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LSU-Alabama among SEC games postponed by COVID

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — The Southeastern Conference schedule has taken another big hit from COVID-19. The conference announced Wednesday that Georgia’s game at Missouri has ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Wednesday, November 11, 2020 8:48 am

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Biden claims a mandate that will quickly be tested

WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden’s bet on the 2020 race was a simple one: that a nation riven by deep partisanship was ready for a ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Monday, November 9, 2020 11:46 am

Sports

Chase Elliott captures NASCAR Cup Series championship

AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The new face of NASCAR circled Phoenix Raceway for a celebratory lap of his finest achievement. Chase Elliott, NASCAR’s most popular ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Monday, November 9, 2020 11:03 am

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Amid virus, Mississippi must set medical marijuana program

JACKSON (AP) — The Mississippi Department of Health has been working around the clock to respond to the coronavirus pandemic. Now, the agency will be ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Monday, November 9, 2020 7:00 am

Sports

Mississippi State holds off Vanderbilt to stop losing streak

STARKVILLE (AP) — First-year Mississippi State coach Mike Leach says he tried to inspire his team this week by showing them footage of Hall-of-Fame NFL ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Saturday, November 7, 2020 9:22 pm

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Biden plans prime time speech Friday

WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden’s campaign says he will give a speech during prime time Friday. The Democratic presidential candidate’s campaign announced the former vice ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Friday, November 6, 2020 12:07 pm

Business

Unemployment drops as U.S. adds a solid 638,000 jobs

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers added 638,000 jobs in October, a solid pace though far fewer than needed to regain most of the jobs lost ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Friday, November 6, 2020 8:58 am

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Biden ahead in Georgia, Pennsylvania; Trump attacks process

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Joe Biden overtook President Donald Trump in the vote count in Pennsylvania and Georgia Friday morning, closing in on a presidency ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Friday, November 6, 2020 8:30 am

Local

Trump sues for Michigan ballot access, asks for recount in Wisconsin

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump campaign said it filed a lawsuit Wednesday in Michigan state court demanding access to locations where ballots are being counted ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Wednesday, November 4, 2020 2:13 pm

Local

Biden wins Wisconsin, presidency still hangs in balance

WASHINGTON (AP) — The fate of the United States presidency hung in the balance Wednesday as Democratic challenger Joe Biden picked up a win in ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Wednesday, November 4, 2020 1:59 pm

Local

Election recap: State’s Congressional delegation remains, medical marijuana passes

JACKSON (AP) — Mississippi is sending all four of its U.S. House members back to Washington. Two Republicans — Trent Kelly and Michael Guest — ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Wednesday, November 4, 2020 9:38 am

Local

Trump again wins Mississippi, with its 6 electoral votes

JACKSON (AP) — President Donald Trump has won in Mississippi, with its six electoral votes. The state’s red voting history meant neither Trump nor former ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Tuesday, November 3, 2020 9:51 pm

News

Biden, Trump split nation’s first two election results

DIXVILLE NOTCH, N.H. (AP) — Two tiny New Hampshire communities that vote for president just after the stroke of midnight on Election Day have cast ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Tuesday, November 3, 2020 12:09 pm

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Alcorn State sees a drop in student enrollment compared to last year

JACKSON (AP) — Enrollment in Mississippi’s public universities has stayed fairly even in the past year despite the coronavirus pandemic, according to figures released Monday ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Tuesday, November 3, 2020 9:11 am

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Elliott wins to advance to NASCAR’s championship round; Harvick eliminated

MARTINSVILLE, Va. (AP) — Kevin Harvick was on cruise control all season long, the most dominant driver in NASCAR, coasting into the championship round with ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Sunday, November 1, 2020 8:45 pm

Local

Mississippi voters now have their chance to decide on state’s new flag

JACKSON (AP) — An expert says having a statewide election on a flag design is unusual, and Mississippi is having its second one in less ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Saturday, October 31, 2020 10:00 pm

Business

Southwest Airlines returning to Jackson in 2021

JACKSON (AP) — Southwest Airlines will start offering flights to and from Mississippi’s capital city in 2021, about seven years after the low-cost carrier stopped ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Thursday, October 22, 2020 4:31 pm

Local

Trump backs Hyde-Smith; Obama endorses Espy

JACKSON (AP) — A Democrat trying to unseat a Republican U.S. senator in Mississippi said Wednesday that he has received his “biggest endorsement yet,” from ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Thursday, October 22, 2020 8:42 am

Local

Mississippi expands curbside voting, sets absentee ‘cure’

JACKSON (AP) — Mississippi is expanding access to curbside voting for people with symptoms of COVID-19 and setting a new process to let voters correct, ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Tuesday, October 20, 2020 2:25 pm

Sports

Bulldogs stumble again in loss to Texas A&M

STARKVILLE (AP) — Texas A&M controlled the line of scrimmage and the clock. Isaiah Spiller ran for 114 yards and two touchdowns and Kellen Mond ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Saturday, October 17, 2020 8:08 pm

Sports

Dak Prescott suffers gruesome ankle injury in Cowboys’ win over Giants

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — After Dak Prescott’s season ended on a gruesome ankle injury, his running mate for all five of their seasons with the ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Sunday, October 11, 2020 7:39 pm

Sports

Arkansas stuns Mississippi State to end long SEC losing streak

STARKVILLE (AP) — Feleipe Franks threw two touchdown passes and Arkansas intercepted K.J. Costello three times as the Razorbacks broke a 20-game Southeastern Conference losing ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Saturday, October 3, 2020 11:16 pm

Sports

LSU bounces back by crushing Vanderbilt

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — LSU proved its could protect its quarterback, and Myles Brennan showed what he could do with some time to throw. Brennan ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Saturday, October 3, 2020 10:40 pm

Sports

Rebels rally to beat Kentucky in overtime

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — The two-touchdown deficit to Kentucky didn’t faze Ole Miss or coach Lane Kiffin. The Rebels quickly rallied and made up ground ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Saturday, October 3, 2020 8:57 pm

News

Trump, first lady positive for virus; he has ‘mild symptoms’

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is experiencing “mild symptoms” of COVID-19 after revealing early Friday that he and first lady Melania Trump have tested ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Friday, October 2, 2020 10:15 am

News

Trump and first lady test positive for coronavirus

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said early Friday that he and first lady Melania Trump have tested positive for the coronavirus, a stunning announcement ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Friday, October 2, 2020 8:12 am

News

Timeline of Trump’s activities leading up confirmation of his COVID-19 diagnosis

WASHINGTON (AP) — With just a month to go until the election, President Donald Trump had a busy schedule during the week the coronavirus hit ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Friday, October 2, 2020 8:07 am

BREAKING NEWS

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies at 87

WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a diminutive yet towering women’s rights champion who became the court’s second female justice, died Friday ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Friday, September 18, 2020 6:53 pm

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