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October 20, 2017

Gov. Bryant nominates Lucien Smith as next @MSGOP chairman

Nosef resigning as GOP chair; Bryant nominates Smith No replacement for Nosef has been elected by the MSGOP Executive Committee, a decision in which Gov. Phil Bryant will have a large say. Bryant in an email to committee members has recommended Lucien Smith, his former chief of staff. Smith, a former budget adviser and legal…
Opinion  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
October 19, 2017

Jackson, Mississippi school dropping Jefferson Davis name in favor of Barack Obama

JPS school honoring Jefferson Davis to be renamed after Barack Obama A predominately black public school in Mississippi named after Confederate President Jefferson Davis will be stripped of that moniker next year and replaced with that of another president whose character students, parents and teachers have said is more fitting — Barack Obama…. …“Jefferson Davis,…