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Mississippi Veterans Affairs Board appoints new director

By The Associated Press • June 24, 2022

The Mississippi Veterans Affairs Board announced Thursday that it has appointed Mark Smith as new executive director.

Man gets 40 years for killing off-duty Mississippi officer

By The Associated Press • June 24, 2022

A Mississippi man has received a maximum 40-year sentence for the killing of an off-duty state Highway Patrol officer.

Leadership change approved at Delta State University

By Michael Goldberg/The Associated Press/Report for America • June 23, 2022

William LaForge, who has served as the president of Delta State University since 2013, will depart at the end of June.

Elvis movie shines light on Tupelo’s influence

By Blake Alsup/Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal • June 22, 2022

Elvis’ legacy looms large over Tupelo, but in Australian writer/director Baz Luhrmann’s new film, Tupelo’s influence on the King of Rock and Roll is front and center.

Mississippi, Alabama mourners praise officer killed on duty

By The Associated Press • June 21, 2022

A police officer killed on duty in Mississippi earlier this month is being remembered there and in his Alabama hometown as a person willing to serve any community where he worked.

Ex-paramedic sentenced for sexual assaults in ambulances

By The Associated Press • June 21, 2022

A former Mississippi paramedic has been sentenced to 40 years in prison without parole, weeks after he pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting patients in ambulances as they were being taken to hospitals.

Arkansas marked the low point for Rebs. Now the Hogs stand in their way

By Rick Cleveland/Mississippi Today • June 20, 2022

There’s a term baseball coaches often use about their teams: “coming full circle.” It’s usually a good thing. With Ole Miss, it’s better than good.

Ex-leader of nonprofit pleads guilty to meal program fraud

By The Associated Press • June 15, 2022

The former head of a nonprofit tasked with providing meals to needy schoolchildren in one of Mississippi’s poorest counties has pleaded guilty to fraud, State Auditor Shad White announced Tuesday.

Services set in Alabama, Mississippi for slain officer

By The Associated Press • June 15, 2022

Memorial events are being planned in both Mississippi and Alabama for a police officer who was shot to death last week in the line of duty, officials said Monday.

Sen. Wicker again tests positive for COVID-19

By The Associated Press • June 14, 2022

Republican U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker of Mississippi has again tested positive for COVID-19, his office said Monday.

Amid abortion debate, clinic asks: Who’s caring for moms?

By Leah Willingham/The Associated Press • June 13, 2022

Miracle Allen used her last tank of gas to drive an hour and 15 minutes to the closest clinic that would care for her and her unborn baby.

Man sought in shooting death of Mississippi officer arrested

By The Associated Press • June 11, 2022

A former police officer suspected of killing a Mississippi police officer who was responding to a call about domestic violence has been arrested, authorities said Friday.

Ezell endorsed, Palazzo seeks debate in Mississippi race

By Emily Wagster Pettus/The Associated Press • June 10, 2022

A sheriff who is trying to unseat a six-term Mississippi congressman picked up support Thursday from all the candidates eliminated in this week’s first round of Republican primary voting.

Authorities: Mississippi police officer, 1 other dead in shooting

By The Associated Press • June 10, 2022

A police officer has died along with one other person after an officer-involved shooting Thursday in an eastern Mississippi city, authorities said, adding a suspect was being sought.

Doctor named in abortion case has nothing to do with lawsuit

By Emily Wagster Pettus and Mike Stobbe/The Associated Press • June 6, 2022

Dr. Thomas Dobbs has never gotten involved in political fights over reproductive health, but his name has become shorthand for a legal case that could end abortion rights in the United States. If he has feelings about the situation, he pretty much keeps those to himself.

Man who faked death gets 85 years for sexual assault of teen

By The Associated Press • June 6, 2022

A military veteran who once faked his own death to try to avoid criminal charges has been convicted of sexually assaulting a girl and impregnating her when he was 40 and she was 14.

WWII vet in Mississippi celebrates 100 years

By Cam Bonelli/Laurel Leader-Call • June 6, 2022

Burly Register had much to celebrate on Memorial Day.

Prominent 2020 election denier is aiding Mississippi congressional campaign

By Bobby Harrison/Mississippi Today • June 3, 2022

Michael Cassidy, a Republican seeking to unseat incumbent Rep. Michael Guest in Mississippi’s 3rd Congressional District in the June 7 primary, has aligned himself with one of the nation’s most outspoken advocates of overthrowing the 2020 presidential election.

Ex-governor seeks to open medical marijuana testing facility

By Emily Wagster Pettus/The Associated Press • June 3, 2022

Former Mississippi Gov. Ronnie Musgrove is teaming up with a health care executive to apply for a state license to open a medical marijuana testing facility.

Demand to repay workforce training money remains in limbo

By The Associated Press • June 3, 2022

The Mississippi attorney general is deciding whether to file a lawsuit to recover $2.3 million in public money that the state auditor said was misspent by a community college and some business leaders.

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Community Profile: Man and his tractor keep each other going

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Damms: Once a catalyst for its disorder, the transfer portal has helped breathe new life into Mississippi State women’s basketball

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Letter: Oktibbeha supervisor Howard should step down

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Mississippi justices block more DNA tests in death row case

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