Colom leads Hyde‑Smith by 2,990 votes as Mississippi certification deadline nears
Democrat Scott Colom led incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde‑Smith by 2,990 votes as of the morning of Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026, with Mississippi’s deadline to certify the election set for Friday, Nov. 13, the Magnolia Tribune reported.
The Magnolia Tribune published the vote totals as: Scott Colom (D) 470,074 (49.1%); Cindy Hyde‑Smith (R) 467,084 (48.8%); Ty Pinkins (I) 20,118 (2.1%). The outlet said final tallies were expected to continue arriving beginning Nov. 11 and that the deadline to receive mail‑in absentee ballots and cure outstanding affidavit ballots had passed.
On Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2026, Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch joined a bipartisan coalition of 49 other attorneys general urging the Federal Communications Commission to strengthen its Robocall Mitigation Database, the Magnolia Tribune reported.
The attorneys general asked the FCC to make the RMD more effective by, among other measures:
- Vetting information in the RMD for accuracy and completeness before allowing call traffic into the network;
- Requiring disclosures about use of third parties, related entities, claims of domestic presence and access to numbering resources;
- Using new methods to suspend or remove bad actors and requiring RMD filers to provide evidence of solvency;
- Holding providers responsible for filings done on their behalf and imposing additional certification requirements to speed removals when necessary;
- Requiring providers to notify upstream and downstream partners of FCC orders and making historical RMD filings, including removals, public;
- Implementing proposed rules as soon as possible while maintaining RMD obligations in the interim.
In college football news, the Maxwell Football Club named Ole Miss quarterback Trinidad Chambliss one of 18 semifinalists for the 2026 Maxwell Award, and Ole Miss Athletics reported Chambliss has 2,359 passing yards and 18 touchdown passes this season, plus seven rushing touchdowns. The Maxwell finalists will be announced Nov. 24, and the winner will be revealed Dec. 11 on the ESPN Home Depot College Football Awards Show, the club said.
Mississippi State senior cornerback Kelley Jones was named a semifinalist for the 2026 Chuck Bednarik Award, the Maxwell Football Club announced. MSU Athletics reported Jones had 33 tackles (21 solo) and seven pass breakups through nine games; three Bednarik finalists will be announced Nov. 24 and the winner Dec. 10, the club said.
Business and markets coverage in the Magnolia Tribune noted mortgage rates rose after four weeks of declines, with the average 30‑year fixed rate rising 12 basis points to 7.30% on the report of hotter‑than‑expected monthly inflation, citing Mortgage News Daily and CNBC.
The Tribune also relayed that the Food and Drug Administration has instructed manufacturers of GLP‑1 drugs to add warnings about a small risk of non‑arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy, a condition that can cause significant vision loss, citing Fox Business and FDA materials.
Source: Magnolia Tribune
