Wicker searches for voter fraud as Mississippi Republicans won't acknowledge Trump loss
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Republican U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, Mississippi’s senior senator and an ardent ally of Donald Trump, is helping the president look for alleged voter fraud.
Republicans in Mississippi’s congressional delegation have not responded to recent questions from Mississippi Today about the president’s challenge of the election in which he lost the popular vote by more than 6 million votes and lost the electoral college 306-232.
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Civil rights activist James Meredith announces plans to open museum
During a press conference Wednesday, James Meredith announced plans to open the James Meredith Museum and Bible Society in 2021.
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Embattled mental health agency puts message-crafter in charge
Instead of advertising the position, the Mississippi Department of Mental Health immediately replaced its outgoing director with Wendy Bailey, the agency’s deputy director of administration and former communications director.
“They don’t want somebody else coming in to uncover where the bodies are buried,” a state representative said.
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The Mississippi Today store is now open to all of our readers! Choose from apparel, mugs, Marshall Ramsey merch, face masks and more.
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Mississippi Today team searches for higher education reporter
If you are a journalist with a deep curiosity about how the higher education system really works in Mississippi — from the sociological factors that influence a student’s decision on whether or not to enroll, to the political influence of the Institutions for Higher Learning (IHL) governance of our state’s colleges and universities — you might be the reporter Mississippi Today seeks to create a new state higher education beat.
This one-year position is made possible through our partnership with Open Campus.
Learn more and apply here.
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Cases as of Tuesday, Nov. 24
New cases: 1,092 | New Deaths: 16
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Weekly COVID-19 Update: The number of hospitalizations have begun to surge in the last month. Though hospitalizations haven’t reached peak July levels, they are growing at a quicker pace than before.
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Mask Mandate: A total of 41 counties are under a mask mandate. The counties are Alcorn, Attala, Benton, Bolivar, Carroll, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Covington, DeSoto, Forrest, Harrison, Hinds, Humphreys, Itawamba, Jackson, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Lafayette, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Leflore, Lee, Lincoln, Lowndes, Madison, Marshall, Montgomery, Neshoba, Panola, Perry, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Rankin, Stone, Tate, Tippah, Tishomingo, Union, Winston and Yalobusha.
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It's a fool's errand to make any college football predictions in this craziest of seasons. The truth is, we don't know for sure whether Mississippi State and Ole Miss will even play Saturday.
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It's been 50 years since Archie Manning’s final football season at Ole Miss, yet he remains the most beloved athlete in Mississippi history. Join Mississippi Today's Rick Cleveland in conversation with Archie Manning on Tuesday, December 1 at noon.
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Art Lessons: Live with Marshall Ramsey is back! Join Marshall on Facebook Live Fridays at noon as he draws a cartoon, tells a few stories and interacts with you.
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