WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Justice Department Ends Half-Century-Old Desegregation Cases in Florida and Mississippi * The Justice Department's Civil Rights Division announced today the dismissal of two desegregation cases in Hendry County, Florida, and Copiah County, Mississippi, concluding matters that have remained on the docket for more than half a century. The cases of Hendry County, Florida and Copiah County, Mississipp  more

JACKSON, Mississippi, Aug. 9 -- The Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce issued the following news release on Aug. 8, 2025: * * * Ag Commissioner Andy Gipson Announces Mississippi Great American State Fair 2025 Mississippi State Fair to Participate in Celebrations of America's 250th Anniversary * STATE FAIRGROUNDS, Miss. - Today, Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson announced the 166th Mississippi State Fair, to be held October 2-13, 2025, will take part in the  more

JACKSON, Mississippi, Aug. 9 -- The Mississippi Department of Archives and History issued the following news release on Aug. 8, 2025: * * * Mississippi State Fair to Participate in Celebrations of America's 250th Anniversary Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson held a news conference on Aug. 8 to announce that the 166th Mississippi State Fair, to be held Oct. 2-13, will participate in the nationwide Great American State Fair initiative, part of the America250 commemoration. Gi  more