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Truck carrying hundreds of pigs overturns, killing dozens

Dozens of pigs died when a truck carrying nearly one thousand of the animals overturned in central Mississippi. Read more

by The Associated Press, Monday, July 23, 2018 9:11 am

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Holmes County School District bans corporal punishment

Corporal punishment will be outlawed in Holmes County School District. Read more

by The Associated Press, Monday, July 23, 2018 9:09 am

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Analysis: Gambling not a clear-cut state budget booster

Will Mississippi take a chance on a lottery? It's a big question lawmakers could answer if Republican Gov. Phil Bryant calls them into special session ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Sunday, July 22, 2018 5:27 pm

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Reward offered after pregnant dolphin found shot to death

More than $6,000 is up for grabs after a pregnant dolphin was found shot to death in South Mississippi. Read more

by The Associated Press, Sunday, July 22, 2018 5:25 pm

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Mississippi town rejects move to abolish police force

An east Mississippi town has decided to keep its own police force. Read more

by The Associated Press, Sunday, July 22, 2018 5:22 pm

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Survivors recount deadly Missouri duck boat sinking

A huge wave hit, scattering passengers on the vessel known as a duck boat into Table Rock Lake near Branson, Coleman said, recounting the ordeal ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Saturday, July 21, 2018 4:31 pm

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William Faulkner conference in Oxford focuses on slavery as theme

A conference at the University of Mississippi is focusing on what slavery meant in the life, imagination and writing of William Faulkner. Read more

by The Associated Press, Saturday, July 21, 2018 3:54 pm

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Inside the race to save Louisiana’s first line of storm defense

Ten miles from Louisiana’s receding shore, on an island that was on the verge of sinking away, new land is growing at a rate of ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Saturday, July 21, 2018 3:51 pm

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$1 million pledged for Tulane Brain Institute

A Tulane University institute dedicated to brain science has received a pledge of $1 million to endow a research fund. Read more

by The Associated Press, Saturday, July 21, 2018 12:41 pm

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Louisiana Gov. Edwards says Trump’s approach on tariffs will harm state

Gov. John Bel Edwards is telling President Donald Trump that Louisiana will be harmed with his use of tariffs in trade disputes with other countries. The ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Saturday, July 21, 2018 12:32 pm

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Louisiana congressional candidate arrested after qualifying to run for office

A candidate who had just registered to run for one of Louisiana's congressional seats was arrested Friday on an outstanding warrant after signing up for ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Saturday, July 21, 2018 9:00 am

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Storm was ruining wedding, stranger made the bride an offer

Dulce Gonzalez was sure her beach wedding was ruined. Read more

by The Associated Press, Saturday, July 21, 2018 9:00 am

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NJ Sen. Booker stumps for fellow Dem Espy in Mississippi

Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey campaigned Friday for fellow Democrat Mike Espy in a U.S. Senate race in Mississippi, saying Espy might go against ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Saturday, July 21, 2018 9:00 am

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Family farm a longtime labor of love for Vardaman pair

Jan Cook grew up following her father around the family farm. And he didn't mind one bit. Read more

by The Associated Press, Saturday, July 21, 2018 9:00 am

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Curtis Flowers case: Prosecutors seek to bar death row inmate from attending mother’s funeral

Death row prisoner Curtis Flowers should not be allowed to attend his mother’s funeral this weekend, according to Attorney General Jim Hood and the district ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Friday, July 20, 2018 3:30 pm

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Cadet in La. wildlife and fisheries academy dies in training

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries says one of its cadets died after collapsing at the training academy. Read more

by The Associated Press, Friday, July 20, 2018 3:21 pm

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Shelter official: Offer haven to homeless, not food, during heat wave

A leader at a New Orleans homeless shelter says people and groups who feed the homeless at encampments that develop along city streets and under ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Friday, July 20, 2018 3:19 pm

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Not guilty plea from judge accused of indecent behavior

A Louisiana judge has entered a plea of not guilty to three felony counts of indecent behavior with a juvenile and a misdemeanor sexual battery ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Friday, July 20, 2018 11:44 am

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Soaring temperatures, humidity bring dangerous heat in South

Scorching heat was spreading Friday across much of the South, where temperatures are expected to soar over 100 degrees. Read more

by The Associated Press, Friday, July 20, 2018 11:41 am

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Mississippi man in health care fraud arrested for violating bail terms

A Mississippi man convicted in a $200 million pharmacy fraud has been arrested for violating the terms of his bail. Read more

by The Associated Press, Friday, July 20, 2018 11:38 am

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