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Mar 17 2024
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Mississippi among worst places for singles in US
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – For those looking to find love in the Magnolia State, a recent report indicates that doing so may be difficult. According to a recent report from ConsumerAffairs, Mississippi is the third worst state for singles trying to mingle. Though a low cost of living and housing make it cheaper to settle down, a mediocre diversity index and the lowest median income nationally
WJTV 12Apr 10 2024
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Former Mississippi officers who admitted to torturing 2 Black men face sentencing in state court
Six former Mississippi law enforcement officers who pleaded guilty to a long list of state and federal charges for torturing two Black men will be sentenced Wednesday in state court. The six white former Mississippi law enforcement officers who attacked Michael Corey Jenkins and Eddie Terrell Parker in January 2023 have already been sentenced to federal prison terms ranging from about 10 to 40
Fox News (Online News)Mar 22 2024
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Events happening this weekend in Mississippi: March 22-24
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Take some time to unwind with friends, family or yourself this weekend. Below you’ll find a list of some fun events going on this weekend (March 22-24) around Mississippi. • Friends, Krewes, Irishmen, & Jacksonians – come gather for a night of fun and revelry to kick off parade weekend with the annual tradition of the Cathead STOMP. • Kick off the Hal’s St. Paddy’s
WJTV 12Mar 15 2024
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California man sentenced for drug trafficking in Mississippi
A Palmdale, California, man was sentenced to 270 months in prison for attempting to possess with intent to distribute 441 grams of pure methamphetamine in Mississippi. Keith Quintal McGill, 44, was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Gulfport. According to court records, in 2019, an investigation began into a large-scale drug trafficking organization that was shipping large amounts of
Magnolia State LiveMar 21 2024
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'Mississippi sheriffs wield a tremendous authority in the counties they police'
'Mississippi "Goon Squad" didn't come out of nowhere' The torture of two Black men by white Rankin County, Mississippi, sheriff's deputies in the self-named "Goon Squad" was "horrific," says Grace Elizabeth Hale. But abuse under all-powerful Mississippi sheriffs "is not a new problem." Local law enforcement in the state grew out of wars against Native American tribes and the "slave patrols,
The Week - NewsMar 15 2024
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Mississippi man arrested for fatal shooting at club
CARROLL COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – A Mississippi man was arrested in connection to a fatal shooting outside a club. The incident happened just before 10:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 15 in the parking lot of a club, formerly known as Katie’s Place, in the Coila area of Carroll County. When Carroll County deputies arrived at the location, they discovered 20-year-old Jaheim Montreal Walker unresponsive
WJTV 12Mar 25 2024
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Louisiana man arrested, charged in deadly Mississippi bus shooting
A Louisiana man has been arrested and charged in the shooting death of a Georgia man aboard a bus traveling through Mississippi. FORMER MISSISSIPPI OFFICERS GET 10 TO 40 YEARS IN PRISON FOR TORTURE OF 2 BLACK MEN The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation said in a news release Monday that the fatal shooting happened at about 11 p.m. Sunday as the Greyhound bus was on Interstate 10 near Ocean
Fox News (Online News)Mar 25 2024
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Louisiana man accused of killing Greyhound bus passenger in Mississippi
JACKSON COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – A Louisiana man has been arrested for allegedly killing another passenger on a Greyhound bus in Mississippi. Bailey Martin, press secretary for the Mississippi Department of Public Safety (DPS), said the incident happened on Interstate 10 in Jackson County around 11:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 24. Martin said the Greyhound bus was traveling east on I-10 when 26-year
WJTV 12Mar 14 2024
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Mississippi Senate’s Medicaid expansion bill dies
Medicaid expansion is on the line again following Bill deadline JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Thursday was another deadline day for Mississippi lawmakers. Medicaid expansion was once again on the line, following some updates in the Mississippi Senate. Senators gave somewhat of an update on their Medicaid expansion plans in a roundabout way. They opted to let their own Medicaid expansion bill die on
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