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DeSoto County man pleads guilty to making threats of racial violence

A Mississippi man has pleaded guilty to charges that he tried to buy an assault rifle after making ...

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Business owner in preparation stages for medical cannabis brand

Mississippi’s medical cannabis law took effect Friday creating a new way for Mississippians suffering from chronic ailments to ...

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Oxford attorney Stewart Rutledge named Vice Chair to state Board of Mental Health

Stewart Rutledge of Oxford has been named Vice Chair of the Mississippi Board of Mental Health for the ...

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Mississippi law legalizing medical cannabis begins Friday

The Mississippi law legalizing medical cannabis will go into effect on Friday, July 1. The bill will create ...

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Mississippi new laws: Tax cut, teacher pay raise, equal pay, CRT, Parker’s Law

Several new laws take effect in Mississippi on Friday, July 1, which is also the first day of ...

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Ole Miss football player injured in drive-by shooting in Omaha

Ole Miss football wide receiver Andrew “Drew” Burnett was shot in a drive-by shooting in Omaha, Nebraska early ...

Opinion Main

American technology is a critical edge 

America’s resiliency is being put to the test. Between record-high inflation, increasing cyberattacks and the rising cost of ...

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NEMEPA, NE SPARC form grant program for local teachers

North East Mississippi Electric Power Association and NE SPARC have partnered to form a grant program for local ...

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Country singer Sunny Sweeney to perform at Proud Larry’s

Country music singer Sunny Sweeney is set to perform at Proud Larry’s on Wednesday, July 6 at 8:30 ...

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Mississippi clinic challenges law banning most abortions

Mississippi’s only abortion clinic filed a lawsuit Monday seeking to block a state law that will ban most ...

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Paragon Bank welcomes Quentin Brewer to its Private Banking team in Oxford

Paragon Bank is pleased to announce the appointment of Quentin Brewer as First Vice President of Private Banking ...

State/Region News

10-day clock starts on closing Mississippi abortion clinic

Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch has taken a step to activate a law that will ban most abortions ...

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Affordable Housing subcommittee explore outreach options for greater community

The Oxford Affordable Housing Committee Community Engagement Subcommittee is looking for ways to help the undeserved or insecure ...

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Supreme Court overturns Roe V. Wade, decision brings split reactions

Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch has taken a step to activate a law that will ban most abortions ...

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County, Sheriff’s Department discuss the potential of a crime lab in North Mississippi

During the Lafayette County Board of Supervisors’ budget audit sessions, Lafayette County Sheriff discussed potentially establishing a crime ...

Opinion Main

Partisan standoff over funding puts Social Security at risk

Stop the presses: Democrats and Republicans disagree over the future of what used to be called “the third ...

Letters to the Editor

Letter to the Editor: A plea to our senator for better gun safety laws

An Open Letter to Senator Roger Wicker, I typically do not write letters to my Senator. However, the ...

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McElreaths honor parents with annual scholarship at Northwest Community College

The Bon Hughes and Lillian McElreath Annual Scholarship has been established at Northwest Mississippi Community College by David ...

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Residential subdivisions in Lafayette County face drainage issues

Multiple residential subdivisions in Lafayette County are suffering from drainage issues and homeowners are seeking solutions to the ...

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Taylor grain to glass gin distillery, Wonderbird Spirits, makes headway on expansion plans

A Taylor-based grain-to-glass gin distillery is in the beginning stages of expansion. On Monday morning, the Lafayette County ...

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City pool brings relief to community in extreme heat

Like millions of others in the region, Mississippians are braving extreme temperatures as a heat wave rolls across ...

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More than 120 participate in two-day event designed to promote minority STEM careers

Chemistry and chemical engineering students from across the Southeast and Southwest gathered recently at the University of Mississippi ...

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