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News  |  Sarah Ulmer  • 
November 14, 2018

SALTER: U.S. Senate runoff between Hyde-Smith, Espy sure to take on a national party flavor

By: Sid Salter As it happened on Nov. 6, the pollsters on both sides were uncannily accurate in their predictions that Republican U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith and Democratic challenger Mike Espy would run a close first and second in the open primary and leave Republican challenger Chris McDaniel a distant third with Democrat Tobey Bartee…
News  |  Courtney Ingle  • 
November 13, 2018

Why Teachers Leave Mississippi: Two former teachers weigh in

Teacher pay is often touted as a reason why Mississippi teachers leave the state, especially new teachers. But according to two teachers who have left Mississippi for surrounding states, money was barely the tip of the iceberg. Support Jane Stone (*Name changed by request) was a teacher in the Simpson County School District. She said that…