Mississippi Politics Information Directory

Mississippi politics takes center stage at Neshoba fair. State Sen. Alan Nunnelee of Tupelo, the Republican nominee in north Mississippi's 1st Congressional District, used his speech Wednesday at the Neshoba County Fair to criticize the ...

American women have exercised the right to vote for nearly 90 years, but politics is still mostly a men's game in Mississippi. Chalk it up to the culture, and to family considerations. Women still run for office here in smaller numbers, ...

The group mentioned for a possible run for governor is another indication of the change in politics in Mississippi. Have we ever had such a great group to make a selection from before? Mississippi will benefit from any of these ...

Although this is an “off-year” in state politics with federal offices on the ballot in November, Minor – who has covered Mississippi politics for 60 years – said the traditional political stump speeches at the Neshoba County Fair will ...

The Coast Guard says a barge accident on the Mississippi River last night has caused the closure of seven miles of the river and sent three towboat crew members to a Memphis hospital.