Molly Minta - Mississippi Today

Police investigation into Ole Miss student killing: Timeline, what we know so far
By MOLLY MINTA - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Tue,08/16/22-10:12AM, 131 Reads
On Aug. 9, Oxford police testified for the first time to the evidence used to charge 22-year-old Sheldon Timothy Herrington Jr. for the murder of Jimmie “Jay” Lee. During a preliminary hearing, Ryan Baker, an OPD detective, laid out the steps that police took before arresting Herrington for killing Lee.
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Alice Walker’s journals offer a ‘workbook’ for artists
By MOLLY MINTA - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Mon,08/15/22-4:24PM, 103 Reads
“Gathering Blossoms Under Fire: The Journals of Alice Walker” offers a glimpse into the acclaimed writer’s life as a young Black woman in Jackson.
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One University Place, apartment complex on the campus of Jackson State University. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

JSU delays student move-in due to low Jackson water pressure
By MOLLY MINTA - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Mon,08/15/22-10:24AM, 144 Reads
Jackson State University announced it has postponed move-in dates this fall as the capital city’s “unprecedented water pressure issues” are affecting water flow on the upper floors of student housing.
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Three weeks after arrest, police say Ole Miss student killing does not reflect threat to LGBTQ community
By MOLLY MINTA - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Mon,08/15/22-10:02AM, 90 Reads
The Oxford Police Department released a statement Friday afternoon that the killing of Jimmie “Jay” Lee, a Black student who was well-known in the town’s LGBTQ community, is an “isolated incident” that does not reflect a broader threat to queer people in Mississippi.
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