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Scott Colom addresses the crowd during the 23rd annual Leflore County Democratic Executive Committee's Beans and Greens Dinner at the Andrew McQueen Jr. Civic Center on Oct. 8. The Associated Press declared Colom the winner over incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith.

Associated Press projects Scott Colom to win Senate seat, Hyde-Smith concedes

Democrat Scott Colom has won a hard-fought U.S. Senate race in Mississippi, breaking Republicans’ dominance of statewide offices, ousting one . . .

KFEE celebrating Principals Month

KFEE celebrated Principals Month by surprising the principals of the Kosciusko School District with a little happy today! We appreciate . . .

Lipscomb, a first-time candidate, says, “These are not my first fights,” as she launches Secretary of State bid

Magnolia Tribune visits with former Deputy AG Whitney Lipscomb as she joins Shuwaski Young in the open seat race to . . .

Quick wins reelection to Kosciusko School Board

Kenneth Quick won reelection to the Kosciusko School Board on Nov. 3, and Attala County voters gave Republican U.S. Sen . . .

Mississippi revenues up $202.8 million over estimates four months into fiscal year

Sales tax and individual income tax collections for the month of October were above the same month in the prior . . .

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Thousands of affidavit ballots could decide Mississippi Senate race
By RUSS LATINO - MAGNOLIA TRIBUNE
Tue,11/10/26-12:12PM , 2,070 Reads 15,968 Statewide
With fewer than 2,000 votes separating Scott Colom and U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith, questions and concerns are emerging about a glut of affidavit ballots. Here’s why and what to know if you cast one.
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Mid-decade redistricting didn’t work
Tue,11/10/26-9:02PM , 600 Reads 13,926 Statewide
President Donald Trump tried to deter a Democratic takeover of Congress by encouraging several Republican-controlled states to redraw their voting boundaries for the House of Representatives before the 2026 midterm elections.
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Claude Richard “Ricky” Comfort
Mon,11/09/26-2:26PM , 689 Reads
Claude Richard “Ricky” Comfort, 74, of Kosciusko, Mississippi, passed away on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, at University of Mississippi Medical Center. Visitation will be held from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Saturday, November 7, 2026, at Jordan Funeral Home.
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Scott Colom addresses the crowd during the 23rd annual Leflore County Democratic Executive Committee's Beans and Greens Dinner at the Andrew McQueen Jr. Civic Center on Oct. 8. The Associated Press declared Colom the winner over incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith.

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Associated Press projects Scott Colom to win Senate seat, Hyde-Smith concedes
By TAYLOR VANCE AND MICHAEL GOLDBERG - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Wed,11/11/26-6:24PM , 824 Reads 24,182 Statewide
Democrat Scott Colom has won a hard-fought U.S. Senate race in Mississippi, breaking Republicans’ dominance of statewide offices, ousting one of the state’s sitting senators for the first time since the 1940s and becoming the state’s first Black senator since Reconstruction.
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St. John: The table keeps getting bigger

Robert St. John writes that ten years ago, he was inviting people to sit at his favorite tables in Tuscany. In June, those same people were sitting at his in Hattiesburg.