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Plan to reset Mississippi high school grades moves forward

Mississippi education leaders, after more debate, are moving toward resetting the scoring scale the state uses to grade public high schools. Read more

by The Associated Press, Wednesday, August 22, 2018 5:50 pm

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Bond set for Taylorsville man charged in death of 2-year-old

A judge has set bond for a man charged with killing a 2-year-old child in central Mississippi. Read more

by The Associated Press, Wednesday, August 22, 2018 4:19 pm

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Louisiana, Mississippi top nation in illness from West Nile

Louisiana and Mississippi are leading the nation in the number of people who have become seriously ill from West Nile virus this year. State health ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Wednesday, August 22, 2018 3:58 pm

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Gulf Coast man faces new charges in Mississippi road rage death

A Mississippi man faces new charges in a road rage death earlier this year. Read more

by The Associated Press, Wednesday, August 22, 2018 2:13 pm

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Records: Louisiana man accused in deaths says arrest stopped his killing spree

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Records say a Louisiana man accused of killing three people last year and wounding another told authorities his arrest stopped ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Wednesday, August 22, 2018 2:06 pm

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Tulane to close Biloxi campus, citing low enrollment

BILOXI, Miss. (AP) — A New Orleans university is closing a satellite campus in Mississippi. Tulane University is closing its Biloxi campus, citing enrollment of ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Wednesday, August 22, 2018 1:59 pm

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Aberdeen aldermen to cut salary again for mayor they say is absent

Aldermen in a northeast Mississippi city are cutting a mayor's salary for the second time this summer, saying he's been absent from city business and ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Wednesday, August 22, 2018 9:54 am

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Mississippi prison officials announce more prisoner deaths

Officials announced three more deaths of prison inmates on Tuesday, bringing to 10 the number of prisoners who have died so far in August. Read more

by The Associated Press, Wednesday, August 22, 2018 9:50 am

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New Orleans house to become a replica of flood-struck home from Hurricane Katrina

The 4900 block of Warrington Drive in New Orleans no longer looks like a disaster hit it. Read more

by The Associated Press, Wednesday, August 22, 2018 9:46 am

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Australian company to open $20M Mississippi plant in Greenville, hiring 68

An Australian farm chemical and seed company will open a distribution facility in Greenville, investing $20 million and hiring 68 people. Read more

by The Associated Press, Tuesday, August 21, 2018 6:11 pm

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Freshman numbers up at Louisiana State University this fall

Preliminary numbers show Louisiana State University is on track to have its largest freshman class in history. Read more

by The Associated Press, Tuesday, August 21, 2018 6:05 pm

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Black girl expelled over hairstyle; School policy blasted

Video of a young black girl walking dejectedly out of a New Orleans area Catholic school in tears after being told her hair extensions violated ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Tuesday, August 21, 2018 6:00 pm

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Jackson police chief: Department understaffed amid surge in killings

The police chief in Mississippi's most populous city says the department is understaffed and facing other issues amid a surge in slayings. Read more

by The Associated Press, Tuesday, August 21, 2018 2:54 pm

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Wilkinson County Correctional Facility inmate dies after fight in Mississippi prison

Another Mississippi prison inmate has died, this time after a fight. Read more

by The Associated Press, Tuesday, August 21, 2018 2:45 pm

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Mississippi could re-examine 1959 racial killing of teenager

Eberlene King remembers her 15-year-old brother as he lay dying, after white teenagers cruised through their black neighborhood in a pickup on Halloween night 1959 ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Tuesday, August 21, 2018 2:41 pm

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Analysis: It’s prosecutor vs. ‘Big Country’ in Mississippi Congressional District 3 race

The major-party nominees in Mississippi’s 3rd Congressional District present sharp contrasts in style, even if their ideological differences are fuzzier. Read more

by The Associated Press, Monday, August 20, 2018 9:14 am

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Louisiana governor appoints convicted ex-sheriff of Tensas Parish to used car board

The Louisiana governor has appointed a former sheriff who pleaded guilty to misusing funds and mistreating inmates to a state commission that oversees legal compliance ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Monday, August 20, 2018 9:09 am

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Louisiana State Penitentiary inmate hospitalized after fight

A Louisiana State Penitentiary inmate has been seriously hurt in a fight with another inmate. Read more

by The Associated Press, Monday, August 20, 2018 9:06 am

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Executive director of Jefferson Davis home in Mississippi fired

The executive director of historic home and museum Beauvoir in Biloxi has been fired. Read more

by The Associated Press, Monday, August 20, 2018 8:00 am

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Barbers dole out dozens of cuts to New Orleans’ homeless

Nearly two years ago, Brennon Jones told his wife Tasha, “I want to go cut hair for the homeless.” The next day, Jones hit the ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Sunday, August 19, 2018 2:40 pm

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