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‘It doesn’t look good’: At 3-year mark, more questions than answers in Mississippi welfare fraud scandal

Former Gov. Phil Bryant’s own words about his role in the state’s welfare fraud scandal are a great understatement.
Gov. Phil Bryant will lead the Mississippi delegation at the GOP convention in Tampa next week.

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Jackson to distribute water at Colonial Mart Shopping Center Monday morning

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Auditor Shad White speaking at a previous media briefing.
‘Seeks to waste the time of the court’ | Auditor responds to motion to disqualify him in Hinds Co. embezzlement case

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Doctors recommend some Fourth of July activities while staying safe from COVID-19

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City of Jackson distributing cases of bottled water in front of Cowboy Maloney’s off I-55

Updated: Jul. 3, 2022 at 3:16 PM CDT
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By Jordon Gray
The City of Jackson is distributing cases of bottled water to residents in need on Sunday.

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Family offers $5,000 reward in disappearance of missing Mississippi man

Updated: Jul. 3, 2022 at 10:44 AM CDT
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By WLBT.com Staff
The family of Wade Davis is offering a $5,000 reward for information that leads to his discovery.

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Hinds Co. man allegedly shoots 27-year-old twice after argument, killing him

Updated: Jul. 3, 2022 at 9:17 AM CDT
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By WLBT.com Staff
According to the Hinds County Sheriff’s Office, the incident happened Saturday night in Terry.

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City of Jackson gives away free water to residents

Updated: Jul. 2, 2022 at 8:26 PM CDT
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By Christopher Fields
While water woes continue to plague Jackson, the city is trying to help residents get through this latest round of water issues by providing free bottled water.

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16-year-old dies after losing control of vehicle on Highway 24

Updated: Jul. 2, 2022 at 12:05 PM CDT
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By WLBT.com Staff
Daquan Veal received fatal injuries from the crash and died on the scene, investigators say.

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Fourth of July celebrations around the Jackson metro area

Updated: Jul. 2, 2022 at 11:32 AM CDT
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By WLBT.com Staff
Here are the biggest celebrations around town.
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Knife assault at Sanderson Farms ends with arrest, life-threatening injuries

Updated: Jul. 2, 2022 at 9:45 AM CDT
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By Sharie Nicole
The Flowood Police Department says Lawrence Charles Gibson of Brandon is charged with aggravated assault.

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Police: Two dead after murder-suicide in D’Iberville

Updated: Jul. 2, 2022 at 9:01 AM CDT
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By WLOX Staff
Around 2:30 a.m., police responded to Reno’s Sports Pub in D’Iberville after receiving reports of gun fire.

Political

Several new laws take effect July 1 in Mississippi

Updated: Jul. 1, 2022 at 10:35 PM CDT
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By Courtney Ann Jackson
It’s July 1 and that means new state laws take effect.

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Brian Myers takes oath as Ridgeland’s eighth police chief

Updated: Jul. 1, 2022 at 7:47 PM CDT
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By Roslyn Anderson
The first day of July starts the new career of a Ridgeland law officer now heading the department.

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Council to consider moratorium on opening, expanding bars on E. Capitol Street

Updated: Jul. 1, 2022 at 6:22 PM CDT
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By Anthony Warren
Ordinance comes in response to several violent incidents along the corridor.

Sports

Topgolf competitor GolfSuites coming to City of Madison

Updated: Jul. 1, 2022 at 4:28 PM CDT
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By WLBT.com Staff
The year-round entertainment facility is said to be opening early next year, with their ground breaking taking place “soon.”

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Hinds County chancery judge orders North Jackson hotel to shut down in the next 72 hours

Updated: Jul. 1, 2022 at 3:46 PM CDT
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By Anthony Warren and Christopher Fields
Planning director says Jackson is stepping up efforts to ensure hotels and other properties are in compliance with city code.

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MDOT: All 6 lanes of U.S. 49 to be ‘fully opened to traffic’ by end of next week

Updated: Jun. 30, 2022 at 6:36 PM CDT
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By WLBT.com Staff and C.J. LeMaster
Work on the project began in the fall of 2017.

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Authorities searching for suspect involved in multiple business burglaries in Ridgeland

Updated: Jul. 1, 2022 at 4:50 PM CDT
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By Jordon Gray
Ridgeland Police Department says the suspect wore a mask, knee pads, gloves, and a hooded sweatshirt with the word “clout” on the front.

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Police, deputies, searching for man who fired at female Brookhaven officer

Updated: Jul. 1, 2022 at 1:34 PM CDT
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By WLBT.com Staff
Chief Kenneth Collins said the incident happened just before 4 a.m. Friday.

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24-year-old ‘dead on the scene’ following fatal crash in Pike County

Updated: Jul. 1, 2022 at 12:03 PM CDT
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By WLBT.com Staff
A pedestrian was struck by a car Thursday night on US 98 in Pike County.

Crime

Miss. sheriff says inmates planned filmed attack on deputies, threatened female guard

Updated: Jul. 1, 2022 at 12:29 PM CDT
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By WLBT.com Staff
Sheriff Crook says they have since placed both inmates in isolation.

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Gov. Reeves announces election for House District 37

Updated: Jul. 1, 2022 at 11:16 AM CDT
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By WLBT.com Staff
Governor Tate Reeves has announced a special election set for November 8, 2022, to fill the vacancy in House of Representatives District 37 on Friday.

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OFFICIAL: Southern Miss will compete in Sun Belt Conference in 2022 for fall sports

Updated: Jul. 1, 2022 at 10:28 AM CDT
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By Garrett Busby
The University of Southern Mississippi is officially a member of the Sun Belt Conference effective Friday, July 1, 2022.

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Craving a chicken parmesan sandwich? Flowood now has a place for that.

Updated: Jul. 1, 2022 at 10:21 AM CDT
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By Anthony Warren
Super Chix restaurant opens in Flowood.

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Man sentenced to 35 years in 2016 killing at gas station

Updated: Jul. 1, 2022 at 9:17 AM CDT
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By WLBT.com Staff
On November 9, 2016, police say Dixon shot and killed Bell at the Shell Gas Station on Terry Road, after an argument.

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‘Blackout’ car tags on sale starting Friday

Updated: Jun. 30, 2022 at 6:05 PM CDT
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By WLOX Staff
Starting on Friday, the long anticipated “Blackout” tags will finally be made available to residents of Mississippi.

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U.S. Secretary of Labor makes visit in Capital City to discuss ways to improve work conditions in the Magnolia State

Updated: Jul. 1, 2022 at 12:11 AM CDT
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By Quentin Smith
Walsh told those in attendance he would like to see the minimum wage doubled.

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Could a 1998 Mississippi Supreme Court ruling impact the future of abortions in the state?

Updated: Jun. 30, 2022 at 9:11 PM CDT
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By Courtney Ann Jackson
There is a chance that Mississippi’s abortion trigger law could be put on hold or even stopped. That’s what the Center for Reproductive Rights is seeking to have happen.

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Developers hope to breathe new life into Metrocenter Mall

Updated: Jun. 30, 2022 at 9:09 PM CDT
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By Roslyn Anderson
Developers hope to be open by mid-July.

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Supreme Court appoints special judge to hear Jackson abortion clinic’s challenge to trigger law

Updated: Jun. 30, 2022 at 8:46 PM CDT
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By Anthony Warren
Move comes after local chancery judges recused themselves.

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Blue Cross Blue Shield, UMMC continuation of care period ends today

Updated: Jun. 30, 2022 at 5:49 PM CDT
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By WLBT.com Staff
Tens of thousands of customers to be impacted.
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