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By: Tom Williams | Dec 20, 2024 Clarksdale, Mississippi - In March 2023, Corporal Eric Hunter joined the Clarksdale Police Department (CPD) with a mission to serve and protect. His dedication and relentless pursuit of excellence have...
By: Tom Williams | Dec 20, 2024 Clarksdale, Mississippi - Meet Yumon Williams, the 22-year-old entrepreneur from Jonestown, MS, whose passion for cooking has taken the Delta by storm with her thriving food truck, Yumon Munchy Mobile. A...

A teenage worker died in a poultry plant. His mother is suing the companies that hired him

Summary JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The mother of a 16-year-old who died in a workplace accident at a Mississippi poultry factory is suing the companies...

Trump and Haley hustle for last-minute votes a day before New Hampshire primary. Follow live updates

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Judge orders the unsealing of divorce case of Trump special prosecutor in Georgia accused of affair

MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) — A judge on Monday ordered court records to be made public in the divorce involving a special prosecutor hired in the...

Dexter Scott King, son of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., dies of cancer at 62

ATLANTA (AP) — Dexter Scott King, who dedicated much of his life to shepherding the civil rights legacy of his parents, the Rev. Martin...

Parents of Mississippi football player who died sue Rankin County School District

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The parents of a Mississippi high school football player have filed a lawsuit against a school district after the teenager...

Online rumors partially to blame for drop in water pressure in Mississippi capital, manager says

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Law enforcement agencies are investigating whether social media rumors about a potential water outage prompted people to quickly fill bathtubs...

Recovering from natural disasters is slow and bureaucratic. New FEMA rules aim to cut the red tape

WASHINGTON (AP) — Anyone who has lived through a natural disaster and then applied to the federal government for assistance knows that it can be a...

Mississippi has the highest rate of preventable deaths in the US, health official says

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi has improved some of its poor health outcomes, but its people are more likely to die unnecessarily than residents...

Federal labor investigators say poultry company’s inaction led to the death of a teenage worker

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi poultry plant's failure to follow safety protocols led to the death of a 16-year-old worker who was pulled...

The race for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination pivots to New Hampshire. Follow live updates

A day after Donald Trump won Iowa's caucuses, the race for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination has turned to New Hampshire. Trump, Florida Gov. Ron...

Sentencing postponed again for Mississippi police officers who tortured two Black men

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A federal judge has, for the second time, postponed sentencing for six former Mississippi law enforcement officers who pleaded guilty...

LOCALIZE IT: Updated analysis sheds light on enrollment in US public, private and home schools

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