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Water 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.
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4m$5 million bond set for 3rd suspect in Tasia Fortune killing, as Jackson police say more arrests may come
A third suspect in the killing of Tasia Fortune made his first court appearance Monday. A judge ordered Eric Derrell Clark, 45, held on $5 million bond.
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7mMississippi's right to contraception must be protected, lawmakers write
Lawmakers advocate for legislation to protect Mississippians’ ability to obtain contraception, as well as healthcare providers’ ability to provide it. It would not dictate anyone’s choices.