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Clarion Ledger
1 year
Mississippi State football coach Mike Leach had a massive heart attack on Sunday in Starkville and was transferred to University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, where he is still being cared for on Monday.
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#BreakingNews @IvankaTrump is coming to Mississippi. Here are the details from @GeoffPender .
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“I don’t have the best grammar. I’m not the best-looking head coach you can hire. I’m country,” Arkansas football coach Sam Pittman said. "... the state will accept me as long as I’m genuine.”
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4 years
The nine-member commission for the new state flag has chosen the New Magnolia Flag design to go on the Nov. 3 ballot. What do you think about the choice?
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FRIDAY’S EDITORIAL CARTOON: Our kids face things we never imaged. #ParklandStrong (via @MarshallRamsey )
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Family members of Emmet Till are asking for murder charges against Carolyn Bryant Donham, whose false accusations led to the death 14-year-old’s kidnapping and lynching. She is the only living accomplice in the crime, they said.
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7 years
The Reservoir Fire Department helped us demonstrate the wrong way to deep-fry your #Thanksgiving turkey (HINT: Thaw that bird out first!)
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"When you're standing in a field hospital at a major academic medical center, we're pretty much at a collapse."
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5 years
#BREAKING Mississippi's 15 week abortion ban overturned by U.S. District judge, from @FowlerSarah . #breakingnews
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3 years
Tomorrow's @ClarionLedger front page: HAIL YES! #HailState
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7 years
"Bless little Kingston Frazier." (via @MarshallRamsey )
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5 years
Adam Norsworthy of Jackson Prep signs with Ole Miss.
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3 years
Brett Favre was paid $1.1M in welfare money. What's happened since he promised to repay it?
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8 years
Gardner: The case to elect ted Cruz
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4 years
According to preliminary results, more than 70% of voters approved the new magnolia design for the Mississippi State Flag. Here's what happens next.
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4 years
The first Black winner of the Miss Mississippi USA competition, Asya Branch also became the first woman from Mississippi to win Miss USA.
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2 years
“It was the 3rd of June, another sleepy, dusty Delta day.” If you know those lyrics, you know about the mystery behind "Ode to Billie Joe." But the real question is what happened to singer-songwriter Bobbie Gentry.
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State Health Officer Thomas Dobbs pleaded with Mississippians to get vaccinated against the coronavirus Thursday. Stop looking at Facebook and other unreliable sources, he said.
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3 years
Mississippi native elected Harvard student body president: Noah Harris makes history
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6 years
#BarbaraBush will be buried near her daughter Robin, who died at three from leukemia. They will be together. (via @MarshallRamsey ) #RIPBarbaraBush
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Saturday marks what would have been Emmett Till's 79th birthday, and there are some who feel his story still isn't being told. Actor @TayeDiggs  is working to help the @EmmettTill Legacy Foundation spread the word and bring closure to the case.
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3 years
Two Jackson schools now named for civil rights leaders instead of Confederate soldiers
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7 years
Male Athlete of the Year Cam Akers @thereal_cam3 with @dak (again!) #mspreps #mssportsawards
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"We'll worry about the school part of it after we get all this sorted out," he said. "You can't expect a child to stay focused on the schoolwork when he's trying to focus on where Mom and Dad are.
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Gov. Tate Reeves: Mississippi would not participate in national lockdown if issued
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6 years
Mississippi State returns to national championship — and meets Kobe Bryant
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3 years
Deion Sanders says Jackson State women's soccer field not 'up to par,' will help build new one
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2 years
A stolen airplane circled over north Mississippi on Saturday morning, and police said they evacuated a Walmart store after the pilot threatened to crash into it. Here are more details.
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3 years
Byhalia oil pipeline could threaten Memphis drinking water, and north Mississippi's, too
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6 years
. @IvankaTrump was in @CityofGulfport today to talk about child care. Here's what she said, from @LiciBev . #IvankaTrump
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8 years
Former Southern Miss star, Tori Bowie, takes the Silver in the women's 100 meters at the #Rio2016
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6 years
Trump reschedules, relocates Mississippi rally
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7 years
Prayers for the 16 victims' families. #MarinePlaneCrash (via @MarshallRamsey )
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4 years
Younger, more diverse voters could reshape the South
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A Bronze Star veteran in Collins is caught in limbo over prosthetic legs he needs to live an independent life and a fight surrounding who should pay for them.
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7 years
Football player of the year @thereal_cam3 with @dak ! #mssportsawards #mspreps
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7 years
Meet Delta State, Mississippi's only nationally-ranked football team
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5 years
Seven years ago, people in Desoto County started talking about a fifth-grade football player. Now he is one of the top players in the state and plans to play for Ole Miss.
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6 years
Emmett Till's killers tried to erase this place
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7 years
Wicker: current state flag should be relegated to museum
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" #HailstateWBK doesn't win it all but does win our hearts" via @MarshallRamsey
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10 years
. @billmaher on pot, the Bible and gay marriage. Are you going to see him Saturday? http://t.co/UR26GehIhV http://t.co/KgUgL4P0au
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Coach @DeionSanders  is calling on fans of all Mississippi college football teams to show up and support @GoJSUTigersFB  as the Tigers try to win their first #SWAC title since 2007. "This is Mississippi versus (everybody else)."
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Early view of Sunday’s cartoon: “Bear is out. #Landshark is in.” (via @MarshallRamsey )
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2 years
Democrat Bennie Thompson was elected for his 15th term in Congress, defeating Republican Brian Flowers. Read more:
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6 years
Take a bow, Jackson residents. Domino's Pizza has heeded your calls.
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Clarion Ledger
5 years
CORRECTION & APOLOGY: @HailStateWBK coach Vic Schaefer was misidentified in a quote in Wednesday’s print edition. It was another embarrassing mistake, and we’re sorry. As a result, we have taken the steps necessary to return approval of the sports cover design to local editors.
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8 years
" #RIP #BertCase . Will miss you, my friend." via @MarshallRamsey
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7 years
Thanks to @NissanUSA for making our president's dreams come true! #MSPreps
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Lawyer: Miss. flag sends ‘white supremacy’ message
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8 years
Crowd in McComb expected to be 10,000 strong for @laporsharenae 'Idol' homecoming. . via ( @JacoboLaSombra )
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4 years
Emmett Till was a black teenager lynched in Mississippi in 1955 by white men who were later acquitted despite eyewitness testimony tying them to the killing.
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5 years
The Mississippi Girls Athlete of the Year is Brandon High School volleyball player Callie Minshew!
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2 years
The White House Press announced late Tuesday night that President Joe Biden had approved an emergency declaration for the Jackson water crisis.
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3 years
Mississippi native Sarah Thomas to become first female Super Bowl official
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Clarion Ledger
9 years
Check out today's front page and #BBKing commemorative wrap. http://t.co/6YtmdqXjlm
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9 years
"Thankfully everyone at MSU is safe." via @MarshallRamsey http://t.co/42xqBw8srV
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3 years
Deion Sanders set to appear on ESPN to talk Jackson State football on signing day
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