6 1658
Mississippi economist refutes politicians' claim that state cannot afford Medicaid expansion 1 TexasTowelie Sep 2021 Sep 2021 2 1057
Experts: Mississippi teacher pay needs to increase if state wants to keep its educators 3 TexasTowelie Sep 2021 Sep 2021 1 1068
IHL Prohibits Mississippi Colleges, Universities From Mandating COVID Vaccines 1 TexasTowelie Sep 2021 Sep 2021 2 1128
Lawmakers Consider Teacher Pay, Insurance Cost for Families 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2021 Sep 2021 2 932
Pediatric Diabetes Surge In Mississippi: Doctors Concerned COVID-19 Is To Blame 1 TexasTowelie Sep 2021 Sep 2021 13 1178
Despite Waning Delta Wave, Mississippi ICU Capacity Still 'Effectively Zero' 1 TexasTowelie Sep 2021 Sep 2021 2 989
Where The Devil Comes In: Income Tax On Trial At The Mississippi Legislature 4 TexasTowelie Sep 2021 Sep 2021 2 1431
Current, former Coast officials owe MS thousands of dollars in unpaid fines, auditor says 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2021 Aug 2021 2 1424
Mississippi-based poultry producer Sanderson Farms sold for $4.5B 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2021 Aug 2021 1 937
What Follows Confederate Statues? One Mississippi City's Fight 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2021 Aug 2021 2 900
State Auditor's Claims About Wealthy Receiving Medicaid Were Misleading, Advocates Claim 1 TexasTowelie Aug 2021 Aug 2021 0 1361
Investigation: Nonprofit St. Dominic Hospital Routinely Sued Patients Who Couldn't Afford Care 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2021 Aug 2021 3 1141
State-appointed superintendent still not in place following takeover of Holmes County schools 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2021 Aug 2021 1 775
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