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Tuscaloosa turns into party town after Alabama title win

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Alabama may have won its fourth national championship in seven seasons, but for the…

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Former Youth ChalleNGe Academy worker sentenced

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A former cafeteria manager at the Youth ChalleNGe Academy at Camp Shelby has been…

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Phil Bryant to begin 2nd term as Mississippi governor

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Republican Phil Bryant is beginning his second term as Mississippi governor. His inauguration ceremony…

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Grand jury: No indictment of Mississippi police officer

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A grand jury in Mississippi declined to indict a white police officer in the…

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Jury being selected in fatal 2014 Bourbon Street gunfight

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Jury selection began Monday in the trial of the only person arrested after a…

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DeSoto Central choir director charged with sexual battery

SOUTHAVEN, Miss. (AP) — A choir director at a DeSoto County high school has been charged with two…

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Spillway of swollen Mississippi River open near New Orleans

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers opened a major spillway Sunday near New Orleans…

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Report: Foster care system getting worse

    JACKSON (AP) — A new report finds that Mississippi’s child welfare system continues to deteriorate, raising the…

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Miss. schools ranked second-to-last in national rating

    JACKSON — An evaluation of school performance finds that Mississippi’s academic achievement gains have outstripped gains nationwide…

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Lawmakers honor legacy of civil rights leader

    JACKSON — Mississippi lawmakers honored Vernon Dahmer Sr. on Friday, 50 years after the civil rights leader…