Confederate statue moved from Claiborne County Courthouse to Grand Gulf Military Park
A Confederate statue that sat outside the Claiborne County Courthouse for more than a century was relocated on Nov. 11, 2026, to the nearby Grand Gulf Military Park, WJTV reported.
WJTV said the statue depicted Confederate Maj. Gen. Earl Van Dorn. The station cited the National Park Service in reporting that Van Dorn was born in Claiborne County, led the Trans-Mississippi military district beginning in January 1862 and was shot dead at his headquarters on May 7, 1863. WJTV also reported that Port Gibson NAACP board member Geraline Smith said she and other NAACP members spent six years gathering resident signatures to support the relocation effort.
National news: The Hill reported that Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, speaking at the Federalist Society’s Antonin Scalia Memorial Dinner, warned that Congress could try to defund the judiciary and said preserving judicial independence is important. The Hill said Alito made the remarks to more than 1,000 conservative lawyers while defending the role and limits of the courts.
The New York Times reported that Sen. Chris Van Hollen announced a challenge to Sen. Chuck Schumer for Senate majority leader, saying the bid was aimed at ensuring Democrats respond to voters’ concerns. The Times quoted Van Hollen as saying he had “more than 10” of the Senate’s 55 Democrats and senators-elect supporting his effort.
Sports: Ole Miss (6-3) travels to Oklahoma after a 42-7 loss to No. 1 Georgia; kickoff is set for 3:15 p.m. on the SEC Network. Mississippi State (4-5), still without starting quarterback Kamario Taylor, will be at Auburn for an 11:00 a.m. kickoff on ESPN2. Southern Miss (3-6) plays at Louisiana Tech at 4:00 p.m. on ESPN+. Jackson State (7-2) travels to Alabama State on Saturday with a 2:00 p.m. kickoff on ESPN+; JSU sits atop the SWAC East and is tied with Alabama A&M but holds the tiebreaker, and is one game ahead of Bethune-Cookman and Alabama State, the Magnolia Tribune roundup noted.
Markets and business: The Wall Street Journal reported existing-home sales fell 5.5% in October to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 3.75 million, the lowest level since 2010, the Journal wrote. CNBC reported U.S. equity futures were slightly higher after major indexes pulled back a day earlier, and said Nvidia shares fell after founder and CEO Jensen Huang stepped down amid reports of extramarital affairs that included an allegation involving a woman U.S. intelligence officials believe is a Chinese spy.
Source: Magnolia Tribune
