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One month before school starts, one Mississippi district still unsure about how many high schools it will have

With a month before school starts, one Mississippi Delta school district still isn't sure whether it will have ...

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Neglect inquiry rescued about 100 dogs and cats in Jones County

As many as 100 dogs and cats are being rescued from a property in southern Mississippi.

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Texas professors seek to revive challenge to campus carry law

Attorneys for three University of Texas professors were set to ask a federal appeals court Wednesday to revive ...

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Authorities arrest father of 4-year-old shot

Police say they arrested the father of a 4-year-old killed last week.

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Two go to runoff in Rankin, Simpson for Mississippi House seat

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Two candidates are heading to a special election runoff to fill a seat in ...

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Mississippi Department of Transportation delays road to lieutenant governor’s subdivision

FLOWOOD, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Department of Transportation is putting the brakes on a plan to build ...

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Lauderdale Sheriff: Mom tails man who kidnapped daughter at gunpoint

A Mississippi sheriff says a woman saw her daughter get kidnapped at gunpoint and shoved into a car, ...

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Police: Girl, 17, shot in the neck in Mississippi

Police say a 17-year-old girl was shot in the neck in Mississippi.

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Two ex-workers charged in World War II veteran’s 2017 death

Two former employees of a Mississippi veterans home have been charged with manslaughter in the 2017 death of ...

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Attendance beats expectations at Mississippi history museums

Two Mississippi history museums have attracted more visitors in their first seven months than officials predicted for an ...

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Louisiana gymnastics coach accused again of child sex abuse

A gymnastics coach in Louisiana accused earlier this year of sexually abusing at least six children has been ...

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Arrow removed from dog’s head in Jones County

A dog in Mississippi is recovering after rescuers removed an arrow from a muscle in the top of ...

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Construction of $2M road to Lt. Governor’s home result of ‘political pressure’, MDOT director says

The head of the Mississippi’s road-building agency says political pressure is why her cash-strapped department is building a ...

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Lawsuit alleges Mississippi legislative district dilutes black vote

A state Senate district in Mississippi dilutes black voting power and should be redrawn, three African-American plaintiffs say ...

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West Point tire plant fires 29 for fake work certificates

A Mississippi tire factory says it has fired 29 employees for using fake worker certifications to get jobs.

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Man shot to death after stabbing relatives in federal office

A Mississippi man stabbed his mother and grandmother in a federal government office Monday and was then shot ...

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Judge won’t sanction prosecutor over inmate tampering claim

A Mississippi judge on Monday denied an attempt to throw a prosecutor off a murder case in which ...

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Man arrested in Mississippi carjacking, Alabama killing

Police in Mississippi say a man charged in a crime spree that included a killing in Alabama has ...

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Security guard for Baton Rouge hookah lounge fatally shoots man after fight

Authorities say a security guard at a Louisiana hookah lounge shot and killed a man and wounded two ...

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Contract worker falls to death in Louisiana refinery

The body of a contract worker at a Louisiana refinery has been recovered days after a fatal fall.

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