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[ October 2, 2024 ] Harris responds to Hurricane devastation as Walz shines in debate National
[ October 2, 2024 ] Commentary: Mississippi minority contracting update – Mississippi’s white power brokers strip minority opportunity of economic advancement and participation Local
[ October 2, 2024 ] Vance and Walz begin debating cordially but end in heated clashes over Trump, Jan. 6 and national policy issues National
[ October 2, 2024 ] ‘A Life Sentence.’ How Mississippi’s Forever Voting ban keeps thousands from the polls – The state’s disenfranchisement law punishes people with nonviolent offenses, as reform fails in the Legislature and courts Local
[ September 25, 2024 ] Commentary: Diversity backlash – always by white power brokers – In four short years DEI programs rose then cratered. So much for equity. National

Mother of former Tide player Devonta Pollard sentenced to 25 years for role in Mississippi kidnapping

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JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — A woman has been sentenced to 25 years in federal prison in the kidnapping of a girl from her elementary school in a family dispute over a piece of land and […]

Jury convicts former Alabama basketball player’s mom in Mississippi kidnapping case

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JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — A federal jury on Thursday convicted Jesse Mae Brown Pollard of kidnapping a 6-year-old relative to pressure the girl’s mother in a dispute over a piece of land and a […]