CLEVELAND, Miss.—Lawson King, a sculpting major at Delta State University, is in his 10:00 a.m. ceramics class, goofing off with friends. It’s Monday. Sept....
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Democratic U.S. House Rep. Bennie Thompson voted against honoring “the life and legacy” of Charlie Kirk on Friday, saying that the conservative activist...
A school district in Mississippi has addressed accusations that one of its high schools has prohibited a chapter of an organization the late Charlie Kirk founded from being formed. In an official statement released Friday, the Clinton Public School District alleged that individuals on social media had misreported that Clinton High School administrators denied a […]
Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning Board has selected a search firm to assist with Jackson State University’s president search from the 11 proposals submitted....
A couple of outgoing mayoral posts will soon be filled in the Mississippi Delta, particularly in Clarksdale and Cleveland. On Tuesday, voters were able to narrow the field of candidates. In Clarksdale, the electorate took to the polls to vote for a leader to take the place of current mayor Chuck Espy, a Democrat. In […]
A number of key municipal primary races took place Tuesday on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, with several surprises in the books. Ocean Springs Mayor Kenny Holloway was defeated by Robert “Bobby” Cox in the Republican primary, meaning Cox will take the reins at city hall this summer since no Democratic or independent candidates filed to […]
When polls across Mississippi closed Tuesday evening after a day full of municipal races, eyes statewide turned to see if voters in the capital city were going to stick with or move away from embattled Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba. While no candidate in the Democratic primary broke the required 50% threshold, a tough task with […]
Mississippi Sen. John Horhn holds a commanding lead over incumbent Chokwe A. Lumumba in the Democratic primary for Jackson mayor with the vast majority...
