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Mississippi could re-examine 1959 racial killing of teenager
Eberlene King remembers her 15-year-old brother as he lay dying, after white teenagers cruised through their black neighborhood in a pickup on Halloween night ...
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Analysis: It’s prosecutor vs. ‘Big Country’ in Mississippi Congressional District 3 race
The major-party nominees in Mississippi’s 3rd Congressional District present sharp contrasts in style, even if their ideological differences are fuzzier.
by The Associated Press, Monday, August 20, 2018 9:13 am
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Louisiana governor appoints convicted ex-sheriff of Tensas Parish to used car board
The Louisiana governor has appointed a former sheriff who pleaded guilty to misusing funds and mistreating inmates to a state commission that oversees legal compliance ...
by The Associated Press, Monday, August 20, 2018 9:10 am
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Louisiana State Penitentiary inmate hospitalized after fight
A Louisiana State Penitentiary inmate has been seriously hurt in a fight with another inmate. The Advocate reports that the inmate was receiving intensive medical care ...
by The Associated Press, Monday, August 20, 2018 9:07 am
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Executive director of Jefferson Davis home in Mississippi fired
The executive director of historic home and museum Beauvoir in Biloxi has been fired.
by The Associated Press, Monday, August 20, 2018 9:00 am
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Barbers dole out dozens of cuts to New Orleans’ homeless
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Nearly two years ago, Brennon Jones told his wife Tasha, “I want to go cut hair for the homeless.” The next ...
by The Associated Press, Sunday, August 19, 2018 2:41 pm
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100-year-old Louisiana woman says ‘measure what you’ve got’
Lucille Gordon has packed a lot of living into 100 years and she’s not ready to slow down yet.
by The Associated Press, Sunday, August 19, 2018 2:38 pm
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Jesmyn Ward, Salman Rushdie draw large crowds at Mississippi book fest
National Book Award winner Jesmyn Ward told a home-state audience in Mississippi on Saturday that she’s working on two books.
by The Associated Press, Sunday, August 19, 2018 2:34 pm
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On a mission: Teen starts ministry to give socks to homeless
Socks are the No. 1 most requested clothing item at homeless shelters. This is a fact Carver O’Neal read last year, and it resonated with ...
by The Associated Press, Sunday, August 19, 2018 9:00 am
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Tupelo Special Olympian finds winning pace at Seattle games
Gregory Hutson had no doubts.
by The Associated Press, Sunday, August 19, 2018 12:05 am
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Tent collapses on 400 people and injures 12; speaker Lou Holtz unhurt
Authorities say 12 people have been hospitalized, including three who were seriously injured, after a tent collapsed at a bank's shareholders' event.
by The Associated Press, Saturday, August 18, 2018 4:50 pm
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Weather service confirms EF1 tornado hits central Mississippi
The National Weather Service confirms a tornado hit the central Mississippi city of Madison.
by The Associated Press, Saturday, August 18, 2018 4:41 pm
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Husband, wife dead after murder-suicide in Smith County
A husband and wife are dead after an apparent murder-suicide in Smith County.
by The Associated Press, Saturday, August 18, 2018 4:36 pm
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Mom, dad, son sent to prison for defrauding government by selling power wheelchairs to those who didn’t need them
Three family members have been sentenced to prison in Tennessee for defrauding federal health care programs of millions of dollars by selling back braces and ...
by The Associated Press, Saturday, August 18, 2018 12:36 pm
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Court: Mental health officials can’t ‘second guess’ judges
The Mississippi Supreme Court says the state Department of Mental Health can't refuse a judge's order committing patients, even if the department disagrees that a ...
by The Associated Press, Saturday, August 18, 2018 12:31 pm
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Still using assumed name, man gets 20 years for possessing $600,000 in cocaine
A man whose true name remains a mystery has been sentenced to 20 years in prison by a suburban New Orleans judge for possessing roughly ...
by The Associated Press, Saturday, August 18, 2018 12:27 pm
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Education superintendent: Louisiana teachers need pay hike
Louisiana's education superintendent says salaries for public school teachers need to be raised.
by The Associated Press, Saturday, August 18, 2018 12:22 pm
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Two men cited for alleged alligator violations in Louisiana
Two men have been cited for alleged alligator violations in Louisiana.
by The Associated Press, Friday, August 17, 2018 3:29 pm
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Governor to call special session on transportation but with no details
Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant confirms that he will call legislators into special session next week to deal with transportation funding.
by The Associated Press, Friday, August 17, 2018 3:26 pm
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Plans to create reservoir on Pearl River generate worries in Louisiana
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana officials are worried Mississippi’s plans for a new reservoir on the Pearl River could harm Louisiana’s ecology. An attorney ...
by The Associated Press, Friday, August 17, 2018 3:19 pm
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Second person charged with hurling objects at vehicles on rural highway
A second person has been charged with hurling hard objects at vehicles traveling on a rural highway in the Mississippi Delta.
by The Associated Press, Friday, August 17, 2018 12:46 pm
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Officials: Crime lab finds fentanyl in synthetic marijuana in Brandon
Mississippi officials are warning that synthetic marijuana they seized at a Brandon convenience store on Aug. 8 is laced with the powerful opioid fentanyl.
by The Associated Press, Friday, August 17, 2018 12:41 pm
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Parents of LSU fraternity pledge sue after son’s death
The parents of a Louisiana State University freshman who died of alcohol intoxication last year after an alleged fraternity hazing filed a federal lawsuit Thursday ...
by The Associated Press, Friday, August 17, 2018 11:38 am
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Court ruling costs Lowndes county $800K in tax revenue
A unanimous ruling by the Mississippi Supreme Court in May means that some Lowndes County businesses have been mistakenly paying property taxes for years.
by The Associated Press, Friday, August 17, 2018 11:31 am
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Why are Mississippi teachers crowdfunding classrooms?
Kristy Clark taught in the Hancock County School District on the Mississippi Gulf Coast for 15 years, but she decided to stop teaching in the ...
by The Associated Press, Friday, August 17, 2018 11:25 am
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Lauderdale sheriff: Girl, 12, stole mother’s car, ran over deputy
A Mississippi sheriff says a 12-year-old girl stole her mother's car and ran over a deputy trying to stop her.
by The Associated Press, Friday, August 17, 2018 11:18 am
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Former Louisiana deputy admits to distributing drugs other items confiscated at traffic stops
A former Louisiana law enforcement officer has admitted distributing marijuana and giving his girlfriend marijuana, alcohol and other items confiscated at traffic stops.
by The Associated Press, Thursday, August 16, 2018 9:33 am
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High court: Mississippi Delta district can merge schools
The Mississippi Supreme Court is clearing the way for a school district to merge schools, overturning a lower court order.
by The Associated Press, Thursday, August 16, 2018 9:27 am
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