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Former Mississippi Supreme Court Chief Justice Bill Waller (first left) stands next to his wife, …

Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba announces the street repaving of Northside Drive at a press conference …

Jackson Repaving to Turn ‘Crumbling’ Roads Into ‘Frontier,’ Mayor Says

Standing in a church parking lot near the intersection of Northside Drive and Manhattan Road, Jackson Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba announced the start of a street repaving project that will help turn the city into an “economic frontier,” he said.

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Eric Sadler

Senior defensive lineman Eric Sadler earned Preseason All-GSC honors, as voted on by the league's head coaches; however, GSC also projects that Delta State will finish sixth in the conference, signifying that the rest of the coaches do not believe this is a rebound year.

2019 Mississippi Book Festival

This year’s Mississippi Book Festival was on and around the grounds of the Mississippi State …

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor speaks during the Fifth Annual Mississippi Book Festival, which …

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor speaks during a coversation with Margaret McMullan at the …

(left to right) Ebony Lumumba leads the “Well-Read Black Girl” panel with Glory Edim, Angie …

Angie Thomas (left) and Dhonielle Clayton (right) participate in the “Well-Read Black Girl” panel at …

Writer Richard Ford (right) and his wife Kristina (left) pose in front of a new …

Writer Joyce Carol Oates (left) speaks during a conversation with Richard Ford (right) at the …

Authorities have said Martez Tarrell Abram was working at the Walmart and suspended the day …

Man in Mississippi Walmart Shooting Fights Extradition

A man accused of killing two people at a Mississippi Walmart and then setting part of it on fire is fighting extradition to the county where it happened.

"I'm starting to become convinced that the American public has seen so much bloodshed and …

OPINION: Put Your Thoughts and Prayers Into Common-Sense Gun Legislation

Many lawmakers in this country on the local, state and federal levels have been slow to speak about guns. Even though there have been many mass shootings in the U.S., many lawmakers have offered their thoughts and prayers; however, there has been no action on this issue.