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JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Mississippians elected a Democrat to serve in the U.S. Senate, who is the state's first Black senator since Reconstruction. Matt Steffey, a law professor at Mississippi Christian University (MC) School of Law, said it's hard to ...
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PORT GIBSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A Confederate statue that sat outside the Claiborne County Courthouse for more than a century has been relocated. The statue was moved on November 11, 2026, to the nearby Grand Gulf Military Park. The statue depicted Confede...
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JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A $29 million restoration project will bring new life to Jackson's historic Farish Street neighborhood. Two years ago, homes at Leonard Court were in disrepair, but the renovations are now complete. Jackson Mayor John Horhn join...
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JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson City Councilman Kenneth Stokes, Ward 3, has retained an attorney after Council President Vernon Hartley, Ward 5, proposed to censure Stokes. Stokes hired Attorney Dennis Sweet. The councilman faces disciplinary action af...
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JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Democrat Scott Colom's victory in Mississippi's U.S. Senate race has drawn reaction from young voters in Jackson. Colom will become the state's first Black U.S. senator since Reconstruction. Tougaloo College senior Jeremiah Wils...
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