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A U.S. Virgin Islands inmate housed at the Tallahatchie County Correctional Facility (TCCF) in Tutwiler was stabbed to death late Thursday.

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“We need a big gun for Mississippi,” said a 100-year-old supporter with a laugh at Gunn’s announcement on Tuesday in Clinton.

Former Speaker of the House Philip Gunn officially threw his hat in the ring for Governor of Mississippi on Tuesday.

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