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MISSISSIPPI GOVERNOR-SUPERMAN Bryant tells grads there is a ‘bit of Superman in us all’ POPLARVILLE, Miss. (AP) – Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant is encouraging community college graduates to find their inner superhero. The Sun Herald […]

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Man gets life in prison for murder of Jackson St. professor

CANTON, Miss. (AP) – A 22-year-old man accused in the death of a Jackson State University professor has been sentenced to life in prison. The Clarion-Ledger reports (http://on.thec-l.com/1HkwxbL) Melvin Potts was convicted Wednesday in the […]

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Correctional officer caught trying to smuggle contraband into SMCI

The Mississippi Link Newswire JACKSON –    A correctional officer at South Mississippi Correctional Institution attempting to smuggle cell phones, spice and other contraband into the prison is facing a criminal charge and the loss of […]

Entertainment

Predictable Spike Lee-Produced Whodunit Out on DVD

The Girl Is in Trouble DVD Review by Kam Williams August (Columbus Short) would have been better off rolling over and going back to sleep the fateful night he got a call at 2:30 in the morning from […]

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Race-Fueled Courtroom Drama Comes to DVD

Black or White DVD Review by Kam Williams When Elliot Anderson’s (Kevin Costner) wife Carol (Jennifer Ehle) perishes in a tragic car accident, he suddenly finds himself facing the prospect of raising his 7 year-old granddaughter […]

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Corinth Coca-Cola expands into west Tennessee

CORINTH, Miss. (AP) – Corinth Coca-Cola Bottling Works Inc. has expanded its distribution territory farther into west Tennessee, officially entering the Jackson and Paris markets. The company already served Lexington, Tennessee. Corinth Coca-Cola’s expanded territory […]