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Mississippi activists ask to join water lawsuit and criticize Black judge's comments on race
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Activists in Mississippi’s majority-Black capital city are trying to join a federal lawsuit against the city for violating standards for clean drinking water, even as they say the Black judge presiding over the case is stirring racial division. The activists...
Ole Miss tight end Michael Trigg no longer with program
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi tight end Michael Trigg has left the program amid his second season since transferring. Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin confirmed on Wednesday previous reports that Trigg had left the team. Trigg had played in 10 games since transferring from USC along...
Editorial Roundup: Mississippi
Greenwood Commonwealth. September 23, 2023. Editorial: Reeves Recycles Medicaid Plan It’s taken a while for Gov. Tate Reeves to fully recognize that Mississippi has a hospital crisis, particularly in its rural areas. But the challenge from Brandon...
Absentee ballots are late in 1 Mississippi county after a candidate is replaced because of illness
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Voters in one Mississippi county are waiting extra days for access to absentee ballots because a candidate dropped out of a race last week and his party named someone to take his place. A longtime Jones County Justice Court judge, David Lyons, had a stroke...
New data shows drop in chronically absent students at Mississippi schools
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — After the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted schools nationwide and led to more children missing classes, the number of students who were chronically absent in Mississippi declined during the most recent school year, according to data released Tuesday by the state’s education...
Mississippi announced incentives for company days after executive gave campaign money to governor
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi announced financial incentives for a shipbuilder to expand in Gulfport in 2020, days after the president of the shipbuilder's parent company made a $10,000 campaign contribution to Republican Gov. Tate Reeves, records show. Gulf Ship LLC, which...
Rattler keeps hot hand, leads South Carolina over Mississippi State 37-30
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Spencer Rattler went 18-of-20 passing for 288 yards and three touchdowns to lead South Carolina to a 37-30 win over Mississippi State on Saturday night. Rattler's favorite target, Xavier Legette, caught five passes for 189 yards, including touchdowns of 76 and...
Villagomez FG lifts Prairie View A&M over Alcorn State 23-20
LORMAN, Miss. (AP) — Carlos Villagomez booted a 50-yard field goal with one second remaining to lift Prairie View A&M to a 23-20 victory over Alcorn State on Saturday. Ahmad Antoine's 4-yard touchdown run gave the Panthers (2-2, 2-0 Southwestern Athletic Conference) a 20-13...
Jalen Milroe, No. 13 Alabama's defense key 24-10 win over No. 15 Ole Miss
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Jalen Milroe was planted on his back just after he delivered his biggest pass of the season. When the Alabama quarterback finally got to his feet, it only took a moment to realize the result: a 33-yard touchdown strike to freshman Jalen Hale that helped the...
Louisiana folklorist and Mississippi blues musician among 2023 National Heritage Fellows
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana folklorist Nick Spitzer and Mississippi blues musician R.L. Boyce are among nine 2023 National Heritage Fellows set to be celebrated later this month by the National Endowment for the Arts, one of the nation’s highest honors in the folk and traditional arts. ...
