Tippah County, MS News
An unidentified female inmate was found unresponsive at the Lee County Adult Detention Center and later died at a hospital, Sheriff Jim Johnson said. Investigators with the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation say there are no signs of foul play and an autopsy is planned.
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Ole Miss secured a spot in the College World Series with a 6-4 victory over Auburn in the super regional. The Rebels relied on key home runs and strong pitching to seal the win at Auburn.
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Mississippi has become a hub for maritime science and technology, leveraging waterways and a strong research ecosystem to boost the blue economy, according to U.S. Senator Roger Wicker.
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The NCAA announced that four former Alabama State men’s basketball players were permanently ineligible for accepting payments to fix a game against Southern Miss in December 2024.
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A new study estimates nearly half of Mississippi’s ACA enrollments in 2026 were improper, raising concerns about fraud and taxpayer losses.
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Rep. Bennie Thompson wrote in a Mississippi Today guest essay that a recent Supreme Court decision that he says gutted Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act is being used to push a congressional map that would eliminate the state’s only majority-Black district.
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The Hazlehurst City School District replaced its superintendent in a board vote Friday, amid ongoing state investigations into accreditation violations.
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District Attorney Jason D. Herring taught criminal law to Class B-82 at the North Mississippi Law Enforcement Training Center and said several cadets will join law enforcement agencies in the First Circuit Court District after graduation.
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Fifty-four members of Cadet Class 70 took the oath after a 16-week program, the Mississippi Department of Public Safety said. Forty-two were assigned to the Mississippi Highway Patrol and others were placed with state law enforcement units.
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Organizers released a festival map showing parking, the stage, a VIP tent, food trucks, vendors and the BBQ Cookoff ahead of the Burnside Music Festival on Saturday, part of celebrations marking 100 years of the Burnside legacy, organizers said.
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