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US engineers plan millions in Mississippi water projects

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has released a work plan that includes nearly $56 million of water ...

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Texas company to open 350-job tech center in New Orleans

A Texas-based company plans to open a technology center in New Orleans that will employ 350 people.

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Man charged in mom’s decapitation reportedly told neighbors she was on a cruise

An investigator says a Mississippi man charged in the decapitation death of his own mother had been telling ...

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#MeToo crisis jolts Southern Baptists ahead of key gathering

The Southern Baptists are facing their own #MeToo crisis as the biggest Protestant denomination in the U.S. heads ...

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Men arrested after multiple armed robberies in Mississippi

Police say two men accused of robbing multiple businesses in Mississippi have been arrested.

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Mississippi State Bulldogs beat Vanderbilt, headed to College World Series

Tanner Allen's double in the 11th inning drove in the go-ahead run and sparked a four-run rally as ...

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Louisiana Gothic jail to be Hollywood horror movie setting

Digital magic will make a century-old Gothic jail in west Louisiana the setting for a Hollywood horror movie ...

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Man in Mississippi paddle festival escaped Cuba on homemade raft in 1994

A recent festival in Columbus called Island Paddle Fest drew participants from several states, but nobody paddled farther ...

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Candidate declines to debate in GOP congressional primary runoff in Mississippi

Mississippi voters will not see a debate between two candidates before the Republican primary runoff in a congressional ...

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How the crawfish became an icon of Louisiana cooking

Crawfish were what’s for dinner in Louisiana long before the Cajuns, often associated with the savory crustacean, arrived ...

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New Orleans police: 4 wounded in stabbings within 24 hours

New Orleans police say four people have been wounded in stabbings over a 24-hour period, according to police ...

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Starkville couple prepares for life as missionaries

American Reformed Baptist theologian John Piper observed, “There are only three kinds of Christians when it comes to ...

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Jones County 911 dispatchers answering more than calls, arrested on drug charges

Two 911 dispatchers from the Jones County Emergency Operations Center were arrested on drug charges after deputies received ...

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Mississippi physician is sentenced in insurance fraud case

A Mississippi physician was sentenced Thursday to 3½ years in federal prison for his part in an insurance ...

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Texas man discovers a dead snake just as dangerous as a live one

A South Texas man almost died after he was bitten by the head of a rattlesnake he'd just ...

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Louisiana agrees to move mentally ill out of nursing homes

Louisiana has agreed to move people with serious mental illnesses out of state nursing homes and into community-based ...

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Report: Suicide rates up in nearly every US state

Suicide rates inched up in nearly every U.S. state from 1999 through 2016, according to a new government ...

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Mississippi Supreme court: Judges can’t regulate concealed guns in courthouse

The Mississippi Supreme Court has ruled that some local judges were wrong to ban people with enhanced concealed-carry ...

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Records: Louisiana spent over $1M defending abortion laws

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana has spent more than $1 million to defend its abortion restrictions against ...

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Police: Greenville 9-year-old is shot to death with pellet gun in own home

Police in Mississippi say a 9-year-old boy has died after being shot with a pellet gun in his ...

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