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State/National News

Man shot at pawn shop after smashing glass case

GULFPORT (AP) — A man shot in a confrontation at a Mississippi Gulf Coast pawn shop had recently ... Read more

Opinion Columnists

Much to be thankful for

I LOVE writing my annual Thanksgiving column. As an American living in the 21st century, there is an ... Read more

State/National News

Trump to rally for Hyde-Smith; Espy wants women’s support

(AP) — For Mike Espy, a high-profile woman helped Espy make the argument Saturday that the Democratic man ... Read more

Opinion

Lawmakers — decide on public defense overhaul

Mississippi’s Public Defender Task Force is gone. How the Legislature reacts next year to the task force’s final ... Read more

Opinion Columnists

Thanks? How about a list of aggravations instead?

Long-time readers (for whom I am grateful) may recall Thanksgiving columns have often been homilies on how choosing ... Read more

State/National News

Espy’s lobbying work drawing criticism, GOP ire in race for Senate

(AP) — Republicans in Mississippi’s intensifying U.S. Senate race are slamming Democrat Mike Espy’s lobbying work for an ... Read more

State/National News

20 year sentence in drunk driving death

GRETNA, La. (AP) — A 28-year-old Louisiana woman has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for causing ... Read more

Opinion

Long may our land be bright

The steady falling of rain on our roof was the first sound I heard when my eyes opened ... Read more

State/National News

Video: Sen. Hyde-Smith spoke of ‘difficult’ voting for liberals

(AP) — A Republican U.S. senator from Mississippi is shown in a new video talking about “liberal folks” ... Read more

Opinion

Runoff to take on national flavor

As it happened on Nov. 6, the pollsters on both sides were uncannily accurate in their predictions that ... Read more