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Marshall Ramsey’s editorial cartoon depicts elephants around a campfire, with a big one saying Democratic Rep. Bennie Thompson has had a “reign of terror,” scaring the smaller elephants.

Mississippi has a long history of Jim Crow voter suppression and has often faced litigation and federal court intervention with its redistricting.

Mississippi has lost nearly 70,000 public school students since the state’s student population started its downturn in 2013.  The vast majority of Mississippi’s school districts, 113, have seen enrollment declines — some as much as 40%. Some experts link the falling public school enrollment to the state’s overall population loss.  If districts continue to lose […]

Charles Rugg, who has died at 94, was a Belhaven coach who was widely admired in the college basketball world.

Efforts to eliminate the majority-Black district of Mississippi’s Bennie Thompson might have been abandoned this year by Gov. Tate Reeves due to redistricting complexities.

Thousands of people rallied Saturday in Montgomery, Alabama, to mobilize support for voting rights amid concerns about redistricting efforts. States are moving to dismantle congressional districts that expanded opportunities for Black representation.

The Mississippi Department of Mental Health has launched an initiative to promote community resources for Mississippians with autism, focusing especially on gaps in adult support.

A new historical marker will honor civil rights organizer Benjamin Brown, who was shot when law enforcement officers fired into a crowd of protestors at Jackson State in 1967.

A free workforce expo Tuesday in Jackson will connect job seekers with private businesses, government agencies and others that are offering employment or training.

Senior District Judge Lee, 85, will assume inactive status in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi.