Tippah County, MS News
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More than 20,000 customers were without power Saturday after severe storms moved through Mississippi, with the largest number of outages reported in Hinds County, according to PowerOutage.com and WJTV.
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The Mississippi Department of Public Safety said officers encountered an armed person at an apartment complex on Three Oaks Road Friday night. Two people were wounded after firearms were discharged and the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation has taken over the probe.
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A 17-year-old Gulfport boy was sentenced to 20 years after pleading guilty to manslaughter in the shooting death of a 16-year-old student in September 2024.
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Belhaven University said the Blazers swept Wisconsin-Oshkosh in the Jackson Super Regional to earn one of eight bids to the Division III College World Series in Salem, Virginia.
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Ken Martin, chair of the Democratic National Committee, visited Mississippi to rally support and criticize Republican efforts to weaken voting rights. His visit followed controversy over a party autopsy report.
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Olin Pickens, 104, a North Mississippi World War II prisoner of war, will be recognized at the National Memorial Day Concert in Washington, D.C., for his service and survival story.
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Mississippi is mailing nearly $1 million in unclaimed property to residents in counties affected by recent tornadoes, according to state officials.
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Mississippi State scored nine runs over the final two innings to beat No. 2 Oklahoma 11-9 in the super regional opener, the schools reported.
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A Ridgeland developer filed a petition seeking a declaration that a proposed 350-megawatt gas plant, AI data center and semiconductor fab are exempt from state regulation, court filings show. The petition contains no evidence of built facilities, named tenants or financing agreements, the filing says.
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Nearly 76% of third graders in Mississippi passed their reading assessment on the first try, a minor decrease from the previous year but consistent with the four-year average, according to state officials.
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