A federal judge, at least for now, has denied a request to prevent a majority-Black section of voters from electing new county judges months before […]
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Appointment of Muslim choose in tiny Mississippi city brings social media assaults
A municipal judge’s appointment in a small Mississippi Delta town has drawn social media backlash, from internet trolls and a few Mississippi politicians, because she […]
House mitigation invoice heads to Mississippi governor in yearslong effort to enhance storm resilience
After nearly two decades of paralysis on the issue, Mississippi officials are inching closer to establishing a state home mitigation program to protect residents from […]
Florida and Mississippi enact voter citizenship checks, sparking a lawsuit within the Sunshine State
ORLANDO, Fla. — Governors in Florida and Mississippi signed into law measures that require officials to verify the citizenship of voters, just as similar legislation […]
Abortion tablets are gaining floor as a way for ending pregnancies, and opponents are responding
As states that already ban abortion look to further restrict access this year, much of the focus is on pills sent by out-of-state providers. A […]
Hypothermia dangers improve in Mississippi and Tennessee with subsequent wave of frigid temperatures
BELZONI, Miss. — With another wave of dangerous cold heading for the U.S. South on Friday, experts say the risk of hypothermia heightens for people […]
Extra arctic air anticipated in elements of the South nonetheless lined in ice and riddled with energy outages
When a massive winter storm descended on the Northeast and parts of the South over the weekend, Lisa Patterson planned to stick it out at […]
Huge winter storm dumps sleet, freezing rain and snow round a lot of US
A massive winter storm dumped sleet, freezing rain and snow across much of the U.S. on Sunday, bringing subzero temperatures and halting air and road […]
Northeast will get final brunt of winter storm that introduced ice, snow, chilly to a lot of the US
The U.S. work week opened with yet more snow dumping on the Northeast under the tail end of a colossal winter storm that brought ice […]
