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Hyde-Smith Presented Golden Gavel Award

Magee News

Hyde-Smith Presented Golden Gavel Award
 
By Sue Honea

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) this week received the Golden Gavel Award for presiding over the U.S. Senate for 100 hours during the 116th Congress. Since becoming Mississippi’s junior Senator in 2018...

Miss USA 2020 at Graceland crowns Miss Mississippi as winner

Memphis Commercial Appeal

Miss USA 2020 at Graceland crowns Miss Mississippi as winner

John Beifuss

The first Miss USA pageant held at Graceland crowned a winner from Elvis' home state: Miss Mississippi Asya (pronounced "Asia") Branch.

Branch, 22, was also the contestant whose hometown is closest...