Last Updated: Thursday, May 28, 2026

Polls

Perspective

  • SID SALTER: For Most, Gas Prices Are Top Public Policy Concern Arising Out of Iran
  • ROGER WICKER: Deterrence Is Cheaper Than War
  • BOBBY HARRISON: Obsession with Bennie Thompson leads to cases of TDS for Mississippi politicians
  • BILL CRAWFORD: Where is Conservative Outrage Over Trump’s $1.8 Billion Settlement?
  • SID SALTER: 2nd-Gen Jurist Brings Impactful Nature on Federal Bench to Close at Age 85
  • LLC ED: Just do it, Gov.
  • ROGER WICKER: Mississippi students, graduates continue to impress
  • BILL CRAWFORD: AI Model’s Adaptation of Soggy Sweat Speech
  • BOBBY HARRISON: Bennie Thompson may be safe for 2026 election after Gov. Reeves recognizes redistricting’s pitfalls for the GOP
  • MIKE EZELL: Supporting law enforcement shouldn’t be political

State News

  • WLBT: Former governor’s son dies in plane crash
  • WLOX: Hancock Middle School students recognized in Congress for preventing bus crash
  • CL: Meta quietly enters the Mississippi data center economy
  • CL: From Borat to ‘Balls Up’ movie, Sacha Baron Cohen brings MS into the joke
  • CL: Confederate Memorial Day a Mississippi holiday. Some want to drop it
  • SH: Pascagoula suspect killed, was attempting to cause an explosion, officials say
  • GC: Greenwood Leflore Hospital Files For Bankruptcy As It Works Out Deal With UMMC
  • GC: Greenwood Hospital Could Close In June
  • CL: Is another Amazon data center coming to Madison County?
  • ST: NASA’s first manned moon mission in over 50 years wouldn’t be possible without Mississippi

Politics and Government

  • CL: Office of Courts asks MS Legislature for more money to pay judges
  • CL: Five maps explaining what to know about redistricting in Mississippi
  • CL: 75% of MS 3rd graders pass reading test
  • ND: Neshoba County Fair political speaking schedule announced
  • CL: Why a judge rejected Lumumba’s bid to dismiss Jackson bribery case
  • CL: Why a judge denied Hinds Co. DA Jody Owens’ defense in Jackson bribery case
  • CL: COVID loans lawsuit dismissed against Mississippi billionaires
  • ST: Political speaking schedule announced for 2026 Neshoba County Fair
  • DJ: Mississippi Sen. Daniel Sparks officially announces candidacy for state auditor
  • CL: Congressman Bennie Thompson talks redistricting at Jackson town hall

    Blog

  • JJ: Live From Jacktown
  • MAG: Owens, Lumumba, Banks have until Friday to change their plea in Jackson bribery case
  • MT: Jackson data center rezoning hearing postponed
  • MT: Justice Department may intervene in NAACP lawsuit over Elon Musk’s xAI’s turbines in Mississippi
  • JJ: Tune in Tomorrow
  • MAG: EXCLUSIVE: Gipson talks gubernatorial run in interview with Magnolia Tribune
  • JJ: Barbie Strikes Out Against WLBT
  • MAG: Magnolia Mornings: May 26, 2026
  • MAG: IHL Board of Trustees presented with proposed new university funding model
  • MT: PPP loan lawsuit against billionaires Tommy Duff and his brother dismissed
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