Pines News
Secretary of State candidates vow sweeping campaign finance reform, enforcement
by Geoff Pender, Mississippi Today July 27, 2023 Incumbent Republican Secretary of State Michael Watson on Thursday vowed to reform Mississippi’s lax campaign finance and lobbying reporting and...
Rowdy Neshoba County Fair attendees show that bitter race for governor is officially in full swing
by Taylor Vance, Mississippi Today July 27, 2023 The sheer intensity of crowd interaction at the Neshoba County Fair on Thursday largely overshadowed the traditional stump speeches from the two...
Delbert Hosemann, Chris McDaniel trade blows in Neshoba stump speeches
by Geoff Pender, Mississippi Today July 26, 2023 Incumbent Republican Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann and his main primary opponent state Sen. Chris McDaniel had little nice to say about each other in...
How the heated governor’s race debate came together quickly at the 1995 Neshoba County Fair
by Bobby Harrison, Mississippi Today July 25, 2023 Republican Gov. Tate Reeves and his Democratic opponent Brandon Presley still have time to agree to debate during this week’s Neshoba County Fair...
From ‘Barbie’ extra to victim advocate: Rayborn helps increase trafficking awareness
"Barbie" movie extra. International magazine and runway model. World traveler. Communication and philosophy student at Mississippi State University. All of these descriptors of Bébé Rayborn may be...
Where the sheriff is king, these women say he coerced them into sex
by Ilyssa Daly and Jerry Mitchell, Mississippi Today July 19, 2023 In 2012, three months after Eddie Scott became sheriff of Clay County, Miss., a claim by a woman he had helped put behind bars...