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Mississippi homecoming queen boots game-winning extra point
One Mississippi Gulf Coast senior is the homecoming queen and the game-winning placekicker.
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Greenville police shoot and kill man in foot chase, say he had gun
A man was fatally shot during a foot chase in the Mississippi Delta.
by The Associated Press, Saturday, September 8, 2018 11:12 am
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Laurel mayor: City raising taxes for road repair
A south Mississippi city is raising taxes to pay for more roadwork.
by The Associated Press, Friday, September 7, 2018 9:39 am
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Ex-Jackson officer sentenced in assault of man, 19
A former Jackson police officer accused of using excessive force against a 19-year-old has been sentenced to jail time.
by The Associated Press, Friday, September 7, 2018 9:19 am
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$600K budget deficit, Ocean Springs closes jail, lays off jailers
Officials say a Mississippi city facing a budget deficit of roughly $600,000 has decided to close its jail and lay off its jailers.
by The Associated Press, Friday, September 7, 2018 9:15 am
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New Orleans bakery known for poor boy loaves quietly closes
A beloved New Orleans neighborhood bakery, known in the city for loaves of bread used to make "poor boy" sandwiches, has closed.
by The Associated Press, Thursday, September 6, 2018 4:45 pm
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Mississippi State students avoid jail in Alabama football burglary
Four Mississippi State University students won't go to jail after being accused of stealing memorabilia from the University of Alabama's football building.
by The Associated Press, Thursday, September 6, 2018 4:42 pm
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Mississippi governor and lieutenant governor call for teacher pay raise
Mississippi's governor and lieutenant governor say they will support teacher pay raises in the 2019 legislative session, months before state elections.
by The Associated Press, Thursday, September 6, 2018 4:39 pm
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Burt Reynolds, star of film, TV and tabloids, dead at 82
Burt Reynolds, the handsome film and television star known for his acclaimed performances in "Deliverance" and "Boogie Nights" and for an active off-screen life which ...
by The Associated Press, Thursday, September 6, 2018 2:50 pm
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Plea deal made in hazing death of Louisiana State University student
Two young men pleaded no contest Thursday to misdemeanor hazing in the drinking death of a Louisiana State University fraternity pledge whose blood alcohol level ...
by The Associated Press, Thursday, September 6, 2018 1:53 pm
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Northeast Mississippi investigators foil girlfriend’s plot to impersonate officer to free boyfriend from jail
A man accused of murder faces new charges after he allegedly conspired with his girlfriend to escape from a northeast Mississippi jail.
by The Associated Press, Thursday, September 6, 2018 1:47 pm
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Sheriff: Dead football player tested positive for cocaine
A north Mississippi high school football player who died at an Aug. 24 game in Clarksdale tested positive for cocaine, raising more questions about his ...
by The Associated Press, Thursday, September 6, 2018 1:38 pm
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Gordon, never a hurricane, led to death of Alabama child in mobile home
Tropical Storm Gordon never became a hurricane but it was deadly all the same, killing a child by blowing a tree onto a mobile home ...
by The Associated Press, Wednesday, September 5, 2018 9:04 am
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Officials: Large Mississippi moonshine operation shut down
Officials say they've shut down a large moonshine operation on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
by The Associated Press, Wednesday, September 5, 2018 8:59 am
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16 inmates die in Mississippi prison system in August
Sixteen inmates died in the Mississippi prison system in August.
by The Associated Press, Wednesday, September 5, 2018 8:45 am
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Louisiana police officer accused of punching softball umpire
A police officer in Louisiana is accused of attacking an umpire at a University of Louisiana at Monroe softball game.
by The Associated Press, Tuesday, September 4, 2018 9:07 am
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Family to sell contents of iconic Mississippi juke joint
First Po' Monkey died. Now, the stuff that surrounded him could be going away too.
by The Associated Press, Tuesday, September 4, 2018 8:49 am
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Gordon strengthens, expected to hit Gulf Coast as hurricane
Coastal residents from Florida to Louisiana hustled to prepare for a deluge as Tropical Storm Gordon grew stronger on a path to hit the central ...
by The Associated Press, Tuesday, September 4, 2018 8:43 am
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Gator hunters rescued after boating accident north of Natchez
A party of alligator hunters has been rescued after a boating accident on the Mississippi River near Natchez.
by The Associated Press, Monday, September 3, 2018 10:36 am
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Southwest Mississippi keeps an eye on Tropical Storm Gordon
Residents in parts of South Florida, Mississippi, and Louisiana are being warned to prepare for tropical storm-force winds with the onset of Tropical Storm Gordon.
by The Associated Press, Monday, September 3, 2018 10:15 am
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Analysis: Mississippi lawmakers cut knots on road funding
When Mississippi lawmakers met in special session to deal with transportation funding, they agreed relatively quickly on issues that had been tangled in arguments for ...
by The Associated Press, Monday, September 3, 2018 9:29 am
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Garbage truck hits pickup, killing Winnsboro, La., woman
Louisiana State Police say a garbage truck pulled onto a state highway and hit a pickup truck, killing the driver of the smaller truck.
by The Associated Press, Friday, August 31, 2018 10:11 am
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Attorney general: Secrecy in road inquiry won’t withstand legal order
Mississippi's attorney general says that as he investigates whether Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves improperly pushed a $2 million road, lawmakers may not be able to ...
by The Associated Press, Friday, August 31, 2018 10:08 am
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Father charged with murder in shooting death of son
A Mississippi man is accused of shooting his 20-year-old son to death.
by The Associated Press, Friday, August 31, 2018 10:01 am
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Two in car dead after hitting school bus while trying to pass another vehicle in North Mississippi
Two north Mississippi residents are dead after their car hit a school bus.
by The Associated Press, Thursday, August 30, 2018 5:26 pm
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2 arrested in June death of Yazoo City’s ‘Peanut Man’
A man and a woman have been arrested in the beating death of a central Mississippi man.
by The Associated Press, Thursday, August 30, 2018 5:20 pm
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Beauty retailer opens Mississippi warehouse in Olive Branch with 220 workers
Beauty retailer Sephora says it's opened a northern Mississippi distribution center with 220 workers.
by The Associated Press, Thursday, August 30, 2018 5:16 pm
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Lawsuit: New Orleans Landlord only rented to young, white women; then he harassed them
A New Orleans landlord is accused of sexually harassing tenants and only renting to young, thin, white women.
by The Associated Press, Thursday, August 30, 2018 9:34 am
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