Mississippi Today
1865: Texas slaves learned they were free
On this day in 1865, all those enslaved in Texas learned, two years after the Emancipation Proclamation, that they were free.
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Defendants and victims see little change in Hinds County after DA Jody Owens’ departure
The bulk of the work prosecuting cases in Hinds County is done by some 15 assistant district attorneys in five courtrooms.
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America's civil service protections were born from 'Death by Lightning' and put in jeopardy by Supreme Court
“Death by Lightning” tells the story of President James Garfield and how his assassination spurred civil service protections that have been weakened by the current Supreme Court.
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This summer’s ‘dead zone’ in the Gulf will be larger than average, but task force claims progress is being made
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration expects the oxygen-depleted zone in the Gulf of Mexico to be about the size of New Jersey.
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Sweet as Kickapoo Honey: Civil engineer finds harmony as a beekeeper
A civil engineer in Clinton has found an additional calling as a beekeeper with his business called Kickapoo Honey.
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Some paid the ultimate price to enact voting rights. Their survivors see America turning backward
Supreme Court rulings have put voting rights in question, and that angers and saddens family members of people who died to promote those rights.