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HINDS COUNTY SHERIFF Hinds County sheriff denied re-election bid JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Hinds County Sheriff Tyrone Lewis was defeated in his re-election bid Tuesday in the Democratic Party primary. Local media outlets are reporting […]

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NESHOBA JAIL DEATH-ARREST Cellmate charged in jail death of Choctaw tribal politician PHILADELPHIA, Miss. (AP) – The cellmate of a Philadelphia man has been charged with murder in his death in the Neshoba County jail. […]

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HEAT WARNING Heat warning for West Tennessee, parts Arkansas, Mississippi MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) – Weather officials have issued an excessive heat advisory for eastern Arkansas, northwest Mississippi and West Tennessee. The National Weather Service in […]

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ATTALA JAIL DEATH Man arrested on federal parole warrant found hanging in cell KOSCIUSKO, Miss. (AP) – A man convicted of threatening President Barack Obama and a hospital that refused to do surgery on his […]

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SIGNAL INTERNATIONAL Oil rig repairer files bankruptcy, aims to end worker suits JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Oil rig repairer Signal International of Mobile, Alabama, is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The company blames a […]

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STABBING DEATH-SENTENCE Life sentence hand down in stabbing death of woman   PHILADELPHIA, Miss. (AP) – A Philadelphia man has been sentenced to life in prison without parole for the August 2014 stabbing death of […]

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MISSISSIPPI-TUNSIL ARRESTED Ole Miss tackle booked in assault case involving stepfather OXFORD, Miss. (AP) – University of Mississippi football coach Hugh Freeze confirms that offensive tackle Laremy Tunsil has been arrested in a domestic violence […]

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CONFEDERATE SYMBOLS Top lawmaker: Remove Confederate sign from Mississippi flag JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – A top Mississippi lawmaker says the Confederate battle emblem is offensive and needs to be removed from the state flag. Republican […]

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RENASANT ACQUISITION Mississippi-based regional bank OK’d to buy Georgia bank TUPELO, Miss. (AP) – Shareholders of Renasant Bank of Tupelo have approved the purchase of HeritageBank of the South, based in Albany, Georgia, in an […]

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MISSISSIPPI JAIL DISTURBANCE 2 officers hurt at Mississippi jail under scrutiny RAYMOND, Miss. (AP) – Hinds County authorities say two guards injured during a jail incident may have deliberately violated policy and procedures before a […]