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Despite federal law, many domestic abusers keep their guns in Mississippi

By Kate Royals - Mississippi Today, 1,858 Reads

This article is the third in a series about how the criminal justice system fails domestic violence victims in Mississippi.

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State Auditor, AG investigating Centene on allegations it pocketed millions in taxpayer dollars

By Jerry Mitchell - Mississippi Center for Investigative Reporting, 731 Reads

Both the state auditor and Mississippi attorney general are investigating whether Centene Corp., as a provider of Medicaid drug services, failed to disclose discounts on pharmacy services, inflated dispensing fees and received reimbursements for amounts already paid.

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‘A profound betrayal of trust’: Why Jackson’s water system is broken

By Anna Wolfe - Mississippi Today, 825 Reads

How a shrinking city, aging infrastructure and racism left thousands of Jacksonians without water for weeks.

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HOME & GARDEN TRENDS

By Joshua Wilson, 797 Reads

1. GREENER HOMES

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Photos from the National World War II Museum website (nationalww2museum.org) show the “For This We Fight” bags, which were made locally by women like Josie Leggett, who was inspired to create bags by the military service of her son, Wesley. The Leggetts are pictured in an above photo courtesy of the museum, which is located in New Orleans.

Hub City Soil Travels the World

By Lisa Foster, 696 Reads

In March 1943 with World War II raging, the Mississippi Civilian Defense Council established the Forrest County Citizens Service Corps office in Hattiesburg at City Hall.

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Proud of ‘Wilson Cabin’

By Joshua Wilson, 802 Reads

My parents have spent the better part of the past decade building, by themselves, a new home – which I affectionally call Wilson Cabin due to its rustic nature and locale – and they were able to move in a few weeks ago.

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FOR MENTAL HEALTH'S SAKE, DIG AND PLANT SOMETHING

By A Special Report, 678 Reads

It’s been almost a year since COVID-19 arrived in our community.

It’s been a tough year for all of us, and even with the arrival of vaccines, we’re probably months away from whatever we once considered normal.

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Learn & Support: Exploring Hattiesburg during Black History Month

By Ame T. Posey, 840 Reads

Hattiesburg was the site of many events during the civil rights movement that are highlighted every February during Black History Month. All year long, however, local groups and officials work to mark these historic moments, the history that led up to them and their resonating impact on Black history.

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MOVING THE NEEDLE: CELEBRATING THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF BLACK HATTIESBURG RESIDENTS

By A Special Report, 1,522 Reads

Hattiesburg is host to many within the African American community who have helped advance racial equality and made historic contributions both for the city and the nation. Here are just a few of the great Black men and women that have called Hattiesburg home.

1. Raylawni Branch

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Book Review: Mitchell’s ‘Race Against Time’ confronts the South’s difficult past

By Joshua Wilson, 1,624 Reads

Mississippi-based investigative reporter Jerry Mitchell is a hero in my eyes, and I was happy to see his much-anticipated memoir, “Race Against Time: A Reporter Reopens the Unsolved Murder Cases of the Civil Rights Era,” hit bookshelves earlier this year.

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