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November 26, 2014

Ezell new Jackson Co. Sheriff, wins with 64% in runoff

Ezell will be Jackson County’s top law enforcer PASCAGOULA, MS (WLOX) – Mike Ezell will be Jackson County’s next sheriff. Ezell won tonight’s runoff, getting 64% of the vote. According to the election commission, Ezell received 8,459 votes Tuesday. McIlrath got 4,754 votes. WLOX 11/25/14

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November 26, 2014

Judge Carlton Reeves overturns Mississippi same sex marriage ban, gives state 2 weeks to appeal

Judge overturns Mississippi same-sex marriage ban JACKSON, MS (AP) – A federal judge has overturned Mississippi’s ban on same-sex marriage, but he is putting his order on hold for two weeks so the state can appeal. U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves issued a preliminary injunction Tuesday. State attorneys have already said they will ask the…

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November 26, 2014

Congressman Thompson: Immigration exec action reaction because “person of color” in White House

Democratic Congressman: Opposition To Executive Action Result Of “Person Of Color Being In The White House” “The president, by executive order, which everybody agrees — who has a real brain — that presidents since George Washington have had executive authority privilege to do certain things,” said Rep. Bennie Thompson of Mississippi on On Joe Madison’s…

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November 26, 2014

Politico asks “Is the tea party ready to chill out?” after miserable election year endings

Is the tea party ready to chill out? After 2014 losses, conservative activists chart a new strategy. It was a miserable year for the tea party, with its highest-profile candidates all losing to establishment-backed incumbents. In Kansas, Milton Wolf, a doctor and distant relative of President Barack Obama, was roiled by a professional scandal and…

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November 25, 2014

YP – Former Senator Irb Benjamin (D) from Rienzi abruptly cuts ties with Alcorn/Grenada county jails

Former state legislator Irb Benjamin from Rienzi has abruptly cut ties with two prisons. WTVA reports that he resigned as Alcorn County Warden this past week. Emily Pettus had a more expansive piece on Benjamin who has run prisons through a private company. Alcorn County Board of Supervisors president Lowell Hinton told The Associated Press…

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November 25, 2014

Wicker not conceding any states in 2016, wants NRSC active in all 24 up for election

Roger Wicker Looks for Fast Start at NRSC Wicker beat out Nevada Sen. Dean Heller for the chairmanship in a closed-door Nov. 13 GOP conference meeting. Six days later, seated behind his desk on the fifth floor of Dirksen, Wicker was confident in the party’s ability to hold a potential 54-seat majority, despite a map…

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November 25, 2014

Austin Barbour says grassroots “need to take back over the Tea Party at the local level”

Tolbert: Austin Barbour Calls For Grassroots To Retake Tea Party Mississippi native political consultant Austin Barbour was in Arkansas this weekend. He stopped to speak at the Clinton School of Public Service on his way to Fayetteville for some sort of football event. I am guessing the Little Rock speech was the highlight of his…

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November 25, 2014

Ferguson to run for Desoto Co. Schools Superintendent to replace Kuykendall

Ferguson to run for School Supt. Longtime educator and former Horn Lake High School Principal James M. “Jim” Ferguson has announced his plans to run for Superintendent of Education for DeSoto County Schools. Ferguson, 45, is a fourth-generation educator, a former “Administrator of the Year,” and Chickasaw Conference Coach of the Year in baseball as…

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November 25, 2014

Chris McDaniel grifting again? Former staffer says McDaniel is forming ‘United Conservatives Fund’

Former Republican Chris McDaniel campaign coalitions director turned Democrat Travis Childers endorser Scott Brewster took to Twitter and Facebook Monday night to announce a new fundraising effort McDaniel is undertaking… Brewster wrote: “#Chris McDaniel announces the formation of the United Conservatives Fund tonight. This is huge news for the future growth of the conservative movement…

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November 25, 2014

Williamson, Landrum head to Jones County circuit judge runoff

WDAM – TV 7 – News, Weather and Sports WDAM 11/23/14

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November 25, 2014

Ali ShamsidDeen wants Hinds County election investigation

MSNewsNow.com – Jackson, MS WLBT 11/23/14

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November 25, 2014

Congressman Thompson defends Obama immigration executive action on WLBT Red/Blue Review

MSNewsNow.com – Jackson, MS WLBT 11/23/14

News

News | Jeremy Pittari •

May 11, 2026

Mississippi expected to receive $40.9 million in Purdue Pharma opioid settlement

News | Frank Corder •

May 11, 2026

Governor reports 26 injured in Pine Belt from tornadoes

News | Jon Gambrell, Associated Press , Samy Magdy, Associated Press •

May 11, 2026

Iran responds to U.S. ceasefire proposal but Trump rejects it as ‘unacceptable’

Business

Business | Frank Corder •

May 11, 2026

Lockers Manufacturing announces $9.7 million expansion in Batesville

Business | Frank Corder •

April 23, 2026

Mississippi companies invited to participate in 2026 Southeastern U.S.–Canadian Provinces Conference

Business | Frank Corder •

April 22, 2026

Corderill investing $100 million at Meridian data center campus

Culture

Culture | Robert St. John •

May 11, 2026

A cow in Wiggins is better at her job than I am

Culture | Matt Friedeman •

May 11, 2026

How American discipleship can start getting it right

Culture | Alistair Begg •

May 11, 2026

Anxiety’s antidote

Opinion

Opinion | Trey Dellinger •

May 11, 2026

New Mississippi abortion pill law protects women

Opinion | Russ Latino •

May 8, 2026

Something for everyone to hate in the redistricting debate

Opinion | Christy Hovanetz •

May 6, 2026

Magnolia Tribune

Ezell new Jackson Co. Sheriff, wins with 64% in runoff

Judge Carlton Reeves overturns Mississippi same sex marriage ban, gives state 2 weeks to appeal

Congressman Thompson: Immigration exec action reaction because “person of color” in White House

Politico asks “Is the tea party ready to chill out?” after miserable election year endings

YP – Former Senator Irb Benjamin (D) from Rienzi abruptly cuts ties with Alcorn/Grenada county jails

Wicker not conceding any states in 2016, wants NRSC active in all 24 up for election

Austin Barbour says grassroots “need to take back over the Tea Party at the local level”

Ferguson to run for Desoto Co. Schools Superintendent to replace Kuykendall

Chris McDaniel grifting again? Former staffer says McDaniel is forming ‘United Conservatives Fund’

Williamson, Landrum head to Jones County circuit judge runoff

Ali ShamsidDeen wants Hinds County election investigation

Congressman Thompson defends Obama immigration executive action on WLBT Red/Blue Review

News

Mississippi expected to receive $40.9 million in Purdue Pharma opioid settlement

Governor reports 26 injured in Pine Belt from tornadoes

Iran responds to U.S. ceasefire proposal but Trump rejects it as ‘unacceptable’

Business

Lockers Manufacturing announces $9.7 million expansion in Batesville

Mississippi companies invited to participate in 2026 Southeastern U.S.–Canadian Provinces Conference

Corderill investing $100 million at Meridian data center campus

Culture

A cow in Wiggins is better at her job than I am

How American discipleship can start getting it right

Anxiety’s antidote

Opinion

New Mississippi abortion pill law protects women

Something for everyone to hate in the redistricting debate

Mississippi is raising the bar, and that’s a really good thing for kids

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