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Beshear Should Fight Like McConnell, but He Cannot Invent a Vacancy

The secrecy surrounding Mitch McConnell’s hospitalization has created a vacuum, and political rumors have rushed to fill it. McConnell was . . .

KPD arrest reports

KPD arrest reports On 07-10-2026 Luther Clark, 28 yo B/M from McCool was arrested for Contempt of Court and Failure . . .

The Mississippi Opioid Settlement Fund Advisory Council meets at the Carroll Gartin Justice Building in Jackson, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today

Mississippi opioid settlement council’s first 2026 meeting scheduled for Tuesday

With legislative adjustments and new outside help, Mississippi’s Opioid Settlement Fund Advisory Council will return to Jackson on Tuesday to . . .

Lieutenant Governor Hosemann Statement on the Passage of Youth Court Reform

Lieutenant Governor Hosemann Statement on the Passage of Youth Court Reform JACKSON, Miss. — Lieutenant Governor Delbert Hosemann issued the . . .

Mississippi public defender system varies widely by county, court plans show

In 1963, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Gideon v. Wainwright that the Sixth Amendment requires states to provide lawyers . . .

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Mississippi teachers say new state-mandated process for buying classroom supplies is ‘insane, cumbersome, frustrating’
By DEVNA BOSE - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Thu,07/16/26-12:38PM , 448 Reads 3,876 Statewide
“This is what happens when teachers aren’t asked to sit at the tables where crucial decisions are being made,” one teacher said about how the state is processing money for classroom supplies.
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Turn the familiar into the powerful truth you lean upon
By AUSTIN BISHOP
Thu,07/16/26-11:03AM , 295 Reads
1 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
2 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: He leadeth me beside the still waters.
3 He restoreth my soul: He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.
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Team Chip Martial Arts Mississippi

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Team Chip Mississippi captures seven world titles at ISKA championships
By FROM PRESS AND STAFF REPORTS
Thu,07/16/26-11:17AM , 1,455 Reads
Team Chip Martial Arts Mississippi made history over the Fourth of July weekend, bringing seven world championship titles home to Attala County from an international competition at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida.
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Traffic backed up on Hwy 19

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Three-vehicle crash at Highways 19 and 14
Fri,07/17/26-8:43AM , 1,502 Reads
One person was killed Friday morning, July 17 in a three-vehicle crash involving an 18-wheeler, a propane truck and a passenger vehicle at the intersection of Mississippi Highway 19 South and Mississippi Highway 14 East.
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