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Clarksdale residents say data center could be ‘godsend’ for struggling Delta town

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U.S. Marshals Capture Fugitive Wanted for Shooting One Adult Male and Attempting to Shoot a Law Enforcement Officer

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March Madness trivia challenge tests knowledge of NCAA Men’s and Women’s Basketball History

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East Central Community College to Host Screening of “Everlasting: Life and Legacy of Medgar Evers”

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Mississippi Delta counties lead nation with highest rates of gun homicides
By GERARD EDIC - The Greenwood Commonwealth/Report for America
Mon,03/16/26-1:24PM , 1,337 Reads 16,114 Statewide
Leflore County consistently leads the nation with one of the highest gun homicide rates

This is the first story in a series about gun violence in the Mississippi Delta.
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On January 26, 2026, the Attala County Board of Supervisors had an emergency meeting and approved a Warming Center to open at the Attala County Coliseum.
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On January 26, 2026, the Attala County Board of Supervisors had an emergency meeting and approved a Warming Center to open at the Attala County Coliseum. We started off with only one guest staying the first night, due to the fact that most were already put up in motel rooms thanks to many donations collected the previous weekend.
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Attala County native recognized as Top Doctor in Northern Virginia
Fri,03/20/26-7:43AM , 889 Reads
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Senate Finance Committee kills House NIL income tax exemption bill
By FRANK CORDER - MAGNOLIA TRIBUNE
Wed,03/18/26-1:18PM , 791 Reads 9,503 Statewide
Schools in states with no income tax have sought to use that to their benefit when recruiting college athletes. Mississippi won’t be joining them, at least for now.
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MALTB Recovers Stolen Cattle and Agricultural Equipment

MALTB Recovers Stolen Cattle and Agricultural Equipment

This week, the Mississippi Agriculture and Livestock Theft Bureau (MALTB) successfully recovered beef cattle and a trailer stolen from a farm in Claiborne County.

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Mississippi Delta counties lead nation with highest rates of gun homicides

Leflore County consistently leads the nation with one of the highest gun homicide rates

On January 26, 2026, the Attala County Board of Supervisors had an emergency meeting and approved a Warming Center to open at the Attala County Coliseum.

Attala County native recognized as Top Doctor in Northern Virginia

Senate Finance Committee kills House NIL income tax exemption bill

MALTB Recovers Stolen Cattle and Agricultural Equipment

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Mississippi Delta counties lead nation with highest rates of gun homicides

Leflore County consistently leads the nation with one of the highest gun homicide rates

On January 26, 2026, the Attala County Board of Supervisors had an emergency meeting and approved a Warming Center to open at the Attala County Coliseum.

Attala County native recognized as Top Doctor in Northern Virginia

Senate Finance Committee kills House NIL income tax exemption bill

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