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Rare statewide Democrat tries to hold on in Deep South

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood is hardly out of place in Southern politics: He…

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Coast Guard ends search for missing plane in Mississippi

PASCAGOULA, Miss. (AP) — The Coast Guard has suspended its search for three people aboard a Lancair single-engine…

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College Board could name new Ole Miss chancellor Thursday

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — The University of Mississippi is likely to have a new leader by the end…

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Another Mississippi university stops flying state flag

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Another public university in Mississippi is removing the state flag from campus because it…

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GOP leaders renew attacks on education funding initiative

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi’s leading Republicans are continuing attacks on Initiative 42, saying Tuesday that it will…

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Mississippi test scores rise on Nation’s Report Card

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi’s fourth grade reading and math scores improved on the latest Nation’s Report Card,…

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Search for missing plane continues in Mississippi Sound

PASCAGOULA, Miss. (AP) — The Coast Guard says the search continues Wednesday for three men aboard a single-engine…

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Harrah’s to launch $14 million hotel renovation in November

BILOXI, Miss. (AP) — Harrah’s Gulf Coast will launch a renovation to its hotel tower beginning in November,…

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Round Island Lighthouse opens for public tours Nov. 13

PASCAGOULA, Miss. (AP) — Pascagoula officials say the historic Round Island Lighthouse will open for public tours on…

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Search underway for missing plane off Mississippi coast

PASCAGOULA, Miss. (AP) — The Coast Guard was searching off the Mississippi Gulf Coast on Tuesday for a…