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One of the first-round matchups would feature No. 9 seed Mississippi at No. 8 Texas A&M, if the AP’s preseason college football poll holds true.
When Tollison is sworn in, she will become the third woman on the court, serving alongside current justices Jenifer Branning from Philadelphia and Celeste Wilson of DeSoto County. This is the largest number of women who have served on the state’s highest court at the same time.
The committee is encouraging the public to participate. The public can offer comments at any of the eight public hearings, or submit a redistricting plan to the committee, according to the directions on the committee’s website.
Deep South Today will deepen its reporting about redistricting, statehouse races and local elections in Mississippi, Louisiana and Arkansas, focusing how these events affect women’s political participation and representation.
Jackson State leaders are working toward a designation as one of the nation’s top research universities. That status would help the university attract top faculty and students, compete for larger federal grants and expand its national reputation.
Marshall Ramsey’s editorial cartoon shows the Loch Ness Monster, Bigfoot and Elvis in a UFO. One observer asks: “What are the odds?” The other responds: “Better than Sharia law being a legitimate issue in Mississippi.”
The U.S. Senate election is a long shot for Scott Colom, in part, because Mississippians do not defeat incumbent senators. There is no better job security than holding one of Mississippi’s two U.S. Senate seats.
Researchers in Connecticut are conducting the first scientific survey of the state’s black bear population in over a decade. The project is a collaboration between the state’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection and Mississippi State University.
Riders from around the South tested their skills in the Ultimate Gold Barrel Race competition at the Mississippi State Fairgrounds.
Mississippi faith leaders are denouncing comments that state Agriculture Commissioner Andy Gipson made about Muslims after the recent appointment of attorney Assma Ali as municipal judge by the small Mississippi Delta town of Benoit.
