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Mississippi high school senior killed when truck he was driving rolls down levee, lands on top of him

A Mississippi community is mourning the death of a high school senior who died in a workplace accident Thursday. WTOK in Meridian reports that West ... Read more

by Ben Hillyer, Saturday, September 4, 2021 5:23 am

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51-year-old Mississippi circuit clerk of 18 years dies of COVID-19

The Attala County Circuit Clerk has died due to complications from COVID-19. Breezy 101, the radio station in Kosciusko, reports that Wanda Fancher, 51, was ... Read more

by Ben Hillyer, Friday, September 3, 2021 6:58 am

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Manager of Mississippi’s giant house party retiring after 27 years

This year’s Neshoba County Fair was the last for longtime Fair manager Doug Johnson who will retire in January after roughly three decades in the ... Read more

by Ben Hillyer, Sunday, August 29, 2021 7:22 am

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71-year-old Mississippi woman dies in interstate crash with 18-wheeler

A 71-year-old Mississippi woman died when the car she was driving collided with an 18-wheeler on the interstate Friday. Lee County Coroner Carolyn Green told ... Read more

by Ben Hillyer, Saturday, August 28, 2021 8:19 am

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Mississippi police make second arrest in murder of recent Ole Miss graduate

A second arrest has been made in the murder of a recent Ole Miss graduate. On August 25, the Oxford Police Department arrested Bronjase Robertson, ... Read more

by Ben Hillyer, Friday, August 27, 2021 10:59 am

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‘A young promising life’ cut short. Teen arrested for Saturday murder of recent Ole Miss graduate.

A Mississippi teen has been charged with the Saturday murder a man who police say just graduated from Ole Miss with a promising life ahead ... Read more

by Ben Hillyer, Monday, August 23, 2021 9:20 am

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Mississippi is the #10 state where food stamps are used the most

Canva Mississippi is the #10 state where food stamps are used the most Prior to the coronavirus pandemic, food insecurity throughout the United States affected ... Read more

by Ben Hillyer, Friday, August 20, 2021 5:15 am

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Mississippi woman’s life upended after car damage from road work. Who, if anyone, will pay for the damage?

The evening before Hurricane Zeta made landfall, Vicki Dean and her husband, Kenny, were curious to see if the distant storm was already churning up ... Read more

by Ben Hillyer, Saturday, August 14, 2021 6:34 am

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Deep roots: These Mississippi counties have the most born-and-bred residents who never left

Mississippi Department of Archives and History // Wikimedia Commons Counties with the most born-and-bred residents in Mississippi In certain corners of the U.S., the only ... Read more

by Ben Hillyer, Monday, August 9, 2021 6:00 pm

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Woman found swimming in one of Alabama city’s 70-foot high water tanks

A woman who broke through a barrier and climbed a ladder to the top of a municipal water tank was found swimming inside the massive ... Read more

by Ben Hillyer, Saturday, August 7, 2021 7:15 am

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