May 17, 2020. What we're going through is real, scary, and traumatic. Everybody has experienced this virus, and it seems that everyone is going through five stages of grief: denial, anger and bargaining. You can…
RIP Joe Gibbon, 83, one of state’s greatest…
Joe Gibbon, a multi-sport athlete who was one of the most admired in Mississippi's history, passed away Wednesday at Newton. He was 83 years old. Gibbon was born in Hickory in Newton County. He was…
Secretary of state candidates Britton, Watson trade blows…
Watson, a Pascagoula state senator, purchased several statewide TV ads mocking Britton's bid to run for the state House of Representatives in 2003 as a Democrat and donated to former governor Ronnie Musgrove. Watson incorporated…
Should the person who wins the popular vote…
The federal system gives each state the number of electoral vote totals for its senators and U.S. House member. A presidential candidate must win the state in order to receive those electoral votes. In reality,…
State education board to decide on the ‘ridiculous,’…
Nonprofit Mississippi News. A dispute over school code for accountability has given a Delta school district an F rating. Some, including state board members are questioning whether there is a problem in the way Mississippi…
The difference between ‘old’ and ‘new’ campaign money,…
Reeves spent $3.1 Million on his campaign to become governor, but the cash in the J. Tate Reeves committee has risen $46,097 from $5.29 million. According to the latest campaign finance report, filed July 10,…
Third-graders reading test Kids’ reading ability linked to…
Nonprofit Mississippi News In May, 9,000 third-graders in Mississippi learned that they are at risk of being dropped from school. They failed to clear the "third grade reading gate" the first time. However, that does…
Victims’ rights bill pushed by California billionaire quietly…
Wednesday morning saw the House adopt a constitutional amendment that would create a bill for victims of the juvenile and criminal justice systems. The bill would grant victims rights such as the right to refuse…
Who would have believed it Ole Miss’s Coach…
It is possible that you may recall the game being played on the day following Thanksgiving. It was Black Friday for Orgeron. Ole Miss was leading 14-0 at the end of the fourth quarter after…


