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MDOT director: Reeves staff used ‘political authority’ to keep frontage road project on time

Mississippi Department of Transportation Executive Director Melinda McGrath, in a letter to Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves, did not ... Read more

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Curtis Flowers case: Prosecutors seek to bar death row inmate from attending mother’s funeral

Death row prisoner Curtis Flowers should not be allowed to attend his mother’s funeral this weekend, according to ... Read more

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Delta residents have mixed feelings about reopening of Emmett Till case

David Jordan was a student at Mississippi Valley State University in Itta Bena when he pooled his money ... Read more

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State revenue rebounds for fiscal year, could bode well for 2019 session

State revenue collections, which have been sluggish for the past two years resulting in significant budget cuts for ... Read more

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Fired Clarksdale workers file lawsuit alleging bias against white city employees

Barely touching the one-year milestone of the mayor holding office, the City of Clarksdale is facing a lawsuit by three ... Read more

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Private Tallahatchie prison to house 1,350 federal detainees

A privately-owned prison in Tallahatchie County will soon house up to 1,350 prisoners on behalf of the U.S. ... Read more

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Mississippi farmers brace for tariffs’ impact: ‘We are the ones being hit the hardest’

North Mississippi farmer Jerry Slocum has first-hand knowledge of China’s unfair trading practices that President Donald Trump often ... Read more

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Rep. Omeria Scott endorses Howard Sherman over Baria in Senate runoff

Rep. Omeria Scott, D-Laurel, who earned 20,000 votes in Tuesday’s Democratic Senate primary but did not make the ... Read more

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Mississippi leads nation in tooth loss among the elderly

More than half of elderly Mississippians grapple with severe tooth loss, a rate higher than anywhere else in ... Read more

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Bridge crisis: Statewide closures ‘could very well double’ by 2019

By Mississippi Today JACKSON — The bridge crisis in Mississippi could worsen as more than half the timber ... Read more