Live updates from the polls

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2 years ago

November 8, 2022

rssfeeds.hattiesburgamerican.com – Mississippi Clarion Ledger – 2022-11-08 11:19:01

U.S. Rep Bennie Thompson (D-Miss) turns up at Bolton Volunteer Fire Station to vote in Bolton on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022.

The midterms are here, and polls are open. Stay with us all day for Mississippi election news and results. Polls close at 7 p.m. If you are headed out to the polls, here is what you need to know.

Turnout normal at Highland Colony Baptist Church

Highland Colony Baptist Church in Ridgeland had received around 750 ballots by 10:30 a.m. Poll worker Howell Garner, 62, said those numbers were typical for that precinct.

— Joshua Williams

Voting in Brandon

People turned out to vote at Brandon Baptist Church on Tuesday.

Voters cast ballots at Brandon Baptist Church on Tuesday.

Democratic congressional candidate releases statement on Jackson election-day…

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In NIT, Southern Miss basketball to face UAB in opener

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2 years ago

March 12, 2023

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rssfeeds.hattiesburgamerican.com – Mississippi Clarion Ledger – 2023-03-12 21:36:08

Southern Miss men’s basketball is heading to the NIT for the first time since 2014.

The Golden Eagles will face UAB in the first round of the 2023 NIT on Tuesday (6:30 p.m., ESPN+), having learned their postseason fate Sunday.

Coach Jay Ladner – the Sun Belt Conference Coach of the Year – guided Southern Miss (25-7) to its third regular-season conference championship and first since 2000-01. The regular-season title clinched an automatic bid for the Golden Eagles despite a 78-61 quarterfinals loss to South Alabama in the conference tournament March 4.

Alcorn State (18-13), which won the…

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Mississippi Legislature moves through another major deadline Wednesday

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2 years ago

March 9, 2023

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rssfeeds.hattiesburgamerican.com – Mississippi Clarion Ledger – 2023-03-09 13:31:52

Another legislative deadline came and went Wednesday, with all bills having to move past the floor of the chamber they did not originate in, and a number of the most watched bills remain alive.

Some big pieces of legislation died though, including one of the most important ones related to the city of Jackson.

See what made it past Wednesday’s deadline, and what did not.