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Pass Christian artist specializes in chalk painting

PASS CHRISTIAN, Miss. (AP) — For 26-year-old Celeste Plaisance, working from her mother’s dining room table — while…

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Alligator poaching on the rise

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — When Kathy Wilkinson of Eco-Tours of South Mississippi took a boat filled with guests…

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Charge: 2 Mississippi residents aimed to join Islamic State

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Two Mississippi residents were arrested over the weekend on charges that they were trying…

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NWS issues excessive heat warning

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — An excessive heat warning remains in effect for southeast Louisiana and southern Mississippi. According…

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Visit Oxford to get new headquarters

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — A historic building that most recently housed the Freeland Law Firm and was once…

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‘Selma’ director DuVernay to get museum’s Freedom Award

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — “Selma” director Ava DuVernay will receive the Freedom Award handed out by the National…

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Artwalk to commemorate 10th anniversary of Katrina

BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss. (AP) — Second Saturday Artwalk in Bay St. Louis is taking on a special…

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Court won’t rehear case, Lee County judge removed from bench

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A north Mississippi judge’s re-election campaign is over — and he’s out of a…

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Mississippi woman indicted in Nigerian scam

GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi woman first believed to be a victim of a Nigerian scam has…

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Long Beach approves Katrina slab ordinance

LONG BEACH, Miss. (AP) — In 30 days, Long Beach residents will have to remove any slabs left…