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What does Jake Mangum have to do to make the Major Leagues?

On this day in 1966

Senate and House pass revised plans to eliminate income tax, increase gasoline tax

Doctors, advocates rally at Capitol: ‘Defend and expand Medicaid’

Mayor Simmons: Greenville aims to be city of hope and opportunity

‘That wasn’t my question:’ Jackson voters seeking answers contend with candidate ‘ego’ at forums

‘Inadequate’ Health Department oversight contributed to Jackson water failure, federal watchdog finds

A federal watchdog report Monday laid blame on the Mississippi State Department of Health, as well as the Environmental Protection Agency, for prolonging Jackson’s well-documented water...

On this day in 1955

Aug. 13, 1955 Lamar Smith Credit: Wikipedia Lamar Smith, a World War I veteran who organized Black Americans to vote, was shot dead in broad daylight...

On this day in 2005

Aug. 12, 2005 Arrest photo of Edgar Ray Killen, December 1964. Credit: Courtesy of the FBI Edgar Ray Killen, sentenced to 60 years in prison for...