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Elvis ’56 Returns: Tupelo celebrates a historic homecoming

Seventy years ago, Tupelo welcomed home a young man who had become a star. This September, the city will gather . . .

Seven human trafficking victims found in Southaven as part of AG’s participation in nationwide operation

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Magnolia Mornings: September 15, 2026

Important state and national stories, market and business news, sports and entertainment, delivered in quick-hit fashion In Mississippi 1. UMMC . . .

AI not likely to destroy world

This month the big national topic is Artificial Intelligence (AI) destroying humanity. I normally leave national topics to the thousands . . .

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Majority or plurality?
Wed,09/16/26-8:12PM , 204 Reads 2,744 Statewide
When it comes to elections, Mississippi can be confusing.

Those running for statewide, judicial and county offices must get a majority of the vote — that is, 50% plus one vote — in order to win. If no candidate gets a majority, the top two vote-getters meet in a runoff election.
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Listen to the doctors on vaccination
Wed,09/16/26-8:06PM , 128 Reads 2,341 Statewide
As the annual flu season approaches, Americans can either listen to the politicians or the physicians when it comes to deciding whether to get themselves and their children vaccinated against a disease that kills tens of thousands of people in this country every year.
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Fascination with artifacts started at 10 years old continues through the years
By JEFF NORTH
Wed,09/16/26-4:22PM , 177 Reads 2,803 Statewide
My fascination with Native American history, specifically artifacts and stone tools, has grown exponentially since I found my first “point” while playing in a mound of topsoil when I was 10 years old.
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AI not likely to destroy world
By WYATT EMMERICH
Wed,09/16/26-3:42PM , 182 Reads 3,503 Statewide
This month the big national topic is Artificial Intelligence (AI) destroying humanity. I normally leave national topics to the thousands of national journalists, but given that the extinction of man is a pretty weighty subject, I must weigh in.
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Majority or plurality?

When it comes to elections, Mississippi can be confusing.

Those running for statewide, judicial and county offices must get a majority of the vote — that is, 50% plus one vote — in order to win. If no candidate gets a majority, the top two vote-getters meet in a runoff election.