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Mississippi town with Confederate monument gets Emmett Till statue

A Mississippi town with a Confederate monument plans to unveil a larger-than-life statue of Emmett Till on Friday, decades after white men kidnapped and killed the Black teenager.

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The EPA starts a civil rights probe into Mississippi's water woes

The agency said that it is investigating whether Mississippi state agencies discriminated against the state's majority-Black capital city by refusing to fund improvements for its failing water system.

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Mississippi State Football Mourns Death of Sam Westmoreland

The freshman’s cause of death is unknown at this time, but the school is working with the county to determine more information.

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The next Jan. 6 committee hearing is Thursday. What have you missed?

After a long break and then a postponement caused by Hurricane Ian, the House Jan. 6 select committee is set to hold what may be its final hearing Thursday at 1 p.m. Eastern time. Committee Chair Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., told reporters last week that the hearing will not have live…

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Brett Favre says he is being treated unfairly in Mississippi welfare case

“I have been unjustly smeared in the media,” Favre said in a statement to Fox News Digital, which was published Tuesday. “I have done nothing wrong.”

Chicago Sun-Times

Jan. 6 committee chair gets threatening letter prior to Thursday’s televised public hearing

Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., the House committee chair investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, received a threatening letter at his office in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, ahead of the next scheduled panel hearing on Oct. 13.

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John Clay: Kentucky football’s next big question: How will the Cats react to loss at Ole Miss?

OXFORD, Miss. — Too many mistakes. Too many errors. Too many miscues. A top-10 team via the AP college football rankings, Kentucky did not play like a top-10 team in its 22-19 loss at Ole Miss on Saturday.

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Keegan Bradley goes low, Mark Hubbard in position for first win among five takeaways from third round of Sanderson Farms Championship

Here's what you missed from the third round.

USA Today Sports Media Group

The Lane Train Is Rolling at Ole Miss, On and Off the Field

A day after a significant NIL announcement for Rebels athletes, the football team picked up a big win over Kentucky.

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Jackson, Miss., residents struggle with basic needs as the water crisis disrupts life

Residents in the predominantly Black city confront chronic water system outages that have them finding ways to function without a basic public service – safe and reliable drinking water.

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Sam Burns’ power line encounter, Mackenzie Hughes’ low round among five takeaways from second round of 2022 Sanderson Farms Championship

Here's what you missed from the second round of the Sanderson Farms Championship.

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Sahith Theegala, Gary Woodland, Harris English among notables to miss cut at 2022 Sanderson Farms Championship

Here's who has the weekend off.

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Presidents Cupper’s hot start, pair of aces among five takeaways from Thursday’s first round of the Sanderson Farms Championship

Here's what you missed in the first round.

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For former Ole Miss star Jackson Suber, a PGA Tour debut in Mississippi is ‘really special’

Suber spent the previous four years playing for Ole Miss, picking up first-team All-SEC recognition twice.

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In Jackson, the water is back, but the crisis remains

JACKSON, Miss. — In mid-September, Howard Sanders bumped down pothole-ridden streets in a white Cadillac weighed down with water bottles on his way to a home in Ward 3, a neglected neighborhood that he called “a war zone.”

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An ex-director of Mississippi's welfare agency pleads guilty over misspent money

John Davis pleaded guilty to charges in a conspiracy to misspend tens of millions of dollars that were intended to help needy families in one of the poorest states in the U.S.

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A boil-water notice has been lifted in Jackson, Miss., after nearly 7 weeks

But a state health department official said concerns remain about copper and lead levels in the city water. The official said people should continue to avoid using it to prepare baby formula.

Miami Herald

With another predominately Black city of Jackson, Miss., in need, Miami Gardens steps up

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. -- Thousands of water bottles were loaded onto trucks in Miami Gardens on Monday, headed for Jackson, Miss., where many residents are without clean water.

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The crisis in Jackson shows how climate change is threatening water supplies

Historic flooding and record droughts are stressing water systems across the country, and experts warn that with climate change intensifying the crisis in Jackson, Miss., may be just the beginning.

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In Jackson, Miss., volunteers work hard to bring water to residents who need help

Local nonprofits have been delivering water directly to some residents, but the groups are still working on scaling up to dealing with a problem that stretches across the city.

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Avoiding the tap water in Jackson, Miss., has been a way of life for decades

Residents accuse the largely white state government of neglecting the needs of a city that's 82% Black. White flight in the 1970s devastated the tax base, posing a major challenge to any solution.

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In Jackson, Miss., football goes on despite the water crisis

Football is a way of life in Jackson, Mississippi. So are boil water notices. The latest water crisis has not stopped fans from filling the stands to support a local college team.

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Police: Rogue plane lands, pilot in custody after threatening to hit Mississippi Walmart

Police said the pilot threatened to “intentionally crash into Wal-Mart."

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The pilot who threatened to crash into a Mississippi Walmart has landed safely

The pilot who threatened to crash a small plane into a Walmart in Tupelo, Miss., was taken into custody, local authorities said.

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Jackson residents face long lines and short supply in a frustrating search for water

Some 180,000 people in and near Mississippi's capital have not been able to use their tap water since Monday. It's the latest in a string of crises due to the city's aging water infrastructure.

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