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USM center gets federal grant to help at-risk students
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) — The Center for Community and Civic Engagement at the University of Southern Mississippi has…
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Chief: Standoff with Gulfport police ends peacefully
GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) — Police in Mississippi say a standoff with an armed suspect has ended peacefully. Gulfport…
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Jackson airport board maintains ‘status quo’
Despite a new law recreating the Jackson Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport board, the governor and lieutenant governor have…
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Second defendant signs on to governor’s HB 1523 appeal
A second defendant has joined Gov. Phil Bryant in his appeal of the federal district court’s ruling that struck…
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Suit claims charter school law is unconstitutional
A group of Jackson parents is challenging Mississippi’s charter school law, calling it unconstitutional and harmful to students…
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The Latest: Prosecutor: No decision yet on protest charges
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana (AP) — The Latest on protests in Louisiana over the shooting death of Alton Sterling…
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Aerojet Rocketdyne to expand at NASA’s Stennis Space Center
BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss. (AP) — Officials with Aerojet Rocketdyne say assembly and testing of its AR1 advanced…
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Murder charge dropped against West Point woman
COLUMBUS, Miss. (AP) — A 26-year-old West Point woman will no longer face a capital murder charge in…
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Officials recapture third escaped Simpson County inmate
MENDENHALL, Miss. (AP) — All three inmates who escaped from Simpson County Jail in June are back in…
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Continental Tire: The numbers behind the deal
Gov. Phil Bryant, center, and representatives from Continental Tire along with state and local officials were on hand…