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Rep. Kathy Sykes, D-Jackson, left, asks Rep. Trey Lamar, R-Senatobia, a question concerning infrastructure during a special session of the Legislature at the Capitol in Jackson Monday, August 27, 2018. Credit: Eric J. Shelton, Mississippi Today/ Report for America

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‘Only in Mississippi’: White representatives vote to create white-appointed court system for Blackest city in America

By BOBBY HARRISON AND ADAM GANUCHEAU - MISSISSIPPI TODAY BOBBY HARRISON AND ADAM GANUCHEAU - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Wed,02/08/23-10:18AM, 2,617 Reads 14,147 Statewide
A white supermajority of the Mississippi House voted after an intense, four-plus hour debate to create a separate court system and an expanded police force within the city of Jackson — the Blackest city in America — that would be appointed completely by white state officials.
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Jo Ann Walters

Mon,11/28/22-9:05AM, 2,617 Reads
SUMNER — Jo Ann Walters, age 92, went to be with her Lord on Friday morning, Nov. 25.
The family will hold a graveside memorial service on Monday, Nov. 28, at 11 a.m. at Magnolia Garden Cemetery located south of Charleston in the Paynes community. Kimbro Funeral Home had charge of arrangements.
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Prosecutors want to pick and choose

Thu,07/07/22-9:16PM, 2,616 Reads 54,359 Statewide
It is understood that district attorneys in Mississippi have some discretion about which cases they prosecute.
If the evidence is weak, for example, it is a waste of the court’s time and resources to pursue a conviction that the prosecution is unlikely to secure.
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Charleston First Presbyterian Church Pastor Grant Gilliam is pictured with his family. In front, from left, are sons Gray, age 4, and Banks, age 2. The pastor stands alongside his wife, Jada, who holds their 9-month-old daughter, Joan. (Photo special to The Sun-Sentinel)

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Charleston First Presbyterian Church welcomes new pastor

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Thu,03/14/24-2:05PM, 2,614 Reads
New Charleston First Presbyterian Church Pastor Grant Gilliam grew up in Clinton, Mississippi, and met his wife, Jada, in the library at Mississippi College in 2014.
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