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Man stabs pharmacist at Ridgeland Walmart
By Lonnie Ross Online Editor A man entered a Walmart on off County Line Rd around 7:30 pm and stabbed a pharmacist with a syringe. He was arrested by Ridgeland Police after he ran out […]
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Mississippi House passes welfare drug testing bill by 74-46 vote
JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — The Mississippi House engaged in a contentious four-hour debate Wednesday before voting largely along party lines to pass a bill that would require drug testing for some people applying for welfare. […]
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Bertha Mae Wilson of Gulfport appeals life sentence in stabbing death of her boyfriend
GULFPORT, Mississippi (AP) — The state Court of Appeals will consider an appeal from a Gulfport woman sentenced to life in prison in 2013 for stabbing her boyfriend to death. The appeal from Bertha Mae […]
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Former TSA official appeals conviction in 2011 D’Iberville stabbing murder of co-worker
JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — A former official of the federal Transportation Security Administration in Mississippi has appealed his murder conviction in the 2011 death of a co-worker. The appeal from Ruben Orlando Benitez is among […]
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Welfare drug testing bill advances to Mississippi House
JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — The Mississippi House is expected to vote Wednesday on a welfare drug testing bill that Republican Gov. Phil Bryant is pushing, weeks after a judge struck down a similar law in […]
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BREAKING NEWS: Voters approve 1% sales tax referendum
The Mississippi Link Newswire Voters in the city of Jackson have approved a 1-cent sales tax increase to help pay for improvements to the city’s infrastructure, including road repair and replacement of aging water pipes. […]
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Study shows pay for Mississippi government employees an average of $9,108 lower than neighboring states
JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — Mississippi government employees make an average of $9,108 less than their counterparts in the surrounding states of Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana and Tennessee, said the Mississippi State Personnel Board director Thursday. Deanna […]
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Former Republican Bill Marcy running as Democrat in U.S. Senate race in Mississippi
JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — Bill Marcy says he’s changing party labels, but not beliefs, to run as a Democrat for the U.S. Senate in Mississippi this year. The Vicksburg resident courted tea party voters when […]
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Attorney General’s office seeking Mississippi execution date for Erik Hollie in pawn shop slaying
JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — The attorney general’s office has asked the Mississippi Supreme Court to set an execution date for death row inmate Erik Wayne Hollie. Hollie was sentenced to death by a Copiah County […]
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CMCF to add 52 officers with today’s graduation
The Mississippi Link Newswire JACKSON – Today’s academy graduation at Central Mississippi Correctional Facility in Rankin County will add more correctional officers than usual per class at the prison. The class of 52 officers is […]