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Senatobia officer involved in fatal shooting of Black toddler was accused of making a racially offensive remark two days prior
An internal complaint at the Senatobia Police Department says Sgt. Hunter Foster made a racially offensive remark in front of other employees to refer to a Black colleague.
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5mProposed weir rehabilitation aims to restore East Pearl River
Restoring water flow to the East Pearl River would provide environmental, recreational and economic benefits for communities.
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10mSenatobia officer involved in fatal shooting of 1-year-old Kohen Wiley was once accused of exaggerating threat posed by a car
A Mississippi police officer involved in last month’s fatal shooting of 1-year-old Kohen Wiley at a Walmart was previously accused of exaggerating the risks that a vehicle posed to officers during another parking lot confrontation that escalated into violence in 2019, records show.
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5mMississippi joins states reporting cyclospora stomach bug
Five cases of cyclosporiasis have been reported in central and southern Mississippi, the Delta and the Gulf Coast., leading State Epidemiologist Dr. Renia Dotson to declare it a reportable disease.
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10mQ&A: Nora Miller reflects on her tenure, her hopes and the ‘constant battle for funding’ for Mississippi University for Women
Miller, who was named president of the Mississippi University for Women in 2018. The two-time MUW alumna retired on June 30.
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4m'Kidney chains' could save lives and billions of healthcare dollars, advocates say
Kidney chains allow living donors who are incompatible with their intended recipient to help initiate a sequence of transplants that can save multiple lives.