Fast-growing DeSoto County could gain more representation at the state ... Census will reshape political maps in Mississippi: Who could gain, ... Mississippi's 2020 population was 2,963,914, ...

Mississippi Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann speaks to elected officials at the Lauderdale County Courthouse in Meridian, Miss. on Friday, April 30, 2021. Hosemann was in town to talk about the 2021 ...

A young male bear has been sighted in North Mississippi, moving from DeSoto County eastward. A sow with cubs was sighted in Meridian, indicating an established bear population in the area. A video of ...

The Mississippi Coast has grown more diverse over the last four years. One group is driving that growth, according to U.S.

Yazoo County, Mississippi, experienced the largest population decline of all U.S. counties between July 1, 2023, and July 1, 2024, losing 6.4 percent of its residents.

The U.S. Coast Survey map calculated the number of slaves in each county in the United States in 1860. Library of Congress In September of 1861, the U.S. Coast Survey published a large map ...

New Lawsuit Alleges Mississippi County Discriminates Against Black Voters. A federal lawsuit alleges that among the five districts drawn to elect officials in Mississippi’s DeSoto County, all of ...

A federal court has ordered the state of Mississippi to redraw its 2022 state legislative maps because it dilutes the voting strength of Black Mississippians. The panel of three judges ruled that ...

ACLU-MS citied statistics which it said showed a lack of representation for Black voters — though DeSoto's population is more than 30% Black, none of the 25 county officials elected by the map's ...

Voters from 15 Mississippi legislative ... The redrawn district contains a Black voting-age population of 52.4 ... McLendon proposed an alternative map for the DeSoto County area and is frustrated ...

Voters from 15 Mississippi legislative districts will decide special elections this November, if a federal court approves two redistricting maps that lawmakers approved on Wednesday.

Yazoo County, Mississippi, experienced the largest population decline of all U.S. counties between July 1, 2023, and July 1, 2024, losing 6.4 percent of its residents.