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Pineville man hospitalized after trying to rescue grandparents from house fire

RAPIDES PARISH, La. – A 21-year-old remains hospitalized after being injured trying to rescue his grandparents from a ...

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MDAH seeks public input on new Vicksburg Military Park center

VICKSBURG – Two community engagement sessions will be held on Nov. 20 to introduce the public to a new ...

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Catholic Charities shuts down domestic violence shelter in Natchez

Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of stories about the impact of the end of ...

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Alcorn State announces plans for new president’s inauguration

LORMAN – Alcorn State University announces the upcoming inauguration of Dr. Tracy M. Cook as its 21st president. ...

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Co-Lin receives federal grant to train law enforcement officers

JACKSON – Copiah Lincoln Community College is among three South Mississippi recipients of federal grants aimed to strengthen ...

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4Women, 4Days ride bringing kidney donation awareness to Natchez

NATCHEZ – Four cyclists on a charity ride promoting kidney donation will wrap their journey in Natchez on ...

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Medgar Evers receives posthumous Presidential Medal of Freedom

Medgar Wiley Evers will be posthumously receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Evers, a World War II veteran ...

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The Mississippi Freedom Trail to add five new historical markers; Charles Evers to get marker in Fayette

The Mississippi Freedom Trail continues its mission to commemorate the pivotal moments, places, and courageous figures of the ...

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Tic Tac Dough: Fayette man claims lottery game’s top prize

A Fayette man is the first to claim the top prize in the Tic Tac Bonus game offered ...

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Mississippi to end federal unemployment supplement

JACKSON (AP) — Mississippi will stop accepting supplemental unemployment benefits from the federal government next month, Republican Gov. ...

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Fifth man charged with link to Mississippi officer’s killing

A fifth person is now charged in connection with a Mississippi police officer’s killing.

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2 teens charged in bomb threats against Mississippi schools

Two teenagers have been charged with making bomb threats against a north Mississippi elementary school and high ...

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Waller collects $580K in Mississippi governor’s race

A former Mississippi Supreme Court chief justice has collected more than $580,000 in his run for governor.

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2 more men arrested after Mississippi police officer slain

Two more people have been arrested after a Mississippi police officer was gunned down outside his police station.

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Mississippi police jail smiling suspect in officer’s killing

A Mississippi teenager accused of gunning down a uniformed officer in a police station parking lot was captured ...

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Mississippi police hunt killer who shot officer outside station

Police in Mississippi are looking for a gunman who approached a uniformed officer outside a Biloxi police station ...

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College board approves Nave as new Alcorn State president

Felecia M. Nave will be the new leader of Mississippi’s Alcorn State University, with trustees voting to affirm ...

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Mississippi man charged with cashing bogus state government checks

A Jackson man is charged with cashing counterfeit Mississippi state government checks.

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Man sentenced for having pipe bomb parts in Mississippi

A Mississippi man with a previous felony conviction has been sentenced to five years in federal prison, months ...

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White man with ‘disdain’ for race mixing charged with driving car at interracial couple

A white Louisiana man is charged with a hate crime after allegedly running down an interracial couple.

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