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'Foolishly sticking with failed system': Mississippi leads the world in mass incarceration 0 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 2022 Aug 2022 10 3835
The Bookseller Who Helped Transform Oxford, Mississippi 0 peppertree Jul 2022 Jul 2022 6 2315
Tempers flare as preacher, activists clash at library board meeting on LGTBQ+ books 1 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 2022 Jul 2022 9 4590
Mississippi school board removes policy barring people with guns on school campuses 4 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 2022 Jul 2022 3 2471
FIRED: Lexington police chief out of a job after racist, expletive-laced recording is leaked 1 sl8 Jul 2022 Jul 2022 4 4422
Southern Soul Rodeo Honors Legacy Of The Black Cowboy In Tunica 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2022 Jun 2022 2 2196
Remember Goodman, Chaney and Schwerner, and the price they paid in 1964 in Mississippi for rights. 4 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2022 Jun 2022 11 4282
Black self-defense groups gathered in Natchez, Mississippi on Sunday to commemorate Juneteenth 4 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2022 Jun 2022 7 3190
Mississippi school board upholds firing over 'New Butt' book 7 TexasTowelie May 2022 May 2022 1 3196
Biden Taps Mississippi Judge As U.S. Sentencing Commission's First Black Chair 0 TexasTowelie May 2022 May 2022 2 4248
Mississippi governor doesn't rule out banning contraception if Roe falls 6 TexasTowelie May 2022 May 2022 9 4410
Coronavirus vaccine mandates banned in Mississippi 1 Sherman A1 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 1 2892
Feds find 'severe, systemic' problems in Mississippi prison 0 Sherman A1 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 1 3794
The fate of Amtrak's train line along Mississippi's coast will be decided by these key issues 0 Sherman A1 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 3 4326
On this day, April 23, 1940, 209 people were killed in the Rhythm Club fire in Natchez. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2022 Apr 2022 1 4027
New law could require some Mississippians to prove citizenship when registering to vote 3 Sherman A1 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 3 3031
Mississippians gather signatures for local medical marijuana 0 Sherman A1 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 0 2047
Legislature gives $20 million in relief funds to private schools 1 TexasTowelie Apr 2022 Apr 2022 2 3343
How the Gulf Coast train beef between Amtrak and CSX is intensifying 2 TexasTowelie Apr 2022 Apr 2022 1 3909
Governing by text: Phil Bryant's hidden hand picked welfare winners 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2022 Apr 2022 1 2741
Plans underway to improve state parks throughout Mississippi 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2022 Apr 2022 1 1995
Judge scales back consent decree; Sheriff says Hinds Co. avoids jail takeover 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2022 Apr 2022 0 3377
Booth selling Confederate and Trump flags at MS Coast elementary school sparks uproar 15 TexasTowelie Apr 2022 Apr 2022 36 6880
'Go, Mississippi': State Could Ditch Song with Racist Roots 1 TexasTowelie Apr 2022 Apr 2022 6 3243
Gov. Reeves Signs $524-Million Tax Cut As Education, Infrastructure Funding Woes Remain 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2022 Apr 2022 0 4251
Mississippi teacher pay raise signed into law 0 Sherman A1 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 3 2456
ATF accuses man of setting fire to American Tower cell site, trying to destroy many other locations 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2022 Mar 2022 0 7601
Not their first rodeo: How Black riders are reclaiming their place in cowboy culture 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2022 Mar 2022 4 2683
Valaris Drillship Collides with Bulk Carrier in Pascagoula, Mississippi 0 Sherman A1 Mar 2022 Mar 2022 3 2148
Republicans Approve 'CRT' Bill Despite Opposition From All Black House Members 2 TexasTowelie Mar 2022 Mar 2022 1 4052

