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A Southaven mother accused of hiding her special-needs daughter’s remains in a closet will be in court Wednesday as law enforcement reviews possible additional charges, a family member and local station reported.
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Memphis-based International Paper announced Friday it will build a 486,000-square-foot sustainable packaging facility on 80 acres in Brandon, Mississippi, near its Richland box plant.
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Belzoni police are searching for a man connected to a shooting that left a 23-year-old dead early Monday morning.
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The Associated Press called the race Friday, giving Ron Eller a narrow victory over Kevin Wilson in the March 10 Republican primary for Mississippi’s 2nd Congressional District.
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International Paper announced plans Friday to build a $225 million sustainable packaging plant in Brandon, Mississippi, the company said. The 468,000-square-foot facility is expected to begin construction in June 2026 and start operations in the fourth quarter of 2027.
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Jordan Anthony, 21, from Tylertown, Mississippi, claimed the gold medal at the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Poland with a time of 6.41 seconds.
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University of Mississippi Medical Center’s revenue fell about 20% below projections in February following a cyberattack that disrupted operations for nine days.
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The Blue Mountain Christian University women’s tennis team lost to No. 5 William Carey in the SSAC Roundup in Montgomery, Alabama.
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Blue Mountain Christian University lost 7-0 to William Carey at the SSAC Roundup in Montgomery, Alabama, the university said. William Carey is tied for No. 6 in the latest NAIA men’s tennis coaches poll.
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MDOT said it recognized Chris Beeman and Derrick Wilson of its Whitfield Project Office as National Surveyors Week ends and noted it employs 17 surveyors statewide.
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Organizers say Shop Hop is taking place downtown today. Visitors are asked to collect stamps at participating shops for a chance to win.
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The Trump administration on Friday evening authorized the sale of Iranian oil stuck at sea, the Treasury Department said, in a narrowly tailored, short-term move amid rising energy costs.
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FBI Director Kash Patel said Friday that Russia’s intelligence services have targeted U.S. officials, military figures, politicians and journalists on private messaging apps, including Signal, in an ongoing phishing campaign.
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The Wall Street Journal reported Friday that Iran launched two ballistic missiles toward the joint U.S.-U.K. base on Diego Garcia; officials told the paper the base was not hit.
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Hailey Davidson sued the LPGA and USGA, saying policies that bar competitors who underwent male puberty from women’s events effectively exclude many transgender women, her lawsuit says.
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Police footage shows singer Justin Timberlake failing field sobriety tests after a traffic stop in the Hamptons. Timberlake later pleaded guilty to a reduced charge and received community service.
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Officials ordered evacuations for more than 5,500 people in towns north of Honolulu after heavy rains flooded communities and raised concerns that a 120-year-old dam could fail, officials said.
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A jury has found Elon Musk responsible for misleading investors before acquiring Twitter in 2022, but cleared him of some fraud claims.
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A U.S. judge ruled that a Pentagon policy requiring media organizations to pledge not to gather information unless Defense officials authorized its release is at odds with the First Amendment, the judge said.
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A federal jury in Jackson found former WWE wrestler Ted DiBiase Jr. not guilty on 13 charges tied to a Mississippi welfare scandal that investigators say involved about $94 million in misspent funds.
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