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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.
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Attorney Ty Pinkins is an independent candidate for U.S. Senate this year, facing incumbent Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith and Democratic candidate Scott Colom. Pinkins says partisan politics and big-money influence are causing government to fail Mississippians and the system has become ‘a self-licking ice cream.’
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Attorney Ty Pinkins is an independent candidate for U.S. Senate this year, facing incumbent Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith and Democratic candidate Scott Colom. Pinkins says partisan politics and big-money influence are causing government to fail Mississippians and the system has become ‘a self-licking ice cream.’
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Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services Commissioner Andrea Sanders discusses the needs of child protection services with legislators during a study group on women, children and family, held at the state Capitol on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024, in Jackson. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today
Gov. Tate Reeves and Child Protection Services Commissioner Andrea Sanders on Monday asked a federal judge to dismiss a decades-long lawsuit against the state over its historically neglectful foster care system.
If the state is successful in its effort to finally rid itself of the litigation, it would be an end to the Olivia Y. v. Barbour lawsuit that has spanned three governors and multiple CPS commissioners and cost the state hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal fees.
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Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services Commissioner Andrea Sanders discusses the needs of child protection services with legislators during a study group on women, children and family, held at the state Capitol on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024, in Jackson. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today
Gov. Tate Reeves and Child Protection Services Commissioner Andrea Sanders on Monday asked a federal judge to dismiss a decades-long lawsuit against the state over its historically neglectful foster care system.
If the state is successful in its effort to finally rid itself of the litigation, it would be an end to the Olivia Y. v. Barbour lawsuit that has spanned three governors and multiple CPS commissioners and cost the state hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal fees.
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The entrance to the xAI power plant in Southaven on Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today
Elon Musk’s data center company, xAI, has more than doubled the number of unchecked natural gas generators at its Southaven facility since coming to Mississippi last summer.
The company uses the turbines to power its two data centers just across the state line in Memphis, and is also planning to build another large center in Southaven. XAI now has 46 “temporary-mobile” turbines at its Mississippi facility, according to the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality, up from 18 turbines when it first arrived last year.
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A law set to repeal July 1 allows the Department of Child Protection Services, youth courts, parents and others to share records that are otherwise confidential.
Mississippi’s youth court proceedings could grind to a halt and federal child welfare funding could be jeopardized come July if the Legislature does not revive one of the state laws dealing with the confidentiality of records involving children, state officials are warning Gov. Tate Reeves.
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Karlee Manues of Tallahatchie County recently completed the Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) course at Holmes Community College in Grenada and participated in a pinning ceremony.
The ceremony was held May 13 at Corey Forum on the college’s Grenada campus.
More than 40 students participated in the formal program and festivities.
The ceremony concluded with students and nurses in attendance reciting the Nightingale Pledge, followed by the benediction and recessional of the ADN Class of 2026.
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Karlee Manues of Tallahatchie County recently completed the Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) course at Holmes Community College in Grenada and participated in a pinning ceremony.
The ceremony was held May 13 at Corey Forum on the college’s Grenada campus.
More than 40 students participated in the formal program and festivities.
The ceremony concluded with students and nurses in attendance reciting the Nightingale Pledge, followed by the benediction and recessional of the ADN Class of 2026.
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Karlee Manues of Tallahatchie County recently completed the Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) course at Holmes Community College in Grenada and participated in a pinning ceremony.
The ceremony was held May 13 at Corey Forum on the college’s Grenada campus.
More than 40 students participated in the formal program and festivities.
The ceremony concluded with students and nurses in attendance reciting the Nightingale Pledge, followed by the benediction and recessional of the ADN Class of 2026.
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Warm and pleasant greetings to all. We hope you are enjoying a good week.
Last Wednesday, firefighters responded to a house fire in the Blue Cane community. The mobile home was completely destroyed. In an attempt to try, the resident was unsuccessful in extinguishing the fire and received minor burns. No other injuries were noted and no nearby homes were in danger.
June is National Cancer Survivors Month. As a caring community, we honor each and every survivor, because each one counts.
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Warm and pleasant greetings to all. We hope you are enjoying a good week.
Last Wednesday, firefighters responded to a house fire in the Blue Cane community. The mobile home was completely destroyed. In an attempt to try, the resident was unsuccessful in extinguishing the fire and received minor burns. No other injuries were noted and no nearby homes were in danger.
June is National Cancer Survivors Month. As a caring community, we honor each and every survivor, because each one counts.
By MELBA TAYLOR on
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Warm and pleasant greetings to all. We hope you are enjoying a good week.
Last Wednesday, firefighters responded to a house fire in the Blue Cane community. The mobile home was completely destroyed. In an attempt to try, the resident was unsuccessful in extinguishing the fire and received minor burns. No other injuries were noted and no nearby homes were in danger.
June is National Cancer Survivors Month. As a caring community, we honor each and every survivor, because each one counts.
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