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Biden will create national monument to honor Emmett Till

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Biden will create national monument to honor Emmett Till

By Rob Hotakainen

President Joe Biden on Tuesday will create a new national monument to commemorate Emmett Till, a 14-year-old Black boy whose killing in the Mississippi Delta in 1955 helped spark the modern civil rights...

2023 MDCC Hall Of Fame Tabs Indianola Native Jay Blount

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2023 MDCC Hall Of Fame Tabs Indianola Native Jay Blount

By Mark H. Stowers

The Mississippi Delta Community College Sports Hall of Fame tabbed former Trojan lineman from the 1972 and 1973 State Championship team, Jay Blount as a member of the 2023 class. But his...

HYDE-SMITH ENCOURAGES SUPPORT FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT IN 2023 POLICE WEEK MESSAGE

HYDE-SMITH ENCOURAGES SUPPORT FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT IN 2023 POLICE WEEK MESSAGE
 
Miss. Senator Pays Tribute to Nine Fallen Miss. Officers Honored this Year

051623 Police Week
VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Honors Fallen Officers from Mississippi.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – With the 2023 National Police Week underway, U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today encouraged policymakers and the public to “put words into action” in terms of supporting law enforcement.

Hyde-Smith made the request in a Congressional Record...

Two Rankin County students head to Washington, D.C.

WJTV-TV Jackson

Two Rankin County students head to Washington, D.C.

By Thao Ta

RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – Two lucky seniors a Northwest Rankin High School are in Washington, D.C., to represent Mississippi for the 16th Annual Senate Youth Program.

Seniors Joshua Bowman and Nadia Harden will...

OUR OPINION: Tornado response shows Mississippi at her best

Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Tupelo

OUR OPINION: Tornado response shows Mississippi at her best

Daily Journal Editorial Board

The tornadoes that ripped across Mississippi last Friday left a trail of devastation and despair. People lost homes, businesses, valuables and — tragically — their...

Congressman Ezell honors fallen Bay St. Louis officers

WXXV-TV Gulfport

Congressman Ezell honors fallen Bay St. Louis officers

WXXV Staff

Congressman Mike Ezell introduced a House Resolution to honor the lives of Bay St. Louis Sgt. Steven Robin and Officer Branden Estorffe.

Both were killed in the line of duty in December.

The legislation was co...

Mississippi charters receive $600k in federal grant funding

Mississippi Today

Mississippi charters receive $600k in federal grant funding

By Julia James

Mississippi charter schools received $600,000 in grant funding from the federal government to use on technology and general supplies, the Charter School Authorizer Board announced Monday. 
 
The money...