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Mississippi has opted out of a federal summer nutrition program for three consecutive years, leaving thousands of children vulnerable to hunger during the season, advocates say.
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After Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens pleaded guilty to a conspiracy charge and resigned, prosecutors and public defenders continued routine court business while the office’s leadership remained unsettled, Mississippi Today reported.
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Chokwe Antar Lumumba and Aaron Banks admitted to conspiracy charges Monday, ending a high-profile public corruption investigation in Mississippi’s capital city.
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Thousands attended Freedom Fest at Columbus Air Force Base on the Fourth of July as the base opened to the public for the nation’s 250th birthday, WCBI reported.
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Jackson police said a person was shot just before 8:30 a.m. July 5 near Eminence Row and Newman Avenue. The victim reported the shooter was in a black Chevy, authorities said.
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USA Baseball named two Mississippi State pitchers and one each from Ole Miss and Southern Miss to its Collegiate National Team, the organization said Tuesday.
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Authorities are searching for Nolan Xavier Wells, 18, who was last seen on Horn Island during the Independence Day holiday. He has not been located since.
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Brian Hadad and Carlo Barone say Anthony Evans gives coach Jeff Lebby a proven passing-game target for the first time in his tenure. They question whether the Bulldogs have another player to stretch the field as they aim to become a top Southeastern Conference offense.
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A recent Supreme Court ruling allows the president to fire commissioners without cause, raising concerns about the future of civil service protections established after President Garfield’s assassination.
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Rev. Ed King, a white minister and civil rights leader who helped shape the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, died Saturday in Jackson. He was 89.
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