Cindy Hyde-Smith wins runoff election
Cindy Hyde-Smith has defeated Democrat Mike Espy in the 2018 U.S. Senate special election runoff. Image License Photo: United States Senate License Link
Cindy Hyde Smith casts her vote in runoff election
Cindy Hyde-Smith voted in Brookhaven, Mississippi today. Neither Hyde-Smith nor Espy received enough votes to achieve an outright victory, leading to today’s runoff election. Hyde-Smith got 41.5 percent of the vote and Espy got 40.6 percent. Following the special election,…
Mike Espy casts his vote in runoff election
Mike Espy cast his vote earlier Tuesday. Espy faces Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith who has been mired in several racially-charged controversies. “For the people of Mississippi, if I'm lucky and privileged and blessed enough to be elected tonight, I think it's…
Democrat Mike Espy rallies ahead of the runoff
Democrat Mike Espy spent one final day on the campaign trail ahead of tomorrow’s runoff election that has suddenly garnered national attention. That after controversial comments by Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith including being captured on tape saying she’d attend a…
U.S. Senate runoff election debate
Republican Senator Cindy-Hyde Smith faced off against Democrat Mike Espy in a debate in Jackson. Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith was appointed to the Senate in April after Senator Thad Cochran retired. Representatives from Hyde-Smith’s campaign said in a statement: “Mississippians were…
Federal judge strikes down restrictive abortion law
A federal judge has struck down a Mississippi abortion law that is one of the most restrictive in the United States. The Mississippi law bans most abortions after 15 weeks. U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves ruled today that it ‘unequivocally’…
Hyde-Smith and Espy to debate tonight in Jackson
The debate between Republican Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith and Democrat Mike Espy is set for tonight in Jackson. Hyde-Smith was appointed to the Senate in April after Senator Thad Cochran retired of health concerns. Hyde-Smith is challenged by Mike Espy, a…
Joe Biden endorses Mike Espy
Former Vice President Joe Biden is backing fellow Democrat Mike Espy in the U.S. Senate runoff election. Biden says Espy promises to protect social security, Medicare, and those with pre-existing medical conditions trying to find health insurance. Espy was Mississippi’s…
President Trump announces campaign rally in Biloxi
President Donald Trump will rally for Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith in not one, but two Mississippi cities on the eve of her November 27th U.S Senate runoff election against Democrat Mike Espy. The Trump campaign announced Saturday that it will hold…
Two dead in tour bus crash in DeSoto County
Two people are dead and dozens are injured after a bus crashes on a Mississippi highway today. Authorities say the tour bus was headed from Huntsville, Alabama to Tunica, Mississippi when the bus overturned. The DeSoto County Sheriff’s Department says…
Hyde-Smith faces criticism over comment
Mississippi Republican Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith facing criticism for joking about attending a hanging in an online video. The video was posted to Twitter Sunday. It shows Senator Hyde-Smith surrounded by a crowd holding her campaign signs. It supposedly takes place…
University of Mississippi chancellor stepping down in January
The State College Board announced that the chancellor of Ole Miss, Jeffrey Vitter, will be stepping down in January. After serving three years in the university’s top administrative position, Vitter is resigning on January 3rd. He will remain as a…
Hyde-Smith will debate Espy November 20th
Republican Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith has accepted an invitation from Mississippi Farm Bureau to debate her Democratic opponent Mike Espy on November 20th. Officials say Senator Hyde-Smith’s campaign received and accepted the debate invitation from Mississippi Farm Bureau. The invitation outlined…
Cindy Hyde-Smith moves to runoff election
News 25’s Gabby Easterwood is in Jackson where both Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith are having their campaign party.
Wicker and Hyde-Smith in Jackson
News 25’s Gabby Easterwood is in Jackson where both Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith are having their campaign party.
Secretary of State Hosemann on voter turnout
Mississippi Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann was in Jackson today encouraging voters to go to the polls. Voter turnout across the state is expected to compete with record numbers in the past. Secretary Hosemann expresses the importance of casting your…
Child dies after being hit by truck in Lee County
A nine-year-old Lee County, Mississippi boy is dead after he was hit by a truck while getting on a school bus in front of his house this morning. Dalen Thomas was crossing the street to get on the stopped school…
Special election could lead to runoff
A runoff election could be the deciding factor in the U.S. Senate special election. In the November 6th election, a candidate must get 50 percent of the votes. A new poll shows Republican Senator Cindy-Hyde Smith got 38 percent of…
Ole Miss donor's name being removed after racist comment
A donor's name is being removed from the University of Mississippi journalism school after his Facebook post drew backlash for being racist. Trustees of the state College Board voted unanimously Thursday to strip Ed Meek's name from the Meek School…
Baby girl stabbed, baked in oven in Shaw, Mississippi
Mississippi officials are investigating after a dead infant was found in an oven. Police were called Monday night to a home in Shaw. There, a 20-month-old girl was found dead in an oven. Officials are still investigating the baby’s cause…
Jim Hood announces gubernatorial campaign
Mississippi’s democratic attorney general is launching his 2019 campaign for governor by criticizing the Republican-led legislature for enacting corporate tax cuts. Jim Hood is the only Democrat currently holding statewide office in Mississippi. He announced his gubernatorial campaign today in…
President Trump visits Mississippi
President Donald Trump is stumping for Mississippi Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith saying a vote for her is a vote for him. Trump on Tuesday called her a ‘true Mississippi patriot.’ She lauded Trump and said to the crowd ‘is he not…
Attorney General Jim Hood to run for governor
The only Democrat holding statewide office in Mississippi says he will run for governor in 2019. Fourth-term Attorney General Jim Hood said in a statement today that he will announce his candidacy Wednesday in his hometown of Houston, Mississippi. He…
Mistrial declared in trial for man charged with burning Mississippi woman
A Mississippi judge has declared a second mistrial in the capital murder case of a man accused of setting a woman on fire in 2014. Deadlocked jurors said they couldn't reach a verdict. Panola County Circuit Judge Gerald Chatham declared…