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Man accused in killing and kidnappings in Louisiana waives extradition
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A man arrested in the slaying of a Louisiana woman and abduction of her two daughters and subsequent death of one of them waived extradition Friday in federal court in Mississippi, clearing the way for his return to Louisiana to face trial. During his court...
Traveling exhibit details life of Andrew Young, diplomat, civil rights icon
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — The life, achievements and contributions of Andrew Young, the first African-American U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and an invaluable aide to the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., go on display next week at the University of Mississippi. The traveling...
Buttigieg tours Mississippi civil rights site and says transportation is key to equity in the US
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Friday toured the home of assassinated civil rights leader Medgar Evers in Mississippi's capital city, saying afterward that transportation is important to securing equity and justice in the United States. ...
Mississippi education board returns control to Tunica County School District
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi's Tunica County School District will regain local control next month after state education officials voted Thursday to end years of state conservatorship. The State Board of Education has governed the district since 2015 after audits revealed it...
Editorial Roundup: Mississippi
Greenwood Commonwealth. June 15, 2024. Editorial: Keep Talking On Felon Voting Rights Republican majorities in the state House and Senate have different opinions on whether Mississippi should change the way it decides whether people convicted of any of 22 felonies...
Governors of Mississippi and Alabama place friendly bets on lawmakers' charity softball game
PEARL, Miss. (AP) — State lawmakers from Mississippi and Alabama are playing each other in softball this weekend to raise money for charity — and the states' Republican governors are placing friendly bets on the outcome. The Battle of Tombigbee takes place Saturday at Trustmark...
Judge rules that federal agency can't enforce abortion rule in Louisiana and Mississippi
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge on Monday granted the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, as well as employers in two Southern states, temporary relief from complying with a federal rule that would have required them to provide workers with time off and other workplace accommodations for...
Supervisors vote to allow solar panel farm in central Mississippi over residents' objections
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — What could become Mississippi's largest solar energy project was approved by a county board Monday over objections from people who live near the proposed site. Hinds County supervisors voted 3-2 in favor of a conditional use permit for the Soul City Solar...
3 charged in shooting death of Southern Mississippi defensive back Marcus 'MJ' Daniels Jr.
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) — Three people were arrested Friday and charged with capital murder in the death of Southern Mississippi defensive back Marcus “MJ” Daniels Jr., police said. Daniels, 21, was killed Tuesday at an apartment complex in Hattiesburg. ...
Gospel group, basking in resurgence, releases first new music in nearly 50 years
BOSTON (AP) — She made a single gospel soul record in the 1970s with her brothers, when they were all teenagers. Then Annie Brown Caldwell moved on with her life. Decades later, she was running a clothing store in a tiny Mississippi town and singing on weekends with her husband and...
