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The death of rural hospitals could leave Mississippians 'sick, sick, sick'
A report from the Center for Healthcare Quality and Payment Reform puts a third of Mississippi's rural hospitals at risk of closure, and half of those at risk of closure within the next few years.…
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4mMississippi Today wins 2026 Green Eyeshade awards
The organization awarded Mississippi Today and The New York Times first place for Public Service in Written Journalism for the Abuse of Power: Beyond the Goon Squad series.
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5mTypo in House bill stifles $15 million meant to protect Mississippians from storms
While the Legislature passed a bill providing grants to home resiliency, the appropriated $15 million for the program was put in another measure that died.
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9mUMMC to take over Greenwood Leflore Hospital Aug. 1
A federal bankruptcy judge has approved the donation of the Greenwood Leflore Hospital to the University of Mississippi Medical Center, the last hurdle to completing the transfer.
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5mTropical Storm Bertha makes landfall on southern Louisiana with threatening winds
Tropical Storm Bertha made landfall Wednesday in Louisiana, spinning off strong winds far from its center and closing beaches from Florida to Mississippi. Forecasters say the main threats were damaging winds and coastal storm surge.
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8mNolan Xavier Wells' independent autopsy can't rule out foul play
Independent pathologist Dr. Roger Mitchell Jr. wrote that Nolan Xavier Wells' cause and manner of death are undetermined, citing multiple challenges when he examined the body.