Who Gets Food Stamps? White People, Mostly
WASHINGTON — Gene Alday, a Republican member of the Mississippi state legislature, apologized last week for telling a reporter that all the African-Americans in his hometown of Walls, Mississippi, are…
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Mississippi Walmart Shootout Leaves 1 Dead, 1 Injured
A man was killed and a police officer was injured after what began as a traffic pursuit ended with an exchange of gunfire inside a Wal-Mart store in northeastern Mississippi,…
Willie Manning, Mississippi Death Row Inmate, Granted New Trial
The Mississippi Supreme Court has ordered a new trial for death row inmate Willie Manning after it found the state withheld evidence that would have been favorable to Manning’s defense….
What Mississippi can teach California
I can’t believe I’m writing this, but: California, you’ve got a heck of a lot to learn from Mississippi. Not in terms of per capita income, obesity rates or LGBT…
Town Rallies Behind Doctor, 88, Who May Lose License For Treating Poor Patients From His Car
A Mississippi community has united in support of a beloved physician whose career is in jeopardy. Dr. Carrol Frazier Landrum, a World War II veteran, had been asked to turn…
Mitt Romney Courts Middle Class, Jabs Hillary Clinton During Mississippi Speech
Mitt Romney hasn’t officially declared himself a presidential candidate again, but the 2012 Republican nominee looked and sounded like one during a stop in Mississippi, back-slapping at a popular barbecue…
Critics Slam Mississippi Bill That Equates Pit Bulls And ‘Dangerous Dogs’
Mississippi state lawmakers have introduced a first-of-its-kind bill that would, in part, allow police officers, without a warrant, to enter any home where they believe a pit bull or other…
Sam Gene Harris Arrested After 34 Years On The Lam
Police in Utah say they’ve arrested a man who escaped from a Mississippi jail 34 years ago. – No attorney was immediately listed for Harris in court records, and his…