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‘A Sober Living Home For Women’: Tupelo’s Talbot House Honored

The Talbot House in Tupelo, Miss., helps women continue their recovery from addiction after leaving short-term rehab ...

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MDOC Kept Terminally Ill Man In Prison For Five Months

Matthew Wilburn received a cancer diagnosis while incarcerated, but Mississippi’s compassionate-release program left ...

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Hinds Sheriff Candidate Stays In Race Despite Federal Charges

Marshand Crisler, a candidate for Hinds County Sheriff, stays in the race despite federal indictments for bribes and ...

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Emmett Till Lynching Accuser Carolyn Bryant Donham Dies at 88

Carolyn Bryant Donham, whose accusations led to the abduction and lynching of 14-year-old Emmett Till in August 1955,...

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Timely Rape Kit Testing Required Under New Mississippi Law

A new law in Mississippi require timely rape kit testing, but advocates say more work is needed to address decades of...

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Jackson Residents Sue Over H.B. 1020: ‘Makes Us Less Of A Democracy’

Three Jackson residents are suing to stop H.B. 1020, saying it violates the Mississippi Constitution by creating cour...

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NAACP Sues to Stop ‘State Takeover of Jackson’ In Federal Court

The NAACP sued the State of Mississippi over H.B. 1020 and S.B. 2343, calling them a “state takeover of Jackson” and ...

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Jackson Infrastructure Funds Spread Thin Under H.B. 1020, CCID Official Says

Jackson Capitol District infrastructure funds will be spread thin under H.B. 1020's expansion, a CCID official said.

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Jackson Child Lead-Poisoning Suit Proceeds Amid Water Crisis

1,000 children are suing the City of Jackson and the Mississippi State Department of Health over lead-poisoning from ...

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