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mississippitoday.orgSPORTS AND ATHLETICS
Mississippi quarterback Trinidad Chambliss (6) sets up to pass against Charlotte during the second half of an NCAA college football game in Oxford, Miss., Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026.
PORTLANDMISSISSIPPI
ELECTIONS AND VOTING
Candidates for Mississippi 1st District House seat are, from left, Cliff Johnson, Johnny Baucom and Trent Kelly.
UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF LAW
LEADERSHIP AND ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Hazlehurst school board President Paul Rhodes, board Secretary Oscar Tanner and Superintendent Nonya Thrasher are pictured at a meeting on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026.
JACKSON
LEGAL SYSTEM AND JUSTICE
Will Russell, superintendent of Leake County School District, speaks during a meeting of the House Select Committee on Consolidation at the Capitol in Jackson, Miss., Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026.
NUTRITION FOOD AND SUPPLEMENTS
Students eat lunch at Jefferson County Elementary School in Fayette, Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026.
MISSISSIPPIFAYETTEJEFFERSON COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOLJEFFERSON COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL