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Supreme Court set to take up all-or-nothing abortion fight

Both sides are telling the Supreme Court there’s no middle ground in Wednesday’s showdown over abortion. The justices can either reaffirm the constitutional right to ... Read more

by AP/Wire, Monday, November 29, 2021 3:20 pm

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Duke’s David Cutcliffe won’t return after ‘mutual’ separation

David Cutcliffe won’t return for a 15th season as Duke’s coach after the school announced a “mutual agreement for separation” on Sunday following the Blue ... Read more

by AP/Wire, Monday, November 29, 2021 11:52 am

Education

Some families still waiting for pandemic food benefits

Mississippi Department of Human Services officials say inaccurate data provided by school districts is leading to delays in families receiving pandemic food cards. Meanwhile, families ... Read more

by AP/Wire, Wednesday, November 24, 2021 2:34 pm

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Mississippi executions resuming; man killed estranged wife

A man who killed his estranged wife and terrorized their family is scheduled to receive a lethal injection Wednesday evening in Mississippi and become the ... Read more

by AP/Wire, Wednesday, November 17, 2021 12:36 pm

Crime

‘He’s evil’: Victims’ family prepares for killer’s execution

If all goes as scheduled, 23-year-old Lindsey Kirk will be at a Mississippi prison this week to watch the execution of the stepfather who terrorized ... Read more

by AP/Wire, Wednesday, November 17, 2021 12:02 pm

Ole Miss Sports

Ole Miss beats Texas A&M with defense

Mississippi beat one of the best defensive teams in the Southeastern Conference with a shut-down performance of its own. A.J. Finley returned an interception 52 ... Read more

by AP/Wire, Monday, November 15, 2021 10:27 am

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Governor Reeves ending COVID-19 state of emergency

Republican Gov. Tate Reeves is ending the state of emergency order put in place during the coronavirus pandemic in Mississippi. The emergency order was first ... Read more

by AP/Wire, Friday, November 12, 2021 2:33 pm

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Ole Miss frat suspended until 2025 for hazing violations

The University of Mississippi chapter of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity has been suspended, a year after a member was charged with assault for spraying ... Read more

by AP/Wire, Thursday, November 11, 2021 3:46 pm

Lafayette County

Federal judge in Mississippi to take Senior Status

A federal judge in Mississippi has decided to take senior status beginning Monday. U.S. District Judge Michael P. Mills told a newspaper that he’s making ... Read more

by AP/Wire, Monday, November 1, 2021 8:48 am

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FDA panel backs Pfizer’s low-dose COVID-19 vaccine for kids

The U.S. moved a step closer to expanding COVID-19 vaccinations for millions more children as government advisers on Tuesday endorsed kid-size doses of Pfizer’s shots ... Read more

by AP/Wire, Thursday, October 28, 2021 2:40 pm

Crime

Mississippi man pleads guilty in 2020 shooting death of teen

A Mississippi man has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the shooting death of a teenager. Jacoby Samaji O’Neal, 20, of Belden, was sentenced Friday ... Read more

by AP/Wire, Wednesday, October 27, 2021 11:43 am

Lafayette County

FDA OKs mixing COVID vaccines; backs Moderna, J&J boosters

U.S. regulators on Wednesday signed off on extending COVID-19 boosters to Americans who got the Moderna or Johnson & Johnson vaccine and said anyone eligible ... Read more

by AP/Wire, Thursday, October 21, 2021 1:15 pm

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White House details plans to vaccinate 28M children age 5-11

Children ages 5 to 11 will soon be able to get a COVID-19 shot at their pediatrician’s office, local pharmacy and potentially even their school, ... Read more

by AP/Wire, Wednesday, October 20, 2021 12:50 pm

News

Colin Powell dies, exemplary general stained by Iraq claims

Colin Powell, who served Democratic and Republican presidents in war and peace but whose sterling reputation was forever stained by his faulty claims to justify ... Read more

by AP/Wire, Monday, October 18, 2021 11:30 am

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FDA panel takes up tough questions on J&J COVID-19 boosters

U.S. health advisors on Friday tackled who should get boosters of Johnson & Johnson’s single-shot COVID-19 vaccine and when — and whether using a competing ... Read more

by AP/Wire, Friday, October 15, 2021 12:57 pm

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Mississippi reports two more child deaths from COVID

Mississippi health officials say two more children have died of COVID-19, raising the state’s pediatric death toll from the virus to nine. State Epidemiologist Paul ... Read more

by AP/Wire, Thursday, September 30, 2021 9:47 am

Education

Board: Public universities cannot require COVID-19 vaccine

The board that governs Mississippi’s public universities has voted to prohibit schools from requiring COVID-19 vaccines for students and staff, however the University of Mississippi ... Read more

by AP/Wire, Wednesday, September 22, 2021 8:56 am

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Mississippi now has country’s highest rate for COVID deaths

Mississippi has surpassed New Jersey as the state with the highest rate of COVID-19 deaths in the U.S., with roughly 1 of every 320 Mississippians ... Read more

by AP/Wire, Friday, September 17, 2021 11:15 am

News

George Strickler, attorney who fought for civil rights dies

A Vidalia native and civil rights attorney who fought to desegregate Southern schools in the 1960s and was pushed out of his University of Mississippi ... Read more

by AP/Wire, Thursday, September 9, 2021 3:03 pm

Lafayette County

State hospitals strain under the weight of numerous COVID patients

As patients stream into Mississippi hospitals one after another, doctors and nurses have become all too accustomed to the rampant denial and misinformation about COVID-19 ... Read more

by AP/Wire, Tuesday, September 7, 2021 12:03 pm

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Saltillo hires new police chief, assistant chief

SALTILLO, Miss. (AP) — A northeast Mississippi city has new leadership in its police department. Saltillo city leaders this week hired Daniel McKinney as the ... Read more

by AP/Wire, Wednesday, June 23, 2021 9:50 am

Sports

Former Mississippi State player’s death being investigated as a homicide

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The death of a former Mississippi State football player whose body was found in an Alabama home Tuesday is being investigated as ... Read more

by AP/Wire, Wednesday, January 22, 2020 11:03 am

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