Tippah County, MS News
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Nolan Wells’ family and advocates are demanding greater transparency amid ongoing questions about his death, which remains under investigation. Attorneys and community leaders are calling for answers and accountability.
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A justice court judge found Alderman Charlie Earl Simmons guilty of harassing, stalking and assaulting city employees and ordered him to stay away from the deputy city clerk, court records show.
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U.S. District Judge Sharion Aycock denied a request to redraw judicial district lines that plaintiffs said would affect DeSoto County voters, saying a change so close to the November election would be improper.
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Mississippi State athletic director Zac Selmon appeared on the Not Fall Camp Tour to outline developments in Starkville as the athletic year began.
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Coach Jeff Lebby and athletic director Zac Selmon addressed the possibility that Jahron Manning and Malick Sylla could return to campus as court cases and appeals involving the NCAA continue, Brian Hadad reported.
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Consumer prices rose 3.4 percent from a year earlier in July, with core inflation slowing to 2.5 percent, the Labor Department said, but costs remain elevated amid higher oil prices and AI-driven chip demand.
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Lt. Gov. Hosemann said he will again push for a law banning student cell phone use in Mississippi schools, arguing phones disrupt learning and harm students’ mental health. He outlined the plan in the Magnolia Tribune after a similar bill passed the Senate but failed in the House in 2025.
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Scott Colom’s campaign says the Mississippi Democrat does not align with calls to abolish ICE or end the U.S.-Israel alliance as Democratic Socialists of America-backed candidates gain ground nationally.
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The U.S. Department of Labor is probing Battle Fish North in Tunica County after Mexican H-2A workers told Mississippi Today they faced threats, unpaid wages and poor living conditions. The farm previously faced a 2023 inquiry that ended in a consent decree.
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University of Southern Mississippi military historian Andrew Wiest reads parts of the Declaration of Independence and portrays Patrick Henry in Netflix’s five-part documentary, the university said.
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