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Mississippi program aims to connect jailed people to mental health services
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — A new program in Mississippi is designed to help people who need mental health care services while they are jailed and facing felony charges. The Roderick and Solange MacArthur Justice Center at the University of Mississippi School of Law announced Wednesday...
A Mississippi town moves a Confederate monument that became a shrouded eyesore
GRENADA, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi town has taken down a Confederate monument that stood on the courthouse square since 1910 — a figure that was tightly wrapped in tarps the past four years, symbolizing the community's enduring division over how to commemorate the past. ...
Wake Forest replaces canceled trip to Ole Miss with home-and-home series vs. Oregon State
Wake Forest has announced future football games against Oregon State, with the series starting next year to replace a trip to Mississippi after a cancellation that drew the ire of Rebels coach Lane Kiffin. Wake Forest announced the series with the Beavers on Wednesday morning. It has...
Mississippi high court rejects the latest appeal by a man on death row since 1994
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Supreme Court has denied the latest appeal by a man who has been on death row for 30 years after he was convicted of killing two college students. The decision could clear the way for the state to set an execution date for Willie Jerome...
A federal courthouse reopens in Mississippi after renovations to remove mold
ABERDEEN, Miss. (AP) — A federal courthouse in north Mississippi is reopening after extensive renovations to eliminate mold, increase energy efficiency and update technology. Court cases were starting to be heard Tuesday in the Thomas G. Abernethy Federal Building in Aberdeen, the...
Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin says Wake Forest violated an 'unwritten rule' in buying out 2025 game
Mississippi coach Lane Kiffin says Wake Forest violated “an unwritten rule” by buying its way out of next year's matchup, leaving the Rebels in search of another major-conference opponent. The fifth-ranked Rebels beat the Demon Deacons 40-6 on Saturday in Winston-Salem, North...
Police fatally shoot a person while serving an arrest warrant in Mississippi
OLIVE BRANCH, Miss. (AP) — Police in north Mississippi shot and killed a person Monday while serving an arrest warrant, according to the state Department of Public Safety. Officers with the Olive Branch SWAT Team fired shots after the person receiving the warrant “presented a...
Jaxson Dart and No. 5 Mississippi roll over Wake Forest for a 40-6 win
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — When Mississippi wins the coin toss, coach Lane Kiffin said he’s almost always going to elect to receive. That mentality sits just fine with quarterback Jaxson Dart. Dart completed his first three passes on the opening drive, leading the...
4-year-old child drowns after wandering from home in Mississippi
CANTON, Miss. (AP) — A 4-year-old boy drowned in a pond in central Mississippi after wandering away from his family's apartment while his father took a shower, a police chief said. A Madison County law enforcement dive team recovered Kaleb Jamison's body Tuesday night, nearly 12...
No. 5 Ole Miss hits the road for the first time, facing the ACC's Wake Forest
No. 5 Mississippi (2-0) at Wake Forest (1-1), Saturday, 6:30 p.m. ET (The CW) BetMGM College Football Odds: Ole Miss by 23 1/2. Series record: Wake Forest leads 2-0. WHAT’S AT STAKE? The Rebels have beaten up on Furman and Middle...
