Mississippi observes Jefferson Davis' birthday, combined with Memorial Day, as a state holiday. This combined holiday is one of three Confederate holidays observed in Mississippi. While other ...

Disaster unemployment assistance is available for several Mississippi counties affected by severe weather in March.The ...

Most desks are assigned by seniority, but a few, like the Jefferson Davis desk, are reserved. The Jefferson Davis desk is currently used by Mississippi's senior senator, Roger Wicker. A candy desk ...

Davis’ birthday is one of three holidays in Alabama that commemorate Confederate leaders: Robert E. Lee’s birthday, which is ...

Disaster assistance is available to Mississippi after FEMA announced May 23 that it had approved a disaster declaration made ...

Mississippi will honor Confederate President Jefferson Davis this three-day weekend. The state isn't the only one to honor him with a state holiday or local celebration, but it is the only one to ...

The U.S. Senate is still using desks made 200 years ago. A Mississippi senator is still using the one that Jefferson Davis sat at before becoming president of the Confederate States of America.

Mississippi observes Jefferson Davis' birthday, combined with Memorial Day, as a state holiday. This combined holiday is one of three Confederate holidays observed in Mississippi. While other states ...

Mississippi observes Jefferson Davis' birthday, combined with Memorial Day, as a state holiday. This is one of three Confederate holidays observed in Mississippi, including Robert E. Lee/MLK Day ...