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Columns

Process for filling board vacancies is gray area or black hole for state government

  In 1996, former Gov. Kirk Fordice said the debate over whether to confirm the four white males ... Read more

Local News

Griffis defeats Westbrooks for Supreme Court seat after delay in counting votes

Central District Justice Kenny Griffis, an appointee of former Gov. Phil Bryant, has won a full eight-year term ... Read more

Columns

BILL CRAWFORD: Initiative 65 all about money, not medicine

  Will Mississippians fall for the medical marijuana scam to be voted on next week? “Initiative 65 is ... Read more

Columns

BILL CRAWFORD: Bryant set stage for faith to supplant battle flag

  The Mississippi Legislature plowed new ground last week when members heroically voted to banish the Confederate battle ... Read more

Letters To The Editor

YOUR VIEW: Tate Reeves managing COVID-19 well

Supports governor’s precautions I disagree with the writer from Laurel. Our governor is doing the best he can with ... Read more

Columns

BOBBY HARRISON: Why Republican legislators might be tougher on Reeves than on recent governors

In 2006, the story goes then-Republican Gov. Haley Barbour was meeting with legislative staff about the extra federal ... Read more

Columns

BILL CRAWFORD: Reeves must do more than build on the past

Running for governor, Tate Reeves touted the successes achieved over eight years with Phil Bryant as governor and ... Read more

Columns

SID SALTER: Bryant never strayed far from his deputy sheriff roots in governing over his long career

STARKVILLE – Tuesday’s inauguration of newly-minted Republican Gov. Tate Reeves ends a 33-year career in public service in ... Read more

Columns

BOBBY HARRISON: Prison unrest ignites debate on funding state government as Bryant leaves office

When Republican Gov. Kirk Fordice appointed state Rep. Phil Bryant, a Rankin County Republican, to the open seat ... Read more

Local News

Brian Burns named judge in Eighth Circuit Court District

Gov. Phil Bryant on Monday appointed Brian K. Burns as the Eighth Circuit Court District Judge, replacing Christopher ... Read more