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Mississippi Moves Toward Reviving an Initiative Process 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2022 Mar 2022 1 1900
Gov. Reeves Signs Medical Marijuana Law; Allows Fewer Patients Than Initiative 65 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2022 Feb 2022 1 4435
Statue of Racist Ex-Gov. Bilbo Quietly Moved in Mississippi 1 TexasTowelie Feb 2022 Feb 2022 3 2066
Ridgeland Mayor's Plan To Ban 'Homosexual Materials' From Library Inspires UM Religion Talk 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2022 Feb 2022 2 4088
New to this group 2 ashling Feb 2022 Feb 2022 3 3202
Mississippi passes medical marijuana bill, heads to governor 1 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2022 Jan 2022 3 3611
Black Lawmakers Walk Out As Mississippi Senate Passes Anti-'Critical Race Theory' Bill 4 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2022 Jan 2022 6 3179
Against 'Illogical Beliefs,' Medical Marijuana Earns Mississippi Senate Approval In 47-5 Vote 4 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 2 4036
Mississippi House Approves $4,000-$6,000 Pay Raise For Teachers 2 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 2 2265
Accused of fraud, Coast casino workers forced to repay COVID unemployment. 'Nobody lied.' 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 2 2714
Mississippi gives financial aid to students who can already afford college, report shows Read more 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 1 2843
Parents upset by school's 'body image' program which offered 'shapewear' 6 Sherman A1 Jan 2022 Jan 2022 3 2987
Mississippi Lieutenant Governor Tests Positive for COVID-19 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 1 2500
Dam Is Full And Springing Leaks: Mississippi Doctors Say Health System Broken Since Delta 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 3 2255
Emmett Till would have been 80 this weekend. The Mississippi barn where Till was killed ... 5 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2021 Jan 2022 4 4113
Teacher shortage: Mississippi lacks 3,000 certified teachers 2 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 1 1271
Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity suspended from Ole Miss campus until 2025 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 1 2871
State agency prepares to privatize management of some Mississippi-owned parks 1 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 0 1496
New welding program could help incarcerated Mississippians gain employment after release 5 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 6 1833
Coalition pushing for equal pay law to be considered by Mississippi legislature in upcoming session 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 0 2259
Mississippi Governor Sets $1K Bonuses for State Law Officers 2 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 0 1820
Needy Mississippi Families to Receive $1,000 for Holidays 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 2 1766
Judge Reeves Schedules Hearing Tuesday on Holding Hinds County in Contempt for Jail Conditions 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 0 1691
Jackson Mayor Lumumba Tests Positive for COVID-19, Urges Masks and Boosters 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 2 1788
Mississippi teachers have some of the lowest pay in the region, analysis shows 3 TexasTowelie Nov 2021 Nov 2021 3 1942
Mississippi loses Supreme Court water fight with Tennessee 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2021 Nov 2021 0 1039
Ex-Deputy Municipal Clerk Faces Embezzlement Charge 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2021 Nov 2021 0 963
Mississippi Auditor Refers 10, Including Brett Favre, to Attorney General Over Welfare Money 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2021 Nov 2021 9 1624
Key credit rating agency voices concerns about Tate Reeves' proposed tax cuts 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2021 Nov 2021 2 1011
MS made it easier to change gender on IDs, licenses. It was reversed with one sentence Read more at 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2021 Nov 2021 2 1388

Mississippi Continued...

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Mississippi School Boards Association leaving national group 1 TexasTowelie Nov 2021 Nov 2021 0 1037
Grand jury finds shooting of suspect charged in Hancock County deputy's murder was justified 0 bronxiteforever Nov 2021 Nov 2021 2 1578
Mississippi blues promoter and raconteur Bill Luckett dies 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2021 Nov 2021 4 1302
Anti-marijuana groups lobby as Gov. Reeves contemplates special session 1 TexasTowelie Oct 2021 Oct 2021 1 1252
Auditor Demands Brett Favre Return $828,000 in 'Illegally Spent Welfare Funds' 6 TexasTowelie Oct 2021 Oct 2021 17 1776
State audit at Itawamba Community College uncovers $2 million in misused job training funds 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2021 Oct 2021 2 1417
'We are the future': Students react to proposal that would slash thousands in financial aid 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2021 Oct 2021 3 1298
Nightclub declared 'nuisance' is closing in Hattiesburg 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2021 Oct 2021 0 1066
Organizers Plan For Post-Roe Mississippi With Self-Managed Abortion Education 1 TexasTowelie Oct 2021 Oct 2021 7 1504
Flint Lead Lawyer Sues Jackson, MSDH, Alleging Lead-Poisoned Children 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2021 Oct 2021 3 961
Mississippi aid program gave little help to renters but millions to a top law firm 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2021 Oct 2021 2 1522
"Free car !" --- what could go wrong ? 2 left-of-center2012 Sep 2021 Sep 2021 2 1505
Abortion clinic CEO reacts to brief heard by U.S. Supreme Court 2 TexasTowelie Sep 2021 Sep 2021 6 1671
Mississippi economist refutes politicians' claim that state cannot afford Medicaid expansion 1 TexasTowelie Sep 2021 Sep 2021 2 1076
Experts: Mississippi teacher pay needs to increase if state wants to keep its educators 3 TexasTowelie Sep 2021 Sep 2021 1 1086
IHL Prohibits Mississippi Colleges, Universities From Mandating COVID Vaccines 1 TexasTowelie Sep 2021 Sep 2021 2 1141
Lawmakers Consider Teacher Pay, Insurance Cost for Families 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2021 Sep 2021 2 946
Pediatric Diabetes Surge In Mississippi: Doctors Concerned COVID-19 Is To Blame 1 TexasTowelie Sep 2021 Sep 2021 13 1193
Despite Waning Delta Wave, Mississippi ICU Capacity Still 'Effectively Zero' 1 TexasTowelie Sep 2021 Sep 2021 2 1007
Where The Devil Comes In: Income Tax On Trial At The Mississippi Legislature 4 TexasTowelie Sep 2021 Sep 2021 2 1447
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