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Lamar Smith may get Lincoln County road designation

Supervisors took a step this month toward seeing a portion of Hwy. 550 from Caseyville to the Lincoln/Jefferson County line ...
The New York Times

In a Brutal Mississippi Jail, Inmates Say They Were Enlisted as Enforcers

High-ranking inmates known as trusties were ordered to do guards’ bidding, former inmates and guards said, and the culture of violence in the jail went straight to the top. By Brian HoweyMukta Joshi ...
Mother Jones

The Deputies Who Tortured a Mississippi County

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. When Andrea Dettore-Murphy first moved to Rankin County, Mississippi, she didn’t ...
New York Post

2 Mississippi sheriffs and 12 officers charged in drug trafficking bribery scheme

Federal authorities on Thursday announced indictments against 20 people, including 14 current or former Mississippi Delta law enforcement officers, that allege the officers took bribes to provide safe ...
PBS

2 Mississippi sheriffs, 12 officers charged in drug trafficking bribery scheme, officials say

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Federal authorities on Thursday announced indictments against 20 people, including 14 current or former Mississippi Delta law enforcement officers, that allege the officers took ...
Commercial Appeal

Mississippi Senate special elections set for Nov. 4. Who's on the ballot in DeSoto County?

DeSoto County residents will return to the polls Nov. 4 to cast their ballots in the Mississippi Senate special elections. The winners of the special elections will serve until November 2027, when the ...
The New York Times

In Mississippi, Democrats Hope New Maps Lead to Statehouse Wins

A federal court says Republican legislators diluted Black voter strength. New maps may help Democrats break the G.O.P. supermajority in Jackson on Nov. 4. A federal court says Republican legislators ...
Raleigh News & Observer

See the new congressional map released by NC GOP, and which counties are affected

A new proposed congressional map released by North Carolina Republicans on Thursday would shift several counties in the state’s northeast into new, reshaped districts. The new map, as expected, would ...
The Clarion-Ledger

CWD found in another Mississippi county. Here's what it means for deer hunters

A deer in Prentiss County tested positive for chronic wasting disease, marking the first case in that county. No immediate changes to CWD management zones will occur, but Mississippi's plan will be ...
KFVS12

3 dead in Mississippi Co. identified; missing person report led to hours-long standoff

MISSISSIPPI COUNTY, Mo. (KFVS) - The sheriff has identified the three men who died in Mississippi County. Mississippi County Sheriff Britton Ferrell identified the first victim as Gerard Essner, 62, ...
Southeast Missourian

3 dead, including officer, after standoff and shooting in Mississippi County

BEMENT — Three people are dead after a man shot and killed a Scott County farmer and Sikeston Department of Public Safety officer before turning the gun on himself Monday, Oct. 6, in Mississippi ...