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Mississippi State · Mississippi StateThey were the 1974 Lake High Hornets football team, 29 players strong. But in Scott County, right there just off Highway 80, they are forever known, for good reason, as The Un-Team.
Rick Cleveland That’s “un” as in: undefeated, untied, un-scored upon, and virtually un-challenged. The Hornets, coached by Granville Freeman, a maniacally demanding 26-year-old in only his second year as a head coach, out-scored opponents 312 to zero over 10 games.…See the Story
At Lake High School in Scott County, the Un-Team will never be forgotten
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Ridgeland, Mississippi · RidgelandApril 25, 1959 Credit: Courtesy of Oxford University Press Days before his scheduled trial, Mack Charles Parker, a 23-year-old Black truck driver, was lynched after midnight by a hooded mob of white men in Poplarville, Mississippi. Parker had been accused of raping a pregnant white woman and was being held in a local jail. A deputy reportedly unlocked the jail, enabling a white mob to enter Parker’s cell. The mob dragged Parker head first down…See the Story
On this day in 1959
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Senate · RidgelandThe state Senate on Wednesday agreed to restore voting rights to four people who have completed their prison sentences and paid restitution for disenfranchising felony convictions. “I think we all have failed at some point in our lives,” Democratic Sen. Juan Barnett of Heidelberg said on the Senate floor. “I think we all have asked for forgiveness. And these individuals now who are before us on these suffrage bills are asking us to forgive the…See the Story
Senate votes to restore voting rights to four people previously convicted of disenfranchising felonies
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Tate Reeves · RidgelandThe Mississippi Senate on Wednesday unanimously confirmed Bill Cork as Gov. Tate Reeves’ pick for a permanent chief economic development officer, despite a background report provided to senators that he “created a toxic workplace” and had faced complaints including sexual harassment and creating a hostile work environment. In a hearing before his Senate confirmation, Cork said he did nothing wrong, has a winning economic development record, has …See the Story
Senate confirms Gov. Tate Reeves' economic development chief despite report of toxic workplace, claims of harassment
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Geology · RidgelandThe special geology of Mississippi is again giving the state a stab at playing a key role in the energy sector, this time for a burgeoning renewable power source called “green hydrogen.” The company Hy Stor Energy, founded in 2019, is looking to take advantage of the state’s salt domes, which provide valuable underground pockets for gas storage. Hy Stor will store its hydrogen in different salt domes around the state, Chief Executive Officer Lau…See the Story
'Green hydrogen' company looks to make Mississippi a leader of new renewable venture
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Ridgeland, Mississippi · RidgelandMore than a decade ago, Celia Sims sat in a room with parents whose precious children had died while at day care. Most had been neglected by their caregivers. Some died from injuries, others in their sleep. Most of the children attended licensed facilities, and at the time, their parents believed that licensing meant providers were safe, that unqualified workers were screened out. But they weren’t. In the early 2010s, there was no federal requ…See the Story
States are required to background check child care workers. Many are falling short.
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Ridgeland, Mississippi · RidgelandApril 24, 1960 Credit: Courtesy of University of Mississippi Press A mob attacked about 125 protesters, including Dr. Gilbert Mason, with bricks, chains, baseball bats, cue sticks and pipes after they walked onto “whites-only” Biloxi Beach. Police arrested the protesters, instead of those acting violently. By the time dawn broke, more than 20 Black Mississippians had been injured. “Tetanus shots had to be administered, gashes were sewn, and e…See the Story
On this day in 1960
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