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August 11, 2022

Mississippi chiropractor accused of selling fentanyl, possessing other drugs

A chiropractor in Mississippi has been charged with possession of drugs, including meth, as well as selling fentanyl. Authorities executed search warrants Wednesday.

August 5, 2022

Mississippi inmates escape prison after cutting hole in roof

Four Mississippi prisoners escaped from jail by cutting a hole in the rood. Inmates ran east from the prison at around 2 in the morning.

August 4, 2022

Hero cat in Mississippi helped prevent a robbery, possibly even saved a man's life

A man in Belden, Mississippi, said that his cat, Bandit, helped ward off two would-be robbers at his back door in the middle of the night — and one of them was holding a handgun.

August 3, 2022

Mississippi girl, 13, found in Kentucky; man arrested in connection to her disappearance

Police in Covington, Kentucky, have arrested Robin Velasquez-Perez in connection to the disappearance of a 13-year-old Mississippi girl. He faces multiple charges.

July 28, 2022

CDC warns rare, potentially deadly bacteria found along Mississippi Gulf Coast

The bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei (B. pseudomallei) was found in soil and water along the Gulf Coast of southern Mississippi, heath officials said Wendesday.

July 27, 2022

Mississippi parents call for allowing teachers to carry guns in school: 'This is the world we live in now'

Following recent mass shootings across the US, Mississippi officials voted to update a 1990 internal policy that prohibited anyone other than law enforcement from carrying firearms.

July 25, 2022

Mississippi public schools vote to update gun policies, paving way for staff to carry firearms on campus

Mississippi's Board of Education has revised the language of an old policy that allows schools to use their discretion in determining their own gun policies.

July 22, 2022

Missing University of Mississippi student Jimmie Lee believed dead as police charge 22-year-old with murder

Sheldon Timothy Herrington Jr., of Grenada, Mississippi, has been charged with murder in the July 8 disappearance of Ole Miss student Jimmie 'Jay' Lee.

July 20, 2022

Mississippi House seat filled by Jeffrey Hulum III after winning special election

Mississippi voters have selected veteran Jeffrey Hulum III to fill the empty seat in the state House of Representatives. Hulum defeated Gary Fredericks.

July 18, 2022

CEO of financially troubled Mississippi hospital resigns

Jason Studley, CEO of Greenwood Leflore Hospital, a Mississippi hospital which has been struggling financially, announced his resignation on Friday.