Two clubs host Jackson back-to-school drive
The Rare Breed Motorcycle Club and the Rare Ladies Social Club handed out supplies and offered free haircuts, meals and family activities to help local families prepare for school, WJTV reported.
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Rankin County deputy critically injured in crash while responding to emergency call
A Rankin County sheriff’s deputy was critically injured Saturday while responding to an emergency call, the sheriff’s department said. The deputy was extricated and taken to the University of Mississippi Medical Center in critical but stable condition, the department said.
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Mississippi faces dangerous heat with high temps, heat indices up to 115
The National Weather Service warns of dangerously high temperatures across Mississippi, with heat indices reaching into the triple digits through early next week.
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Mississippi State Draws Little Respect in SEC Media Poll
A media poll released Friday at SEC Media Days showed Mississippi State received limited support from conference media. Analysts Brian Hadad and Carlo Barone said they expect the Bulldogs to overachieve this season.
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Camp meetings persist across U.S., Magnolia Tribune reports
About 1,000 rustic religious gatherings are active across the U.S. this summer, Magnolia Tribune reported, drawing multi-generational attendees for preaching, fellowship and missionary calls.
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Phone call halted 2005 plan to sell Mississippi tobacco settlement, report says
Mississippi Today reported that a single phone call by House Speaker Billy McCoy in 2005 stopped a plan to securitize future tobacco settlement payments, a move that shaped how the state later used the funds.
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German authorities issue wanted notice for suspect in Berlin Pride van ramming
Police and prosecutors on Sunday issued a wanted notice for a fugitive suspected of driving a van near Berlin’s Pride festival that killed one person and injured at least 16 others.
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Mississippi Free Press names Amy Schafer Gulf Coast bureau reporter
News Editor Ashton Pittman wrote that Amy Schafer’s appointment advances the paper’s plan to place a reporter in each bureau across the state.
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Lexi Flint wins Choctaw Indian Princess title, accepts goodwill ambassador role
Lexi Flint was crowned Choctaw Indian Princess at the 71st Choctaw Indian Fair pageant on July 15, 2026, Mississippi Free Press reported. The outlet said she accepted a new role as a Goodwill Ambassador after the three-round contest.
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Mississippi House Speaker Names Members to Joint Redistricting Committee
House Speaker Jason White appointed eight Republicans and two Democrats to a joint redistricting committee as the Legislature prepares to redraw legislative, congressional and Supreme Court district maps, the Mississippi Free Press reported.
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