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With a Great Teacher, 'You Never Know Who Will Change Your Life'
Bob Brown built a legacy at Ole Miss by inspiring students to speak openly, think deeply, care about others
OXFORD, Miss. – After 35 years of encouraging students to think, question and discuss, University of Mississippi professor Robert Brown thinks it is time to retire.
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Southern Miss Opens Rural Digital Forensics Lab to Support Law Enforcement
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Southern Miss Opens Rural Digital Forensics Lab to Support Law Enforcement
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Protesters gather during a Jackson Planning Board meeting opposing a possible data center in Jackson on Wednesday, May 27, 2026. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today
A rezoning hearing for a potential data center in Jackson has been postponed until June.
The applicant, Saxum Investment Company, asked to delay the hearing until a city Planning Board meeting on June 24. Robert Ireland, an attorney with Watkins and Eager representing Saxum, said the company wants more time to engage with the community and city.
Because the request was made less than five business days before Wednesday’s meeting, Saxum had to go before the Planning Board on Wednesday to ask for the postponement.
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Protesters gather during a Jackson Planning Board meeting opposing a possible data center in Jackson on Wednesday, May 27, 2026. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today
A rezoning hearing for a potential data center in Jackson has been postponed until June.
The applicant, Saxum Investment Company, asked to delay the hearing until a city Planning Board meeting on June 24. Robert Ireland, an attorney with Watkins and Eager representing Saxum, said the company wants more time to engage with the community and city.
Because the request was made less than five business days before Wednesday’s meeting, Saxum had to go before the Planning Board on Wednesday to ask for the postponement.
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IRS-Criminal Investigation Atlanta Field Office Warns Seniors of Rising Financial Fraud Ahead of Elder Abuse Awareness Day
ATLANTA — As World Elder Abuse Awareness Day approaches on June 15, IRS Criminal Investigation's Atlanta Field Office is drawing attention to financial crimes targeting the elderly.
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The family of Clifton Walker Sr. is appealing to the Wilkinson County Board of Supervisors to rename the road where the World War II veteran was gunned down in what is believed to be the first killing by the White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan.
His family wants to see the name changed from Poor House Road to Clifton Earl Walker Road.
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The family of Clifton Walker Sr. is appealing to the Wilkinson County Board of Supervisors to rename the road where the World War II veteran was gunned down in what is believed to be the first killing by the White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan.
His family wants to see the name changed from Poor House Road to Clifton Earl Walker Road.
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Softball joins baseball in the Mississippi sports spotlight this week. Mississippi State stunned proud Oklahoma to reach the College World Series for the first time. Belhaven won its Super Regional and will play in the Division III World Series. Southern Miss, State, and Ole Mis all play in NCAA Baseball Regionals this weekend. All that and lots more, including a visit from Southern Miss athletic director Jeremy McClain who is on the NCAA Baseball Committee.
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Softball joins baseball in the Mississippi sports spotlight this week. Mississippi State stunned proud Oklahoma to reach the College World Series for the first time. Belhaven won its Super Regional and will play in the Division III World Series. Southern Miss, State, and Ole Mis all play in NCAA Baseball Regionals this weekend. All that and lots more, including a visit from Southern Miss athletic director Jeremy McClain who is on the NCAA Baseball Committee.
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Pictured are law enforcement officers who participated in a recent eight-hour “Stop and Approach” training class hosted by the Sumner Police Department and Chief Maurice Brooks. (Photo submitted to The Sun-Sentinel by Sumner Town Clerk Sarah Dickson)
A group of Tallahatchie County law enforcement officers participated in a recent eight-hour "Stop and Approach" training class hosted by the Sumner Police Department and Chief Maurice Brooks.
The class, which awarded continuing education hours, was held May 28 at the West Tallahatchie School District Central Office and featured participants from the Charleston, Glendora, Sumner and Tutwiler police departments; the Tallahatchie County Sheriff’s Office; and school resource officers from the East and West Tallahatchie school districts, according to Sumner Town Clerk Sarah Dickson.
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Pictured are law enforcement officers who participated in a recent eight-hour “Stop and Approach” training class hosted by the Sumner Police Department and Chief Maurice Brooks. (Photo submitted to The Sun-Sentinel by Sumner Town Clerk Sarah Dickson)
A group of Tallahatchie County law enforcement officers participated in a recent eight-hour "Stop and Approach" training class hosted by the Sumner Police Department and Chief Maurice Brooks.
The class, which awarded continuing education hours, was held May 28 at the West Tallahatchie School District Central Office and featured participants from the Charleston, Glendora, Sumner and Tutwiler police departments; the Tallahatchie County Sheriff’s Office; and school resource officers from the East and West Tallahatchie school districts, according to Sumner Town Clerk Sarah Dickson.
By Clay McFerrin - Editor and Publisher, Charleston Sun-Sentinel on
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Pictured are law enforcement officers who participated in a recent eight-hour “Stop and Approach” training class hosted by the Sumner Police Department and Chief Maurice Brooks. (Photo submitted to The Sun-Sentinel by Sumner Town Clerk Sarah Dickson)
A group of Tallahatchie County law enforcement officers participated in a recent eight-hour "Stop and Approach" training class hosted by the Sumner Police Department and Chief Maurice Brooks.
The class, which awarded continuing education hours, was held May 28 at the West Tallahatchie School District Central Office and featured participants from the Charleston, Glendora, Sumner and Tutwiler police departments; the Tallahatchie County Sheriff’s Office; and school resource officers from the East and West Tallahatchie school districts, according to Sumner Town Clerk Sarah Dickson.
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The exterior of the Federal Building in Greenville, which houses the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi, on April 8, 2026. Credit: Leonardo Bevilacqua/Mississippi Today
GREENVILLE — Former Greenwood Police Officer Jamario Sanford, 38, will serve seven-and-a-half years in federal prison for conspiring to transport cocaine through portions of the Mississippi Delta. He is now in federal custody.
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Mississippi by June will begin reviewing the eligibility of Medicaid providers deemed high risk for fraud as part of a Trump administration effort to weed out potential waste and abuse in the program.
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Mississippi by June will begin reviewing the eligibility of Medicaid providers deemed high risk for fraud as part of a Trump administration effort to weed out potential waste and abuse in the program.
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Mississippi by June will begin reviewing the eligibility of Medicaid providers deemed high risk for fraud as part of a Trump administration effort to weed out potential waste and abuse in the program.
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A kid runs near the water on Buffett Beach in Pascagoula, Miss., Wednesday, May 17, 2023. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today
While the Jackson County Utility Authority was able to quickly repair a leak that dumped approximately 550,000 gallons of untreated sewage into the Pascagoula River this past weekend, officials say the issue is part of a larger infrastructure need decades in the making.
The leak has led the state to issue a water contact advisory on Monday.
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A kid runs near the water on Buffett Beach in Pascagoula, Miss., Wednesday, May 17, 2023. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today
While the Jackson County Utility Authority was able to quickly repair a leak that dumped approximately 550,000 gallons of untreated sewage into the Pascagoula River this past weekend, officials say the issue is part of a larger infrastructure need decades in the making.
The leak has led the state to issue a water contact advisory on Monday.
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A kid runs near the water on Buffett Beach in Pascagoula, Miss., Wednesday, May 17, 2023. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today
While the Jackson County Utility Authority was able to quickly repair a leak that dumped approximately 550,000 gallons of untreated sewage into the Pascagoula River this past weekend, officials say the issue is part of a larger infrastructure need decades in the making.
The leak has led the state to issue a water contact advisory on Monday.
By Alex Rozier - Mississippi Today on
