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Study to determine number of red snapper in the Gulf

OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. (AP) — A team of 21 scientists will conduct a study to estimate the number of red snapper in the U.S. waters of the Gulf of Mexico. The Sun Herald reports that the panel of...

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Senator: Capitol art should also show black Mississippians

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A lawmaker says art at the Mississippi Capitol should be updated to reflect accomplishments of African-Americans. Democratic Sen. John Horhn of Jackson says he would like to see...

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Natchez-Adams district works to fund school construction

NATCHEZ, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi district is taking steps toward building a new high school and renovating some existing structures. The Natchez Democrat reports that members of the Natchez-Adams...

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Tupelo gives $45K to group trying to end homelessness

TUPELO, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi city is contributing to a private group that is trying to end homelessness. The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reports the Tupelo City Council has voted to give...

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Severe shortage of blood at Mississippi Blood Services

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Mississippi Blood Services has a severe shortage of blood. They are in critical need of platelets, B Negative and O Negative blood. Mississippi Blood Services asks for anyone...

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Suburb offers incentives to lure car dealers out of Jackson

RIDGELAND, Miss. (AP) — Two high-end car dealerships are leaving Mississippi’s capital city as a suburb offers them tax incentives. The Clarion Ledger reports that a Mercedes-Benz dealership left...

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Plaza named for Mississippi State’s 1st black athletes

STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) – A new plaza at Mississippi State University commemorates the legacy of the school’s first African-American student-athletes, Frank Dowsing Jr. and Robert Bell. A university...

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Portrait of ex Gov. Allain will hang at Mississippi Capitol

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A portrait of former Mississippi Gov. Bill Allain will be unveiled in January, filling the only gap in the state Capitol’s hall of governors. Allain was a Democrat who served as...

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City could set consistent hours for last call at restaurants

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Leaders in a Mississippi college town could extend the hours that restaurants can sell alcohol on some nights, for the sake of consistency. The Oxford Eagle reports that the Oxford...

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Mississippi lawmakers seek higher reserves, less spending

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Top Mississippi lawmakers, seeking to put more money in reserve, propose small cuts for most state agencies in the coming year. The Joint Legislative Budget Committee, meeting...

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Man shot during Rutledge robbery dies

  JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) — The man shot Sunday night during a robbery has died. JPD said 21-year-old Sandeep Singh died Monday. He was shot on Rutledge Street during a robbery. Two other people were...

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MS Blood Services needs donations

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) — It’s the season on giving and the Mississippi Blood Services wants you to give blood. The donation you give can help save a life this holiday season. They have an urgent need...

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5 die on Mississippi highways over Thanksgiving weekend

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Highway Patrol says five people died on highways over the long Thanksgiving weekend. Judy Pounds, a 60-year-old Moss Point woman, died Sunday after her car left...

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Sheriff: Shots fired at deputy during car chase

MERIDIAN, Miss. (AP) — Police in eastern Mississippi have arrested three men and continue searching for a fourth after a gunplay-filled car chase. Lauderdale County Sheriff Billie Sollie tells local...

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2 runoffs will fill seats in Mississippi House and Senate

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Runoff elections are filling two vacant seats in the Mississippi Legislature. Polls are open 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Tuesday. Special-election candidates run without party labels but often...

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MUW testing dormitory after 34 treated for carbon monoxide

COLUMBUS, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi University for Women says it’s continuing tests in a dormitory after 34 students were treated for inhaling carbon monoxide. University spokeswoman Anika Perkins...

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Same-sex parental rights case reaches top Mississippi court

PEARL, Miss. (AP) — A lesbian couple who had a son through in-vitro fertilization and later divorced will argue over whether the woman who didn’t give birth should have status as a legal parent. The...

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Conviction affirmed in Quitman County hedge-clipper killing

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Court of Appeals is affirming the murder conviction of a man who told police that he helped kill someone who owed him money for yard work they did together....

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Coroner: Father, son shot dead on Mississippi highway

ROLLING FORK, Miss. (AP) — Officials say a father and son have died following a shooting that shut down all lanes of traffic on a Mississippi highway. Sharkey County Coroner Angela Eason says the...

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Mississippi law endorses anti-LGBT bias, attorneys argue

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Gay rights advocates say a Mississippi law unconstitutionally endorses specific religious beliefs that could lead to discrimination against people who support same-sex marriage....

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