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Freedom Riders 60th Anniversary: Bus rides remembered for changing interstate travel
In February 1946, Jackie Robinson, the first Black man to play in major league baseball, and his wife,…
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PPP changes open the door for more Mississippi businesses
The federal Paycheck Protection Program has provided life support to Mississippi rural hospitals facing bankruptcy and closure.…
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Though access remains low, state’s pre-K earns high marks
Mississippi’s state-funded pre-kindergarten program has again received high marks in a national report that measures the quality of…
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How public education fared during the 2021 legislative session
Before Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann finished his post-legislative session press conference on April 1, education advocates and politicos…
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More students in virtual classrooms without teachers during pandemic
Even before the pandemic, Treasure Cosie was already on a path to not have a geometry teacher her…
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COVID-19 variant detected in Harrison County
The Mississippi State Department of Health has detected a case of the South African variant of the novel…
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Burl Cain remade Angola prison in his own image. Can he do the same with Parchman?
Burl Cain burnished his reputation as a reformer inside the walls of one of the nation’s bloodiest prisons,…
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Mississippi fishing industry hopes to recover from decimated oyster population
PASS CHRISTIAN, Miss. — On a dock at Pass Christian Harbor, a large red sign reads “FRESH GULF…
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Economists: GDP, income, population would drop from Reeves’ tax proposal
A new report from economists with the state’s university system says Mississippi’s economy, personal income and population would…
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Bill targets Mississippi’s highest-in-nation tax on hygiene products
A bill pending in the Senate would eliminate Mississippi’s sales tax on menstrual hygiene products, contraceptive products, baby…