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Natural recovery
14+ hour, 52+ min ago (359+ words) One in 10 adults in the United States is suffering from a substance use disorder, which means that almost every family is trying to navigate the fear, anger, and sense of helplessness that so often come with it. Addiction is a…...
Celebrating 250 years as a nation
16+ hour, 53+ min ago (755+ words) I'm not sure what's more mind-blowing to me: That our country has lasted 250 years or that I have lived through well more than one-third of its history. Right after the Declaration of Independence was signed, Benjamin Franklin made one of…...
Hinds County DA Jody Owens pleads guilty in Jackson bribery case, resigns from office
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (1105+ words) Owens was indicted in October 2024 alongside then-Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba and then-City Councilman Aaron Banks. Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens, who previously pled not guilty in the sprawling Jackson bribery case that implicated city and county officials, changed…...
From beard oil to pizza: Discovering Munson & Bros. in Columbus
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (737+ words) If a trip to Columbus is in your future, make time for Munson & Bros. Order the pizza. Browse the apothecary, find a seat in the beer garden, and stay awhile. You'll be glad you did. A few years ago at Hub…...
Nine Mississippi sites listed in National Register of Historic Places so far in 2026
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (141+ words) The Mississippi Department of Archives and History announced Monday that nine Mississippi properties have been listed in the National Register of Historic Places so far this year. The Mississippi National Register Review Board, which is administered by the Mississippi Department…...
From teacher pay to illegal immigration: New laws set to take effect in Mississippi
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (246+ words) See what bills become law in the Magnolia State on July 1. Each year, Mississippi lawmakers file thousands of bills requiring tens of thousands of hours of legislative work in the Senate and House of Representatives between January and April. Once…...
St. John: Yonderlust, Mississippi
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (1162+ words) Forty people from 10 states boarded a bus in Jackson. Most of them, if you'd pressed them, probably figured Mississippi would be fine. That's the word people use about my home state when they don't know any better, and I've spent…...
Supreme Court rules against GOP challenge of Mississippi law that allows absentee ballots to arrive after Election Day
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (655+ words) The federal election-day statutes do not prevent Mississippi from counting absentee ballots postmarked by election day but received up to five days thereafter," Justice Barrett wrote. Nothing in the federal election-day statutes requires ballots to be received by election day....
From Douglass to Duck Hill: Memory, Democracy & the Unfinished American Project
6+ day, 11+ hour ago (283+ words) This Independence Day weekend, Mississippi2, a community-rooted nonprofit founded by filmmaker and storyteller Talamieka Brice, invites the public to attend the second annual "From Douglass to Duck Hill: Memory, Democracy & the Unfinished American Project" on Sunday, July 5, 2026, from 5-7 p. m. at St. Andrew's…...
Southern Miss releases President's and Dean's Lists for Spring 2026 Semester
6+ day, 13+ hour ago (178+ words) The Winona Times Southern Miss releases President's and Dean's Lists for Spring 2026 Semester The University of Southern Mississippi has released its President's and Dean's Lists for the 2026 spring semester. The President's List includes full time students who earned a perfect…...