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A Senate committee held hearings in the fall to consider wish lists from a long …

• January 25, 2022

Mississippi Working on Plans for Pandemic Relief Money

Mississippi senators are taking the first steps toward spending some of the $1.8 billion the state is receiving from the federal government for pandemic relief.

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves will discuss his policy priorities during his State of the State …

• January 25, 2022

Mississippi Governor Giving State of State Speech Outdoors

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves will discuss his policy priorities during his State of the State address.

Highball Lanes, a combination creole restaurant and 10-lane bowling alley with an attached bar in …

• January 24, 2022

Highball Lanes, LaCour Kitchen and Bar and BGCCM Youth Basketball League

Highball Lanes, a combination creole restaurant and 10-lane bowling alley with an attached bar in Jackson's Fondren neighborhood, opened for business with limited hours on Wednesday, Jan. 19.

Left to right: Shaneika Green, Odella Green, Shirley Green and Sheneika’s grandchildren, Tramaine Green and …

• January 24, 2022

‘He Was a Good Son’: COVID-19 Amplified Jackson Violence, Inequities for Black Families

Tramaine Green, 26, was the oldest of six siblings, and his mother describes him as very protective of anyone he cared about.

Black lawmakers walked out in protest Friday and withheld their votes as the Mississippi Senate …

• January 24, 2022

Black Mississippi Senators Protest Vote on Race Theory Bill

Black lawmakers walked out in protest Friday and withheld their votes as the Mississippi Senate passed a bill that would ban schools from teaching critical race theory.

The Mississippi Senate voted Friday to increase teachers' pay, days after the House approved a …

• January 24, 2022

Two Teacher Pay Raise Proposals Alive at Mississippi Capitol

The Mississippi Senate voted Friday to increase teachers' pay, days after the House approved a separate proposal.

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves on Monday signed a bill that redraws the boundaries of the …

• January 24, 2022

Mississippi Governor Signs Bill for Congressional Remap

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves on Monday signed a bill that redraws the boundaries of the state's four congressional districts to account for changes in population.

Henley-Young Juvenile Justice Center has been under a consent decree with federal court oversight since …

• January 21, 2022

Mental Health Experts: Raise Age of Children Locked in Hinds Juvenile Justice Center

Children at the Henley-Young Juvenile Justice Center were abused, a lawsuit filed in 2011 alleged, which led to a federal consent decree forcing Hinds County to make changes to its …

The University of Southern Mississippi’s College of Nursing and Health Professions is partnering with Merit …

• January 21, 2022

USM Merit Health Partnership, JSU Carnegie Classification and MSU "Old Main" Documentary

The University of Southern Mississippi’s College of Nursing and Health Professions is partnering with Merit Health Wesley in Hattiesburg to add two of the hospital’s nurses to the University’s clinical …

Mississippi schools are allowed to use a combination of in-person and online classes to try …

• January 21, 2022

Mississippi: Online and In-Person Class OK Amid Virus Surge

Mississippi schools are allowed to use a combination of in-person and online classes to try to slow the spread of COVID-19.