Last night, Mississippi voters overwhelmingly decided to adopt the ‘In God We Trust’ flag proposal as the new state banner, leaving just one more procedural hurdle to be cleared. The Mississippi Legislature got the ball rolling on the process to … Continued
Conference-USA has announced the makeup dates for two Southern Miss football games that were initially postponed due to COVID-19. The Golden Eagles’ matchups with FAU and UTEP were postponed in consecutive weeks due to outbreaks. The game at UTEP will … Continued
The Mississippi State Department of Health is reporting 766 new cases of COVID-19. Today’s report brings the state’s total number of cases up to 122,275. With the confirmation of *13 additional deaths, 3,397 Mississippians have now passed away from the … Continued
Lt. Governor Delbert Hosemann has announced several new Committee Chairs. The resignations of Senators Sally Doty and Gary Jackson, plus the addition of two newly-elected Senators, Jason Barrett and Bart Williams, prompted the new assignments. “The Legislature has the significant … Continued
In an effort to rid Mississippi prisons of gang-related financial control, a search team of prison staff and investigators raided Unit 26 at Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman last week. A horde of illegal contraband from cellphones to power tools … Continued
Back in July, Jamie Grantham of Medical Marijuana 2020 (MM2020), the group behind Initiative 65, said in an interview that “more than 80 percent of Mississippians” were in favor of the grassroots medical marijuana campaign. While Tuesday’s number never surpassed … Continued
On Tuesday, Mississippians chose to rid of a statewide election process that had been part of the state’s constitution since 1890. The amendment, which passed by a 70-30% margin, will simplify elections for statewide positions, such as governor and lieutenant … Continued
Mississippi is no longer a flagless state. The ‘In God We Trust’ flag has been adopted as the ballot measure featuring the proposal passed by a 69-31% margin, according to NBC News. The new state banner was selected by the … Continued
Cindy Hyde-Smith has been re-elected to the U.S. Senate with a 58-40% victory (when the race was called) over Democratic challenger and former Congressman Mike Espy. Senator Hyde-Smith will now serve her first full six-year term after she was initially … Continued
While we may not know the winner of the presidential election by the end of the night, Mississippi, and its six electoral votes, have been declared for President Donald Trump. Just moments after the polls closed, the Associated Press projected … Continued