Tippah County, MS News
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Gov. Tate Reeves named DeSoto County Circuit Judge Celeste Embrey Wilson to the state Supreme Court, with her appointment taking effect Aug. 1 and lasting until a special election, the governor’s office said.
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A compilation of circuit court plans filed with the Mississippi Supreme Court shows large disparities in when indigent defendants are appointed counsel, with some counties assigning lawyers within days and others waiting until after indictment, an analysis by The Greenwood Commonwealth found.
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City officials are stepping in to assist people still living at the Grand Chateau Apartments after the owner closed the complex in May 2025, WJTV reported.
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The search for Kevin Clay Adams entered its third day after deputies shifted efforts east following a Friday shooting in which authorities say he fired at officers, the Smith County Sheriff’s Office said.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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