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3-year-old boy in Thornton community killed by 2 pit bulls

LEXINGTON, Mississippi (AP) — Holmes County deputies are investigating the death of a 3-year-old boy who was reportedly attacked by two pit bulls at his home in the Thornton community. Sheriff Willie March says Christopher […]

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1 dead, 5 injured in gang fight at Hinds County jail

RAYMOND, Mississippi (AP) — One inmate was killed and five others injured during a gang fight at a jail outside Jackson. Hinds County Sheriff Tyrone Lewis tells WJTV the death and injuries happened at the Raymond Detention […]

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No dates set for 2 executions in Mississippi

JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — The Mississippi Supreme Court has not set execution dates for two inmates, making it increasingly unlikely that either execution would take place this week. Attorney General Jim Hood had asked the […]

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Mississippi death row inmate sues over execution drug info

JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — The Mississippi Department of Corrections is asking a state judge to rule that information on execution drugs and suppliers is confidential and exempt from the state’s Public Records Act. The motion […]