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Jackson plans Amnesty Days on Feb. 19-20
Jackson’s Municipal Court will host Amnesty Days from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Feb. 19 and from 9 a. m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 20. During this time, citizens will have an opportunity to pay […]
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Meeting to reduce crime in South Jackson set
Councilman Tyrone Hendrix is hosting a strategy meeting at 6 p.m. Feb. 11, to discuss action steps on reducing crime in South Jackson. The meeting will take place in the cafeteria of Wingfield High School […]
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Report: Mississippi among states with an increase in the number of uninsured
WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — Eight states saw a significant drop last year in the number of residents going without health insurance, according to a government report out Tuesday that has implications for the presidential campaign. […]
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What should be done with relics of white supremacy?
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (AP) — Growing up in the 1950s, William Bell had to enter Birmingham’s segregated Lyric Theatre though a side entrance, marked “COLORED,” that was walled-off from the elegant lobby. He climbed a dimly […]
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Former Mississippi police chief sentenced in molestation case
CANTON, Mississippi (AP) — A former police chief in Flora has been sentenced for sex crimes against children. WLOX-TV reports Madison County Circuit Court Judge Steve Ratcliff sentenced 59-year-old James Alderman to 15 years on each […]
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Police say two guns were used in fatal Pass Christian parade shooting
PASS CHRISTIAN, Mississippi (AP) — Two guns were used in a shooting that killed two men and injured four other people after a Mardi Gras parade in Mississippi, but investigators don’t know how many people […]
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Two men killed, four wounded in shooting at Pass Christian parade
PASS CHRISTIAN, Mississippi (AP) — A shooting after a Mardi Gras parade in Pass Christian killed two men and wounded four other people Sunday, south Mississippi authorities said. Carlos Bates, 29, of Gulfport, and Isiah […]
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Mayor Yarber endorses Hillary Clinton
The Mississippi Link Newswire Hillary Clinton received an endorsement from Jackson Mayor Tony Yarber today. Yarber cites Clinton’s attentiveness to local issues facing families in often underserved communities, according to a press release from Clinton’s […]
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Judge rules against opponents of Confederate statue removal
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A state judge ruled Friday against an effort by preservationists to stop the removal of prominent Confederate monuments in New Orleans. Civil District Court Judge Piper D. Griffin said the city […]
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$3 million worth of meth seized in Hinds County traffic stop
JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — The Hinds County Sheriff’s Department says a traffic stop Wednesday resulted in one of the largest interdiction seizure of methamphetamine — reportedly valued at $3 million — in state history. Officials […]