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Group displays 20-foot IUD near Mississippi Capitol to advocate for contraception access
Americans for Contraception, the group touring a big inflatable IUD, is making its way across the South in honor of the anniversary of a 1965 U.S. Supreme Court decision that established a…
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4mColom challenges Hyde-Smith to debates, calls her 'chicken'
Hyde-Smith has a long history of not doing off-the-cuff events or open town hall meetings and rarely does interviews with the media.
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8mWater Valley woman’s birthday fundraiser erases millions in medical debt
The funds from Beth Mayeaux’s “Getting (G)older, Giving Back” campaign will help over 1,600 people, said Marisa Clemente, Undue Medical Debt’s vice president of philanthropy.
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8mChildren’s lit collection at University of Southern Mississippi hits 60 and still growing
Lena de Grummond (1900-1987) started the collection in 1966 after capping a career in library science in her native Louisiana with 15 years as the state supervisor of school libraries for the Louisiana State Department of Education.
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10mJury clears 1 former Capitol Police officer in a 2022 killing. AG's office drops case against the other when jury couldn't reach a verdict
After nearly five hours of deliberation, a Hinds County jury deadlocked on whether to convict Michael Lamar Rhinewalt, who fired the fatal shot, but acquitted Steven Frederick Jr., who also shot his gun.
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5mBoard presses for a recommendation on Canton charter school's fate
The Mississippi Charter School Authorizer Board wants to vote in October on whether SR1 College Preparatory and STEM Academy in Canton can keep its charter.