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Southaven residents fear pollution, complain of noise, from Elon Musk’s xAI data-center turbines
Eighteen turbines are currently running, as the company awaits permit approval through the state for the remainder. Mississippi regulators, though, aren’t monitoring air emissions from those 18…
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5mMississippi Today and Deep South Today launch ‘Black Box,’ a podcast examining opioid settlement spending
"Black Box," a new podcast hosted by Mississippi Today Mental Health Reporter Allen Siegler, follows Mississippi's opioid settlement and examines how more than $400 million intended to address addiction, treatment and recovery is being spent.
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3mFormer state Sen. John Polk dies at 77
Former state Sen. John Polk was a veteran of the Mississippi National Guard and served as an executive at his family's business, Polk Meat Products.
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4mJudge questions Jackson officials about Lake Hico data center discussion
Emails between Jackson Mayor John Horhn and a local tech nonprofit detail the benefits of a hyperscale data center at Lake Hico, including up to $15 billion in private investment and up to $20 million a year in revenue for the city.
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2mPhoto gallery: Funeral of Nolan Xavier Wells
Mourners gathered Monday for the funeral of 18-year-old Nolan Xavier Wells, whose body was found July 6 near Horn Island. He had gone to the barrier island with a friend group on the Fourth of July, and the death is under investigation.
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9mNolan Xavier Wells' mom challenges his mourners to be like her son, 'the light that brightens the lives of those around you'
Advocates at Nolan Xavier Wells' funeral Monday renewed a call for transparency and justice in the death investigation and offered $100,000 for information leading to an arrest and conviction.