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Cochran-Childers race tame compared to GOP primary
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press

Mon,11/03/14-5:36PM , 167 Reads
JACKSON — A Senate race that started with a bitter Republican primary a few months ago will come limping to a close Tuesday when Mississippi voters decide whether to send the GOP’s Thad Cochran back to Washington for a seventh term.
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Tax cuts on ’15 agenda
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press
Mon,11/03/14-4:36PM , 165 Reads
JACKSON — Mississippi has state elections in 2015, and it’s a safe bet that lawmakers will try to endear themselves to voters by debating a tax cut.
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Remaking Ole Miss
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press

Fri,10/24/14-5:19PM , 179 Reads
OXFORD — Ole Miss is enjoying its best football season in a half-century, and that’s bringing new attention to Mississippi’s flagship university.
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Miss. ban on same-sex marriage challenged
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press

Tue,10/21/14-4:56PM , 223 Reads
JACKSON — A gay-rights group and two lesbian couples filed a federal lawsuit Monday to try to overturn the ban on same-sex marriage in Mississippi, a Bible Belt state where the Republican governor and GOP leaders who control the state Legislature have long said they believe marriage should be only between a man and a woman.
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Greenwood, 38930, MS

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Current Temp

75°F

Showers And Thunderstorms

Chance of Rain: 90%
Max Temp: 79°F
Min Temp: 56°F
Feels Like: 76°F
Dew Point: 63°F
Humidity: 97%
Sunrise: 7:18 AM
Sunset: 7:03 PM

Wind Speed: 10 mph
Wind Direction: SSW
Wind Gust: 9 mph
Sky Cover: 94%
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 63°F
Moon Rise: NA
Moon Set: 10:24 AM

Showers and thunderstorms before 4pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Some of the storms could be severe. Mostly cloudy. High near 79, with temperatures falling to around 75 in the afternoon. South southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

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