On Thursday, Ward One Councilman Ashby Foote told WLBT he would be running for re-election as an independent, rather than a Republican. “My goal is to make sure all citizens in Ward One, including ...

As Donald Trump returns to the White House, he has built the most formidable foundation of Republican electoral strength ...

White House removes the Spanish portion of the site; Trump previously said people in U.S. should "speak English." Could ...

Conservative judges have chipped away at voting rights and put the Voting Rights Act through renewed stress over the last ...

Five candidates have entered the race ahead of the January 23rd deadline, but it will almost certainly be won by either the ...

A Mississippi Freedom Trail marker in Canton honors Flonzie Brown Wright. Wright was the first African American female ...

As one of President Joe Biden's final acts Monday, he announced several pre-emptive pardons including that of Mississippi ...

The U.S. is set to mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the federal holiday set aside to honor the life of the civil rights icon.

There is a distinction between political statements that make one “feel good” vs. good-faith efforts to advance constructive ...

Jan. 2, was the first official day to qualify for the 2025 Municipal Elections across Mississippi. The final day for qualifying is Friday, Jan. 31. Up for election in Brookhaven are the offices of ...

Mississippi, along with Alabama and New Hampshire, does not have no-excuse absentee voting or other type of early voting.

More than 60 years ago  a Freedom Rider named  Byron Baer, a longtime New Jersey legislator who was charged with attempting ...