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61-year-old woman pulls gun on would be robber
OCEAN SPRINGS – A 61-year-old woman got the last word when she pulled a gun on a homeless man who was trying to steal her purse. Lt. John Flowers said on Nov. 18, the unnamed […]
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USM students on probation after blackface incident
HATTIESBURG – School officials at the University of Southern Mississippi said six members of a sorority meant no disrespect after they went to a party dressed in blackface, but they have placed the students on probation. The […]
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Fisherman’s body found in Ross Barnett Reservoir
News Briefs From Across The State Man was not wearing a life vest Mississippi authorities said they recovered the body of a 50-year-old Vicksburg man who fell overboard while fishing in the Ross Barnett Reservoir. Lt. […]
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Jackson State holds off Concordia (Ala.) 73-63
From The Mississippi Link Newswire JACKSON – Kelsey Howard scored 20 points and Christian Williams added 19 as Jackson State held off Concordia (Ala.) in a 73-63 win on Sunday night. This was their first win […]
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Mississippi buried by No. 1 LSU in 52-3 loss
The Associated Press OXFORD – Every time it appears Mississippi’s miserable season can’t get any worse, the Rebels find a way to make it happen. The latest embarrassment was Saturday, when No. 1 LSU crushed […]
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Spears given 50/50 chance of keeping his job
Associated Press LORMAN – Melvin Spears has a “50-50” chance of returning as coach at Alcorn State next season, school president Christopher Brown said Monday, placing the spotlight of this week’s Capital City Classic on […]
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Dead inmate swallowed bags of cocaine
News Briefs From Across The State Suspect was being held on possession charge Toxicology reports released this week showed that a Jasper County man who died Oct. 24 at the Jones County Adult Detention Center […]
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Black newspaper publishers, Meharry tackle HIV/AIDS with awareness conference in Florida
According to the Centers for Disease Control, (CDC) to date, more than 230,000 African Americans have died of AIDS, which is nearly 40 per cent of total deaths; and of the more than 1 million […]
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Hate crimes increase in Mississippi
Associated Press JACKSON – The FBI has released a report that shows hate crimes in Mississippi rose from two to 11 over the past year. However, Nsombi Lambright, executive director for the Mississippi chapter of […]
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Pastor bound over for secretly videotaping women
From The Mississippi Link Newswire OLIVE BRANCH – A traveling evangelist charged with spying on women with a hidden camera appeared in court on Nov. 8 and was bound over to the action of the […]