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Will $17 billion Meta deal help children?

Did most state attorneys general – including our own Lynn Fitch – sell out child safety for a $17 billion . . .

Opinion: Both sides of the data center debate

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Jury finds Weaver guilty of murdering wife; judge imposes life sentence

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Kosciusko runners open cross

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America: Forged in faith

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Federal Court Rejects Constitutional Claims In Mississippi Water Case
By TIMOTHY HOLDINESS
Sun,09/06/26-1:50PM , 2,732 Reads 23,021 Statewide
A federal appeals court rejected constitutional claims brought by Jackson, Mississippi, residents who alleged city officials exposed them to lead in their drinking water and misled them about its safety.
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Postal service doesn’t run elections
Wed,09/09/26-3:02PM , 1,609 Reads 33,840 Statewide
Concede one point to President Donald Trump on the question of voter fraud. If election cheating is going to occur during an election, it’s more likely to occur with mailed ballots than in-person ones.
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Jury finds Weaver guilty of murdering wife; judge imposes life sentence
By THE STAR-HERALD STAFF
Thu,09/10/26-10:06AM , 1,411 Reads
A 12-member jury ruled Bryan Weaver, 49, was neither lucky or good at concealing a crime, instead ruling he murdered his wife so he could pursue another woman.
Jurors took a little more than an hour to return the first-degree murder verdict, eschewing options of conviction for second degree murder or manslaughter.
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Taxes
By BEVERLY E. JOHNSON
Thu,09/10/26-10:25AM , 1,181 Reads
This letter is to suggest that citizens of Attala County seriously consider whether they want the Attala County Board of Supervisors to approve on September 11 an increase in their taxes on homes, automobile tags, utilities, business fixtures and equipment, and rental property.
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Opinion: Both sides of the data center debate

If you think a sizable percentage of the American public is undecided about the ongoing construction of data centers around the country, just ask around. It is clear that many people, probably a majority, don’t want a data center anywhere near them.