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The U.S. House Ethics Committee is and has always been dominated by men, which could limit its ability to police sexual misconduct. Women in Congress want that to change. It probably won’t.

Leadership turnover at Hazlehurst schools is happening while the district is also struggling with accreditation struggles that could spur a state takeover.

The hero of Alabama State’s first NCAA Tournament win and three of his teammates for 2024-25 have been ruled permanently ineligible for accepting payment from gamblers to fix the outcome of a game against Southern Miss that season.

Rep. Bennie Thompson: When Black communities are surgically split up into numerous districts, so that they only make up a small percentage of the vote share in each district, their voice and vote lose their weight.

Three men charged in the same shooting at a south Jackson apartment complex were attacked within 24 hours of each other at two different jails. Kathryn Bryan, a corrections specialist who has run jails, called the attacks “bizarre” and “alarming.” 

As Mississippi prepares to open applications for grants to improve rural healthcare, lawmakers on Thursday voiced concerns about transparency and whether the hundreds of millions of federal dollars awarded to the state will reach and benefit rural communities. 

Greenwood Leflore Hospital informed employees Thursday it has delayed its anticipated closure to July 31 as negotiations over a potential transfer of operations to the University of Mississippi Medical Center continue.  The public hospital, which is owned by the City of Greenwood and Leflore County, first warned employees in April of potential mass layoffs as […]

School district consolidation is on the table for state representatives ahead of the 2027 session. Some wonder if consolidation will work as a tool to reduce costs and address districts’ leadership struggles.

In a 6-1 vote Thursday, the Mississippi Supreme Court let stand a state Court of Appeals decision, ordering a new trial for Tameshia Shelton.

Teenagers in Brookhaven are performing “Singin’ in the Rain Jr.” They learned the musical during a theater camp at Brookhaven Little Theatre.