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NAACP meeting set for May 28 in Hattiesburg The next Mississippi State Conference NAACP State Meeting is scheduled for 10 a.m. May 28 at Ebenezer Baptist Church, 900 E 8th North St. in Hattiesburg. […]
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CLINTON, Miss. (AP) – Mississippi’s state Board of Education is voting to follow political leaders’ opposition to federal guidance on use of bathrooms and locker rooms by transgender students. The board made the 9-0 vote […]
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Charleston church shooting: Justice Department to seek death penalty
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department intends to seek the death penalty against Dylann Roof, the man charged with killing nine black parishioners last year in a church in Charleston, South Carolina, Attorney General Loretta Lynch said Tuesday. […]
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8-month-old shot in mother’s arms in St. Louis; police seek father
ST. LOUIS (AP) — An 8-month-old boy was shot to death in his mother’s arms Tuesday, and the suspected shooter — the boy’s father — remained at large, St. Louis police said. The deadly shooting […]
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Protest turns violent outside Donald Trump rally in New Mexico
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Protests outside a Donald Trump rally in New Mexico turned violent Tuesday night as demonstrators threw burning T-shirts, plastic bottles and other items at police officers, overturned trash cans and knocked […]
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Sheriff Mason warns residents about phone scam, announces drug bust
Shanderia K. Posey Editor Hinds County Sheriff Victor Mason held a press conference this afternoon to warn residents about a phone scam mainly targeting elderly citizens. At least five residents have received phone calls […]
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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – A defense attorney says he expects a Mississippi prosecutor to reduce the second-degree murder charge against a man arrested last week when his 8-month-old daughter died after being left in a […]
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Coroner: Couple dies following West Point house fire
WEST POINT, Miss. (AP) – Officials say a couple has died after a house fire in West Point. Local media outlets report Clay County Coroner Alvin Carter says 84-year-old Jack Golson and his wife, 80-year-old […]
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Freddie Gray: Prosecutor criticized after officer acquittal
By JULIET LINDERMAN BALTIMORE (AP) — After two trials and no convictions, Baltimore’s top prosecutor is facing criticism that she moved too quickly to file charges against six officers in the death of Freddie Gray […]
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Hattiesburg officially files for annexation
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) – Hattiesburg City Council members announced in April their intention to expand the city’s boundaries by annexing parts of Forrest and Lamar counties. On Monday, city officials filed in Lamar and Forrest […]