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AG says Walmart shooting justified, policeman won't be prosecuted
By BY BRETT BROWN AND FLOYD INGRAM
Mon,10/19/26-11:40PM , 793 Reads 9,481 Statewide
The Mississippi Attorney General has determined evidence in the shooting of a baby in the arms of his mother as they attempted to flee a Walmart parking lot in June was justified.
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Jones: Forest products industry contributes heavily to Mississippi, U.S. economy
By ELLERY JONES - MAGNOLIA TRIBUNE
Tue,10/20/26-4:10PM , 140 Reads 1,582 Statewide
Below is an opinion column by Ellery Jones:

Mississippi Lumber Manufacturers Association executive director says forest products are renewable, sustainable and vital to the strength of rural economies, supporting jobs in manufacturing, forestry and logging.
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Wicker publicly urges Trump to make a deal with Zelenskyy: “Mr. President, Please Take This Win!”
By FRANK CORDER - MAGNOLIA TRIBUNE
Tue,10/20/26-4:04PM , 119 Reads 820 Statewide
Mississippi’s senior U.S. Senator and chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee outlines Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s offer to suspend Ukrainian strikes on Russian petroleum.
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Mississippi incumbents hold sizeable cash advantage as General Election nears
By FRANK CORDER - MAGNOLIA TRIBUNE
Tue,10/20/26-3:58PM , 192 Reads 1,570 Statewide
Republican U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith’s re-election campaign has outraised all other federal candidates in Mississippi this election cycle, bringing in over $6 million. Her Democrat challenger Scott Colom is closing in on $4 million.
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AG says Walmart shooting justified, policeman won't be prosecuted

The Mississippi Attorney General has determined evidence in the shooting of a baby in the arms of his mother as they attempted to flee a Walmart parking lot in June was justified.