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May 03 2024
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Mississippi city council member pleads guilty to federal drug charges
GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi city council member pleaded guilty to federal charges after running a multimillion-dollar illegal drug business, prosecutors said Thursday. Biloxi City Council member Robert Leon Deming, III, 47, reached a plea agreement with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Mississippi on conspiracy charges. Deming sold over $2 million worth of CBD
Associated PressApr 26 2024
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A water crisis in Mississippi turns into a fight against privatization
In the summer of 2022, heavy rainfall damaged a water treatment plant in the city of Jackson, Mississippi, precipitating a high-profile public health crisis. The Republican Governor Tate Reeves declared a state of emergency, as thousands of residents were told to boil their water before drinking it. For some, the pressure in their taps was so low that they couldn’t flush their toilets and were
GristApr 21 2024
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Mississippi Gov Declares Confederate Heritage Month
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves declared April 2024 as Confederate Heritage Month in Mississippi, keeping alive a 31-year-old tradition that began in 1993. Beauvoir, the Biloxi museum and historic home of Confederate President Jefferson Davis, announced the proclamation in a Facebook post on Friday. Beauvoir is owned and operated by the Sons of Confederate Veterans, a neo-Confederate organization
JoeMyGodMay 05 2024
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Abandoned boat found in Mississippi River leads to discovery of body, police say
The body of a missing boater was found in the Mississippi River days after he went missing, police say. On April 30, authorities received a 911 call about an abandoned boat found in the Mississippi River in New Madrid, Missouri, according to a Facebook post by the New Madrid County Sheriff’s Department. Officials found an abandoned truck and trailer at a boat ramp and determined the truck and
The Kansas City StarMay 02 2024
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Medicaid expansion discussions could fall apart in Republican-led Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The first serious effort by Mississippi’s Republican-led Legislature to expand Medicaid appeared to be crumbling Thursday as leaders argued over whether to let voters decide the issue. Under pressure during the final days of a four-month session, House and Senate negotiators released a proposal Monday to authorize Medicaid coverage for tens of thousands more low-income
Associated PressMay 05 2024
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Orlando native canoes the Mississippi encountering amazing scenery, angels, villains, solitude
Starting from when I was shorter than a canoe paddle, I grew up on Florida rivers such as the Suwannee and Silver to the north, the Myakka and Peace to the south and camping near home along the Wekiva. Maybe that’s why this Orlando native was so fascinated that you can travel by canoe along America’s most famous river from near Canada to the Gulf of Mexico. Last fall, I finished a solo 92 days
Orlando SentinelMay 04 2024
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3 millionaires in 3 weeks: Player wins big on $1 slot at this Mississippi Coast casino
The Mississippi Gulf Coast now has three new millionaires in as many months after a lucky person won more than $1.2 million while playing at Beau Rivage Resort & Casino in Biloxi, the MGM property confirmed Saturday. The player was gambling on a $1 Dragon Link slot machine when a $1.21 million jackpot was hit Saturday, said Mary Cracchiolo Spain, public relations and communications
The Times-PicayuneMay 09 2024
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Utilities complete contentious land swap to clear way for power line in Mississippi River refuge
FILE - A grain wagon supports a sign against the proposed transmission line by American Transmission Company, ITC Midwest and Dairyland Power Cooperative, along Highway 18-151 near Ridgeway, Wis., Dec. 8, 2018. Utilities looking to finish building a high-voltage power line linking Iowa and Wisconsin completed a contentious land deal Thursday that allows them to build on a Mississippi River
Yahoo NewsMay 11 2024
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Ohio State men's tennis team reaches NCAA quarterfinals with 4-1 win over Mississippi St.
The top-ranked Ohio State men’s tennis team defeated visiting Mississippi State 4-1 on Saturday in the NCAA tournament Round of 16. The Buckeyes (33-1) will head to Stillwater, Oklahoma, next weekend in pursuit of its first NCAA title. It is the 18th straight season that Ty Tucker's team has advanced to the NCAA tournament finals site. OSU is 38-0 in NCAA matches at home. Jack Anthrop clinched
The Columbus DispatchMay 09 2024
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Mississippi overspent BP money, mostly on Gulfport roads. Here's where projects stand now.
This story was originally published by the Sun Herald. Read more here. The Mississippi Legislature ran out of BP money to spend this year on economic development projects for South Mississippi. Legislators doled out $32 million to $49.5 million a year in the first three years of the Gulf Coast Restoration Fund, designated for projects in Mississippi’s six southernmost counties. They funded
The Times-Picayune