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- Azha Tattoos
Azha Sanders has worked as a licensed tattoo artist for 11 years and currently works at Forged True Tattoo in Brookhaven. - John David Baker
Mississippi coach Lane Kiffin has hired John David Baker as passing game coordinator and tight ends coach. - So Far, Six Candidates Running for Jackson Mayor, 12 For City Council Seats
Ten days out from the deadline to qualify for city elections, Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba is standing for primary election against two Democratic Party contenders, Kenneth Wilson and Palvise Patterson. - Legislators Push for More Felony Expungements, Prison Labor Minimum Wage
Sen. Derrick Simmons, D-Greenville, is asking the Legislature to add several felonies to the list of possible expungements from an inmate's permanent record five years after the offender’s sentence was fulfilled. - Fresh Market Valentine's Meals, Mississippi Coding Academies and Madison Primary Care Center
In preparation for Valentine's Day, The Fresh Market in Ridgeland is offering restaurant-style meals with heart-shaped entrees and desserts that couples can enjoy at home this year. - Analysis: Transition Turmoil Splits Mississippi Delegation
Republican U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith of Mississippi won a 2018 special election and a 2020 regular election by making a single overarching promise—to support President Donald Trump. - Azia’s Picks 1-22-21
If you’re undecided like me about what to do this weekend, check out my picks. Whatever you decide, do it safely, responsibly and joyously! - Legislature Struggles With COVID-19 Outbreak, Jackson Drive-Through Finally Opens
The Mississippi Legislature is grappling with yet another outbreak among its members, only a few short weeks into the 2021 session. Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann announced on Thursday that two members of the Senate have tested positive for COVID-19. - Brexit Leader to Head Mississippi Public Policy Center
Douglas Carswell, a leader of the Brexit movement and newly appointed government trade adviser in the United Kingdom, is now the head of a conservative think tank in the American South. - Mississippi Eases Some Education Mandates Amid Pandemic
Because of disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic, Mississippi third graders and high school students will still take state-mandated exams this semester but will not be penalized for poor performance.
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Latest Wire Stories
- Mississippi Considers Allowing Home Delivery of AlcoholA bill being considered in the Mississippi Legislature would allow for home delivery of beer, wine and hard liquor.
- Mississippi Governor Gives State of the State Speech TuesdayMississippi Gov. Tate Reeves is preparing to give his annual State of the State address.
- Cora NormanFormer Mississippi Humanities Council director Cora Norman, who worked to promote the state's diversity soon after court-ordered school integration in the early 1970s, has died. She was 94.
- Jackson Mayor: City Will Not Tolerate Street RacingJackson’s mayor says the city will not tolerate drag racing and other types of reckless driving that draws crowds to watch.
- Mississippi Could Renew Debate on Revising Tight Parole LawsMississippi legislators should try again to revise some of the strictest parole laws in the nation as a way of reducing the state's “dangerously” large prison population, a nonprofit group said Tuesday.
