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New Jackson chief has a strong will

Jackson Mayor John Horhn has selected Dr. RaShall Brackney to be the new police chief of Jackson. Most of Brackney’s . . .

Alcohol crisis: Mississippi liquor stores, bars run dry from ABC problems

Just a few months ago, shelves at Levure Bottle Shop in Jackson were full of wines that can be hard . . .

Open records law is under assault

Every few years, it seems some folks wake up one morning and decide the real problem in Mississippi is that . . .

Ole Miss QB gets an assist

It looks as though quarterback Trinidad Chambliss will get to play one more year at Ole Miss. Part of us . . .

The outrage President

The outrages keep piling up day after day. On February 6, 2026 at 5:44 in the morning, the Truth Social . . .

Levure Bottle Shop in Jackson has empty shelves due to problems at the state's alcohol distribution warehouse on Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. Credit: Bashirah Mack/Mississippi Today

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January Set the Tone for Mississippi’s 2026 Session—and It’s Not Just Politics as Usual
By A’DAVION BUSH
Mon,02/09/26-6:01PM , 164 Reads
By the time folks start paying attention to the Mississippi Legislature, the real decisions have often already started taking shape. January is when the tone gets set—who’s serious, what’s moving, and what’s getting quietly stalled.
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Good Mornin’! Good Mornin’! Ice Storm No Match for Delta Spirit
By MARK H. STOWERS
Mon,02/09/26-5:56PM , 122 Reads
It was the pine trees I noticed first. There were tons of them at our Macon Lake destination home. They formed a pretty wall of sorts around the property but were bent over from the strain of the ice that was weighing them down until they snapped. That was in the 1970s, from the first ice storm memory I have.
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In Focus: Hauling the Facts — My First Year in Journalism
By STEVE SMITH
Mon,02/09/26-5:50PM , 181 Reads
February 3, 2025, marked a turning point in my life — my first day as a newspaper reporter. Looking back a year later, it’s hard to believe how far that one decision has taken me. At first, I was hesitant about taking the job.
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Indianola Police Chief Ronald Sampson addresses the Board of Aldermen during a meeting Monday night.

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Police officers rally behind chief, assistant chief
By STEVE SMITH - Reporter
Mon,02/09/26-5:36PM , 254 Reads
A routine agenda item about how the city classifies its workers turned into an emotional show of support for Indianola Police Chief Ronald Sampson on Monday night, as officers packed the Board of Aldermen chambers to urge city leaders not to make changes they fear could drive the chief from his job.
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