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An ounce of prevention
By KELLEY WILLIAMS
Thu,04/16/26-4:22PM , 110 Reads 2,250 Statewide
Benjamin Franklin said, “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” Bigger Pie Forum says, “Billions of prevention is worth trillions of cure.”
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Inmate stabbed to death at Tutwiler prison
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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.

Tallahatchie County Coroner Anthony Hawkins identified the deceased as N'Kosi Parris, 34.
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Greenwood Leflore Hospital announced Monday that it could close in June even while it continues to negotiate a deal for another health-care system to take it over.

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