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Dec 19, 2024 · Podcast: Steve Holland recounts strange events leading to Tupelo-based Netflix crime documentary. Mississippi Today’s Bobby Harrison and Geoff Pender talk with former state Rep. Steve Holland about the bizarre case of a Tupelo martial arts instructor mailing ricin to elected officials and attempting to frame an Elvis Presley impersonator for the crime.
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2 days ago · Podcast: Ray Higgins: PERS needs both extra cash and benefit changes for future employees. Mississippi Today’s Bobby Harrison talks with Ray Higgins, executive director of the Mississippi Public Employees Retirement System, about proposed changes in pension benefits for future employees and what is needed to protect the system for current employees and retirees.
Justice Department says Mississippi town violates residents' rights
Sep 26, 2024 · A Lexington, Miss., police cruiser patrols near the town square, Monday, Aug. 15, 2022. A civil rights and international human rights organization filed a federal lawsuit on Tuesday, against local officials in Lexington, where they say police have "terrorized" residents, subjecting them to false arrests, excessive force and intimidation.
Supreme Court race remains too close to call, final result could …
Nov 26, 2024 · The Mississippi Supreme Court runoff election between incumbent Justice Jim Kitchens and Republican state Sen. Jenifer Branning remained too close to call Tuesday night, with political prognosticators signaling a careful counting of ballots that could take days.
Mississippi Election 2024: What will be on Tuesday’s ballot?
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Pediatric specialty clinic to close following settlement - Mississippi ...
Nov 15, 2024 · Mississippi has just under 18 specialty pediatricians per 100,000 children, the lowest rate in the Southeast and the third lowest in the country, according to data from The American Board of Pediatrics. The center served as a safety net for pediatric subspecialty care in 2022 when UMMC went out of network with Blue Cross Blue Shield, the state’s largest provider of private health insurance.
How the Mississippi flows through song and still inspires
Oct 8, 2024 · MARQUETTE, Iowa – It was just before sunset on the Mississippi River, the day’s last bits of golden light dancing on the water, when four members of the band Big Blue Sky picked up their instruments for one of their defining songs.. During the summer, the group plays Friday nights for Maiden Voyage Tours, a northeast Iowa riverboat company.
'Desperate times': Independent pharmacies fear closure, due in …
Oct 8, 2024 · Pharmacist Dawn Dozier fills prescriptions at Brandon Discount Drugs in Brandon, Miss., on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024. Independent pharmacies are facing financial difficulties they say are due to the actions of pharmacy benefit managers.
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2024 Recap - Mississippi Today
Mississippi Today in 2024 The Year in News From the continued fight for Medicaid expansion, the sentencing of the Goon Squad, more misspent tax dollars to the MLB draft coming to Mississippi—and the list goes on.