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Philadelphia man sentenced to 18 years
A Philadelphia man was sentenced to 222 months in prison on Tuesday for possessing a firearm in furtherance…
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Biloxi man pleads guilty in gun conspiracy
A Biloxi man on Tuesday pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess a firearm in furtherance of a drug…
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Letter-writing campaign honors James Meredith
OXFORD, Miss. – During the signature event of the University of Mississippi’s celebration of the 60th anniversary of…
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State to commemorate life of slain civil rights veteran
World War I veteran Lamar Smith knew the risk of registering Black residents to vote and encouraging them…
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Students see declines in reading, math on national exam
Mississippi’s students have not fully recovered from pandemic learning declines, new national test results show, offering a different…
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EPA opens civil rights probe into state’s role in water system
The Environmental Protection Agency wrote in a letter Thursday that it is opening a civil rights investigation into…
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Lawmakers look to legalize fentanyl test strips
A group of Mississippi lawmakers is seeking to legalize fentanyl test strips, a tool used to detect the…
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Mississippi medical marijuana sees regulation bottleneck
Dozens of licensed cultivators have about 80,000 marijuana plants growing. Around 1,100 patients have signed up for medical…
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As winter surge approaches, few Mississippians get updated COVID-19 booster
The bivalent COVID-19 booster – which provides protection against both the original strain of the virus as well…
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Favre: ‘I have done nothing wrong’
Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre, who has become a central figure in Mississippi’s ongoing welfare scandal, broke…