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Food stamp recipients in Mississippi targeted for training funds

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A $20.5 million federal program will match SNAP recipients to workforce training and job opportunities in Mississippi. The three-year funding was announced Monday by Gov. Phil Bryant and U.S. Department of […]

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Judge criticizes DHS in child custody case

A Lamar County judge has criticized the Department of Human Services related to the custody of a 3-year-old child whose biological father is a registered sex offender.

The Clarion-Ledger reported that the biological father is 24 years older than the child’s mother. He was convicted for having sex with the mother when she was a minor and pleaded guilty to fondling her daughter from a previous relationship.

The woman allegedly has mental problems.
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Social worker becomes like ‘family’

Special To The Mississippi Link JACKSON – Social worker Rhoda McCovery of Gulfport spent so much time with one Harrison County woman and her adopted children that McCovery became, well, like part of the family. […]