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- Mississippi Northern District Public Service Commissioner Brandon Presley, the Democratic nominee for governor, speaks during a campaign stop in Summit, Miss., Sept. 14, 2023. Presley is challenging first-term Republican Gov. Tate Reeves in the Nov. 7, 2023, general election. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)
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Democratic challenger raises more campaign cash than GOP incumbent in Mississippi governor's race
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press
Wed,10/11/23-10:52AM , 384 Reads
JACKSON, Miss.
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- Jackson State University students listen as Democratic candidate for governor Brandon Presley, center, speaks with them during a JSU Votes Civic Engagement Initiative on National Voter Registration Day, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023, in Jackson, Miss. Several student groups hosted the voter registration drive and provided a forum for students and candidates to meet prior to upcoming local and state elections. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
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It's now a 2-person Mississippi governor's race, but independent's name still appears on ballots
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press
Mon,10/09/23-4:22PM , 848 Reads
JACKSON, Miss.
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- A sign encouraging people to vote absentee stands outside the Hinds County Courthouse in Jackson, Miss., Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020. The 2023 general election absentee ballots in a different part of Mississippi, Jones County, will be several days late because a candidate dropped out of a race on Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023, and the ballot there had to be redone after a substitute candidate was named, according to Circuit Clerk Concetta Brooks. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)
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Absentee ballots are late in 1 Mississippi county after a candidate is replaced because of illness
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press
Tue,09/26/23-7:26PM , 542 Reads
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Voters in one Mississippi county are waiting extra days for access to absentee ballots because a candidate dropped out of a race last week and his party named someone to take his place.
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- With wife Elee Reeves at his side, Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves speaks in Jackson, Miss., after winning the Republican primary on Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023. Records show Tate Reeves received a $10,000 campaign contribution from a shipping company executive in 2020, several days before the state announced incentives for a division of the company to expand its operation in Mississippi. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)
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Mississippi announced incentives for company days after executive gave campaign money to governor
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press
Tue,09/26/23-1:33PM , 516 Reads
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi announced financial incentives for a shipbuilder to expand in Gulfport in 2020, days after the president of the shipbuilder's parent company made a $10,000 campaign contribution to Republican Gov. Tate Reeves, records show.
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Wednesday, February 25, 2026

Today's Weather

Mccomb, 39648, MS

Realtime Radar

Current Temp

66°F

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Chance of Rain: 50%
Max Temp: 76°F
Min Temp: 60°F
Feels Like: 66°F
Dew Point: 64°F
Humidity: 69%
Sunrise: 6:31 AM
Sunset: 5:57 PM

Wind Speed: 0 to 5 mph
Wind Direction: W
Wind Gust: 16 mph
Sky Cover: 73%
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 64°F
Moon Rise: 12:58 PM
Moon Set: 3:02 AM

A chance of rain showers before 8pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8pm and 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1am and 4am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy. Low around 59, with temperatures rising to around 61 overnight. West wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

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