Mississippi Today
More than a dozen key races remain too early to call one week after Election Day
Mississippi's U.S. Senate race between Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith and Democratic challenger Scott Colom remained too close to call a week after Election Day.
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8mVoters struggle as ballot deadlines pass in Mississippi Senate race
Mississippi voters were still struggling a week after Election Day to ensure their affidavit ballots are counted.
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5mColom leads Hyde-Smith by 2,604 votes in Mississippi Senate race as final Hinds County tally looms
Hinds, Mississippi's largest county and a Democratic stronghold is expected to upload results of its outstanding ballots on Wednesday.
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6mOle Miss students and parents call for accountability after viral racist incident
On Tuesday, a student appearing to make ape-like sounds and gestures outside other University of Mississippi students' apartment apologized.
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4mNonprofit celebrates personal finance and economic literacy
Business leaders, politicians and educators learned about the importance of financial and economic literacy at the Mississippi Council on Economic Education’s annual fundraiser. “If we all begin making decisions from a place of being better informed, we can make a meaningful impact on our families, schools, communities and society,” said Jaqueline Brown, a teacher from […]
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7mMississippi's newest barrier to voting is Experian data, brother of slain civil rights activist writes
Brother of slain civil rights activist Andrew Goodman writes that 62 years after death of his brother Mississippi is still putting up barriers to voting. Experian is the latest roadblock.