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May 8, 2013
Lee, Lumumba advance to Jackson mayoral runoff
Lee, Lumumba advance to Jackson mayoral runoff The elimination round is over, and Jackson voters have ousted incumbent Mayor Harvey Johnson Jr. Jackson businessman Jonathan Lee led the field of 11 Democratic candidates in Tuesday’s primary election. City Councilman Chokwe Lumumba finished second. “I know my dad is looking down on me tonight,” Lee said.…
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May 8, 2013
Flaggs wins Vicksburg mayoral primary
Flaggs wins Vicksburg mayoral primary State Representative George Flaggs, Jr. is the apparent winner of Vicksburg’s Democratic mayoral primary election. The Vicksburg Post reported (http://bit.ly/15p1wB6) that, according to unofficial returns, Flaggs led Tuesday’s voting with 2,590 votes. Linda Fondren had 1,515. Incumbent Paul Winfield had 402, while other candidates divided the rest of the vote.…
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May 8, 2013
Dupree advances in re-election bid
Dupree advances in re-election bid Johnny DuPree is one step closer to a fourth term as Hattiesburg’s mayor. DuPree topped two other candidates in Tuesday’s Democratic primary by more than 2,400 votes. He will face four independent candidates in the June 4 general election. Moving into the general election, DuPree said his campaign’s focus will…
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May 8, 2013
Willie Jerome Manning is granted stay of execution by Mississippi’s high court
Willie Jerome Manning is granted stay of execution by Mississippi’s high court Mississippi’s Supreme Court postponed Tuesday’s scheduled execution of Willie Jerome Manning, days after federal authorities acknowledged errors in FBI forensic testimony at his 1994 trial and just five hours before he was to die by lethal injection. The court gave no reasoning for…
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May 8, 2013
Some incumbent mayors starting to look for new job today
Some incumbent mayors starting to look for new job today Most Mississippi cities elect mayors this year, and party primaries yesterday narrowed the fields of candidates. Primary runoffs are May 21. The general election is June 4, with mayoral terms beginning July 1. A candidate must win 50 percent plus one to avoid a runoff,…
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May 8, 2013
Morgan Freeman’s friend Bill Luckett wins primary in Clarksdale, expected to win general election
Morgan Freeman’s friend Bill Luckett wins primary in Clarksdale, expected to win general election Despite not having returns, we know that Luckett is the next mayor of Clarksdale, barring some unforeseen — and highly unlikely — results of a general election. Espy conceded the race earlier tonight, and Luckett will move on to the June…
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May 7, 2013
No stay despite issue of DNA — Attorney general maintains evidence overwhelming
No stay despite issue of DNA Attorney general maintains evidence overwhelming Attorney General Jim Hood says regardless of claims by attorneys for a death row inmate set to be executed Tuesday, further DNA testing would not exonerate him. Willie Jerome Manning’s attorneys asked the state Supreme Court on Monday to stop his execution and allow…
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May 7, 2013
Haley Barbour: Heritage Immigration Study ‘Not Serious Analysis’
Haley Barbour: Heritage Immigration Study ‘Not Serious Analysis’ A bipartisan Senate immigration bill would cost the government a net $6.3 trillion over the next 50 years to provide benefits for millions of people now living in the U.S. illegally, the Heritage Foundation said in a report Monday, setting off a fierce dispute with fellow conservatives…
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May 7, 2013
Hosemann urges Mississippians to vote in city races
Hosemann urges Mississippians to vote in city races Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann hopes Mississippians will think Tuesday morning about veterans, soldiers still dying in Afghanistan and the recent bombing in Boston, then resolve to vote in municipal elections. Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. for Republican and Democratic primaries. Voters can…
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May 7, 2013
Compromise from ’05 still yields jobs
Compromise from ’05 still yields jobs In late June 2005, then-Republican Gov. Haley Barbour called his third special session of the year – this one to pass an economic development bond package. The package had died during the 2005 regular session because House Democrats objected that the governor would not consider any of their proposals…
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May 7, 2013
As local leaders struggle to pull up schools in Mississippi, lawmakers prepare new approaches
As local leaders struggle to pull up schools in Mississippi, lawmakers prepare new approaches Mississippi Republicans are making a new turn in long-running efforts to improve the state’s education system. Gov. Phil Bryant has signed measures easing charter school creation and holding back third-graders who can’t read. The Republican controlled Legislature also approved state-funded prekindergarten…
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May 7, 2013
Time to vote: Municipal primaries on tap today across Northeast Mississippi
Time to vote: Municipal primaries on tap today across Northeast Mississippi Voters in many Northeast Mississippi municipalities will cast votes in party primaries today, with polls open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Others where all candidates run as independents will have to wait until the general election June 4. In some cities and towns,…
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June 12, 2026
U.S. and Iran have agreed to wording of a deal to end their war, Pakistan’s prime minister says
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Jeremy Pittari
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June 12, 2026
MDOT planning capacity projects, conducting other road work across the state
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June 12, 2026
Magnolia Mornings: June 12, 2026
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Frank Corder
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June 10, 2026
NPL Construction locating fabrication, manufacturing operations in Greenwood
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Frank Corder
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June 8, 2026
EVE Energy makes U.S. Dept. of War’s roster of “Chinese military companies”
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Daniel Tyson
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May 20, 2026
International Paper breaks ground on new $225 million facility in central Mississippi
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June 12, 2026
College World Series field once again tilts heavily toward SEC
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Alistair Begg
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June 12, 2026
Comfort for a troubled mind
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Susan Marquez
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June 11, 2026
Let’s scream for ice cream
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Roger Wicker
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June 12, 2026
Wicker: Mississippi leads in national defense
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Ashby Foote
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June 11, 2026
A Jackson data center: Threat or opportunity?
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Andy Gipson
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June 10, 2026
Working with the Trump administration to eliminate welfare fraud
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