Mississippi Today
Can Mississippi State turn the Tide? In this case, both the tide of history and the Crimson one
Mississippi State and Alabama first played each other in football in 1898. During their series, State has won only 17 of the 108 games.
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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.
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9mHinds County supervisors boost long-underfunded public defender’s budget by $600K, marking one of the largest investments in the last decade
The historic budget boost for the Hinds County Public Defenders Office still isn’t enough to put it in line with a state law requiring equal funding with prosecutors