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Ruleville police officer charged with extorting an immigrant for cash
Federal prosecutors have charged a Ruleville police officer with extortion — allegations stemming from a traffic stop of an immigrant.
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9mFacing lawsuits, Elon Musk’s SpaceXAI offers to buy homes homes near Southaven data centers
Southaven's mayor says home buyouts around data centers are good corporate citizenship.
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6mMidterm campaigns are asking, where's the beef? And how much does it cost?
In the midterm elections, meat has become a surprising political battleground. Democrats and Republicans are clashing over who supports meat consumption more. In Mississippi, Democratic Senate nominee Scott Colom criticizes Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith for her comments on high beef prices.
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8mMississippi schools show progress, though higher state standards result in more C and D districts
The more rigorous standards underscore state leaders’ efforts to continue the gains that have rocketed Mississippi to national stardom, education leaders said.
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5mThese Yazoo City families overcome hurdles to own their homes
Forty families in Yazoo City learned Wednesday they will soon become homeowners — without the burden of a mortgage — after overcoming obstacles that threatened to derail their dreams of owning homes.
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7mSen. Raphael Warnock says Scott Colom could flip Senate seat Democratic like his Georgia upset
Warnock said Mississippi, the state with the highest concentration of Black voters in the nation, is ripe for the Democratic Party to flip the Senate seat if only they’ll consistently spend money in the Deep South state and keep working to register voters.