Mississippi win bodes well for Democrats (Los Angeles Times) The GOP loses a special House election for the third time this year, which could spell trouble for Republicans this fall. Barack Obama wasn't alone in largely ignoring West Virginia's Democratic presidential primary. For political analysts, the contest that really resonated Tuesday night was in Mississippi. South Mississippi under flash flood watch (The Biloxi Sun Herald) South Mississippi's coastal counties are under a flash flood watch through this evening as a cold front moves across the area, bringing with it several inches of rain. House Republicans Say Mississippi Loss May Signal More Setbacks (Bloomberg via Yahoo! News) May 14 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. House Republicans said an election loss in Mississippi yesterday may portend widespread voter rejection in the November races, and some are advocating distancing themselves from President George W. Bush's policies. 3 accepted to Mississippi School for Math & Science (The Vicksburg Post) Three Vicksburg students have been accepted to the Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science and will start classes this fall. The public school, located in Columbus on the campus of Mississippi University for Women, was created in 1987 by the Legislature and is for gifted juniors and seniors. Antiabortion Democrat Wins Special Election To Fill House Seat In Mississippi (Medical News Today) A conservative Democrat who, according to the Washington Post, ran a campaign focused on "support for gun rights and opposition to abortion," won a special election Tuesday to fill the Republican-held U.S. House seat in northern Mississippi. Prentiss County, Miss., Chancery Clerk Travis Childers (D) defeated Southaven, Miss. Childers collects on broad support in Mississippi 1st District victory (Memphis Commercial Appeal) Travis W. Childers pulled off a stunning Democratic victory in Mississippi's 1st Congressional District by pulling together a diverse coalition while reminding voters of the late Congressman Jamie L. Whitten, analysts said Wednesday. Y'all come: DeSoto County Tourism Day spreads mat at Mississippi Welcome Center (Memphis Commerci... Tourism officials served a big slice of DeSoto County to some 600-700 visitors Wednesday at the Mississippi Welcome Center on Interstate 55 South at Hernando. Larkin graduate Sainz excels at Mississippi St. (The Courier News) Mississippi State University golfer Carlos Sainz Jr. went through some changes in the past year. Those changes are working -- Sainz recently finished 15th in the highly competitive Southeastern Conference Tournament. The Larkin High School graduate shot a 218 with a low score of 71 coming in the final round. As a team, the Mississippi State Bulldog...... Mississippi election loss is GOP 'wakeup call' (CNN.com) A third-straight special election defeat in as many months left congressional Republicans reeling Wednesday, seriously concerned about what the November elections have in store for their party.
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