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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. ...
Hollis Watkins, who was jailed multiple times for challenging segregation in Mississippi, dies at 82
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Hollis Watkins, who started challenging segregation and racial oppression in his native Mississippi when he was a teenager and toiled alongside civil rights icons including Medgar Evers and Bob Moses, has died. He was 82. Watkins — who also sometimes went by...
Ole Miss's Dart thriving after fighting off challenges, next test is Alabama
Jaxson Dart didn’t back down. Mississippi’s starting quarterback suddenly faced a challenge for the job during the spring after coach Lane Kiffin brought in two transfers, including four-year Oklahoma State starter Spencer Sanders. Dart, who leads the 15th-ranked...
Mississippi high court blocks appointment of some judges in majority-Black capital city and county
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Supreme Court on Thursday struck down part of a state law that would have authorized some circuit court judges to be appointed rather than elected in the capital city of Jackson and the surrounding county, which are both majority-Black. Critics...
