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Mississippi Food Network distributes food despite inflation cost
The program provides 1.5 million pounds of food monthly to 430 agencies. 150 thousand people are fed monthly, and 1.8 million ...
Miss Mississippi promotes child advocacy in Hinds County
CASA, or “court-appointed special advocate,” trains and supports volunteers to champion the needs of abused and neglected ...
Debunking claim hacker Eric Brown Jr. approved requests for Mississippi food stamps
In early July 2025, claims circulated online that a man named Eric Brown Jr. hacked into the human services system of Hinds County, Mississippi, and approved all pending food stamp applications. The ...
'She was not defending herself': Woman dons surgical glove before shooting her boyfriend dead, calls the media to schedule her perp walk, cops say
A Mississippi woman who fled the scene after allegedly shooting her boyfriend dead and driving away in his stolen car turned ...
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City of Brandon grapples with relocating its Confederate monument
The 37-foot-tall granite memorial, which features a Confederate soldier at its peak, was erected in 1907 by the Brandon Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy. It was listed on the ...
Tuesday’s Top 3 from WLBT
WLBT’s Digital Desk Host Cara Shirley breaks down the top three stories on “Top 3 From WLBT” for Tuesday morning.Capital ...
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Mayor Horhn announces new hires and holdovers at Jackson City Hall
Leading the appointments as the city’s interim chief administrative officer, Pieter Teeuwissen, a former Hinds County Court ...
Man posing as homebuyer sexually assaults, robs agent during showing, MS cops say
That’s when the agent said Dennis forced her to undress at gunpoint and sexually assaulted her, WLBT reported, citing the ...