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Lawsuit aims to abolish bail bond system
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Crystal Patterson didn’t have the cash or assets to post $150,000 bail and get out of jail after her arrest for assault in October. So Patterson, 39, promised to pay a […]
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Tupelo High School band director arrested on possession of meth charge
TUPELO, Mississippi (AP) — Police say a high school band director was arrested on drug charges after he was found in possession of crystal methamphetamine. The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reports Tupelo High School band director Timothy […]
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Mississippi tornadoes leave 3 dead, ‘horrific damage’
HOLLY SPRINGS, Miss. (AP) — In northern Mississippi, residents were beginning to take stock after fierce storms that killed at least six across the country whipped through the area. The deadly spring-like storms killed three […]
Religion
Group calls off lawsuit over Harrison County Nativity display
GULFPORT, Mississippi (AP) — The American Humanist Association is calling off a lawsuit against Harrison County over a Nativity scene in the courthouse lobby. David Niose of the American Humanist Association tells The Sun Herald the organization […]
Education
JSU Gives Back
Staffers donate to local children By Shanderia K. Posey Editor Last Friday, several Jackson State University staffers agreed that in lieu of individual gifts from President Carolyn Meyers, more than 50 bikes would be donated […]
Sports
Former NFL players give away bikes
By Stephanie R. Jones Contributing Writer Cars were lined up before 8 Saturday morning at Smith-Wills Stadium for the second annual Celebrity Bike Giveaway organized by some of Mississippi’s former professional football players. For the […]
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Westhaven holds annual Christmas fellowship
By Janice K. Neal-Vincent, Ph.D. Contributing Writer Pushing the theme “We’ve Come This Far by Faith,” the staff of Westhaven Memorial Funeral Home, Inc. ended the year with reverence to God and goodwill during their […]
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Waiter finds $32,000 in cash: Guess what happened next
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Police in California say a waiter returned $32,000 in cash after some diners accidentally left it behind. The Fresno Bee reports that a mother and son forgot the cash, which was in a […]
Sports
Ole Miss junior Robert Nkemdiche to miss Sugar Bowl, enter NFL draft
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi defensive lineman Robert Nkemdiche has played his last college football game. The Rebels star, who was recently charged with marijuana possession after a 15-foot fall at an Atlanta hotel, will not play in the […]
Education
Jackson State gains control of endowment
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Jackson State University will become the second of Mississippi’s three historically black universities to gain control of an endowment set aside in a desegregation lawsuit. Higher Education Commissioner Glenn Boyce announced […]