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The deadline for Mississippians to register to vote in the 2026 midterm elections is Monday, Oct. 5. All mail-in applications must be postmarked by then, or people can register in circuit clerks’ offices.

This will be the third time that Booker has visited Mississippi to try to oust Republican Sen. Hyde-Smith and flip her seat to Democratic.

A judge ruled probable cause exists to send to the grand jury the case of Jarques Ratliff for the murder of 29-year-old Tasia Fortune whose body was found hanging in West Jackson on Aug. 3

Jefferson Davis is one of the poorest counties in the country. Officials says that the jobs, investment and expected tax revenue from the data center “could completely transform this county.”

Reeves during his two terms as governor has struggled to keep a permanent MDA director in place. Cork oversaw record development from data center boom.

The Delta Harvest Market is changing its hours as it continues its mission to support Delta farmers and Mississippi shoppers with fresh, locally grown food

The truncated campaign for Hinds County district attorney means candidates will only file a single financial disclosure statement.

Multiple groups of lawfully present immigrants, including refugees and asylum seekers without a green card, will become ineligible for Medicaid and CHIP, the Children’s Health Insurance Program, starting Oct. 1. The changes take effect following the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” that President Donald Trump signed into law last year.

Hyde-Smith has a long history of not doing off-the-cuff events or open town hall meetings and rarely does interviews with the media.

The funds from Beth Mayeaux’s “Getting (G)older, Giving Back” campaign will help over 1,600 people, said Marisa Clemente, Undue Medical Debt’s vice president of philanthropy.