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Man Pleads Guilty to Sending Ricin-Tainted Letters
A Mississippi man has pleaded guilty to sending poison-laced letters to President Barack Obama and other officials.
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Miss. Local Officials Could Get to Set 2 Holidays
City and county governments in Mississippi might get more flexibility to declare local holidays.
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USM Project Headed to Space Station
NASA has chosen a research project by a team at USM-Gulf Park to be tested by scientists aboard the International Space Station.
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The Wrong Side of History
Even though (HB 1523) may secure your position with religious conservatives, you, sir, will someday realize that you are on the wrong side of history.
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Mississippi District: Merge Schools in Deseg Case by 2017-18
A Mississippi school district proposes combining its nearly all-black high school with a racially mixed school by the fall of 2017 to follow a federal court order in a longstanding …
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Candidates Disagree About Need for Supreme Court Unity
The challenger in a Mississippi Supreme Court race says the current office-holder disagrees too often with other justices.
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Police Officer Named in Wrongful Death Lawsuit Gets New Job
The Starkville Police Department has hired a former Columbus officer who is a defendant in a wrongful death lawsuit.
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Trial Delayed for Man Accused of Bribing Former Prison Chief
The trial of a physician accused of bribing Mississippi's former corrections commissioner has been delayed until February.
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Stinker Quote of the Week: ‘We Have Not Changed Our Conclusion’
There has been much hoopla and speculation as to why Comey publicly announced the FBI was looking at more emails in the first place, especially this close to the election.
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Requests for Special Education Money Fall Short of Supply
Demand so far has been low for $6,500 scholarships that Mississippi is awarding to parents of special education students to use in private or home schooling.
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Judge: New Order Against Enforcing Louisiana Abortion Law
A federal judge in Louisiana has issued a new order blocking the state from enforcing an abortion law that he says would prevent most women from getting abortions.
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Lawsuit Seeks to Block Charter Schools in Mississippi
A new lawsuit seeks to block charter schools in Mississippi, arguing that they violate the state constitution by making school districts share property tax collections with schools they don't control.
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2nd Former Ole Miss Student Sentenced in Statue Vandalism
A former University of Mississippi student has been sentenced to a year's probation plus 50 hours community service for placing a noose on the statue of the school's first black …
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Two Nuns Found Slain in Mississippi Home; Motive Unclear
Authorities say two Catholic nuns have been found slain in a Mississippi home where they lived.
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Bundys, Others Plead Not Guilty to Oregon Refuge Charges
Ammon Bundy and another 15 defendants have pleaded not guilty to a federal conspiracy charge related to the armed takeover of an Oregon wildlife refuge.
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Ole Miss Football Player Speaks Arrested, Charged with DUI
Mississippi defensive lineman Breeland Speaks was arrested early Friday morning and charged with driving under the influence.
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Senate Seeks to End Possible Subsidy for 3 Mississippi Malls, Including Costco Help in Ridgeland
Some lawmakers want to kill a Mississippi program that subsidizes shopping centers.
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Mississippi House Passes 2 School Consolidation Bills
The Mississippi House Education Committee has passed two bills to consolidate three school districts. The bills passed out of the committee Friday.
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Mississippi Bill Could Hamper Access to Same-Sex Marriage
Protesters say a bill in Mississippi would sanction discrimination by letting public employees cite their own religious beliefs to refuse to issue marriage licenses or perform weddings for same-sex couples.
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NASA's Orion Spacecraft Back in Florida After Test Flight
NASA's experimental Orion spacecraft left Florida by rocket and returned by truck. The capsule arrived back at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Thursday.
