Last Updated: Thursday, October 22, 2026

Polls

Perspective

  • RICKY MATHEWS: When disaster strikes, MEMA shows up for Mississippians
  • SID SALTER: Social Security & Medicare: Promises Made, Bills Postponed
  • BILL CRAWFORD: Chat GPT Sees Wisdom a Step Beyond AI
  • JACK FAIRCHILDS: New lines again?
  • JASON WHITE: Jason White’s poll on vouchers ignores strong test results in Mississippi public schools
  • RICKY MATHEWS: Gulf Coast Business Council elevating Coast’s most important conversation
  • SID SALTER: Capital Punishment Failures a Strategy of Its Opponents?
  • BOBBY HARRISON: Shad White blames Bennie Thompson for Delta woes. Is that fair?
  • BILL CRAWFORD: How Does AI Know When Something is “Better”?
  • DELBERT HOSEMANN: It is time for Mississippi to ban all kratom products

State News

  • SH: Edmiston family threatens to sue Sea Tow audio engineer over Nolan Wells-related posts
  • CL: What’s the progress on $6 billion Brandon data center?
  • SH: NFL legend Terrell Owens sued for defamation by three friends of Nolan Wells
  • CL: Grand jury finds no criminal charges in Nolan Wells death
  • CL: Interstate project could connect rural MS to cities across the South
  • CL: Madison County set to approve new $48 million conference center
  • SH: Exclusive: Sharpton fires back, says he won’t be silenced over Nolan Wells’ death
  • CL: Entergy says Amazon’s $25 billion MS expansion is helping your power bill
  • SH: California man arrested over Nolan Wells-related death threats against judge
  • CL: Why does MS struggle to keep college graduates? Brain drain persists

Politics and Government

  • CL: Donald Trump to campaign in Corinth, MS, for Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith
  • ST: ‘I have nothing to hide’: Colom calls mugshot from 2001 arrest a distraction in Senate race
  • WLBT: New DPS commissioner discusses officer pay push, training overhaul, and the future of DPS
  • CL: Why the Scott Colom ‘pick another senator’ ad from MS went viral
  • CL: JXN Water’s new plan takes aim at Jackson City Hall
  • CL: Mayor John Horhn talks future of Jackson
  • WDAM: Businessman Thomas Duff speaks at Lamar County Republican Dinner
  • CL: Barack Obama endorses Scott Colom for US Senate against Cindy Hyde-Smith
  • DJ: House Speaker expects special session in November
  • CL: Jackson councilman Kenneth Stokes responds to critic, asking if she is gay

    Blog

  • JJ: Scenes From a Protest
  • MAG: Trump coming to Mississippi ahead of Election Day to rally support for Hyde-Smith, GOP field
  • JJ: Handcuffed and Humiliated
  • MAG: Poll pushed by Colom claiming Senate race with Hyde-Smith is “tied” was fake, fabricated
  • MT: State lawmaker urges Jackson city leaders to sell property for Pearl River casino project
  • JJ: Henifin: City Should Not Control Water System
  • MT: SPLC president during Jackson visit says organization is ready to fight DOJ prosecution
  • MAG: Mississippi incumbents hold sizeable cash advantage as General Election nears
  • MAG: Wicker publicly urges Trump to make a deal with Zelenskyy: “Mr. President, Please Take This Win!”
  • JJ: JPD to Discontinue Flock Cameras
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