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Magnolia State Live is a statewide digital news source providing Mississippians with original and smartly curated news, politics, opinion, sports and entertainment content. Launched in 2017, we strive to connect with Mississippians on a cross-platform level, giving them information they can easily access, share with others and ultimately use to better their lives and strengthen their communities. We are powered in part by content from sister publications, including five daily newspapers in Mississippi, and in part by fresh and original writing that illustrates topics that matter most to those interested in our state. Innovating community journalism is our mission. Mississippi is our newsroom.

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Mississippi Aquarium plans to release rescued sea turtles, some still sick from frigid waters last fall

The Mississippi Aquarium plans to release seven endangered sea turtles this week, but other institutions in New Orleans and Mississippi are still treating turtles rescued in the fall from frigid New England waters. They’re among 75 turtles brought to New Orleans and Gulfport, Mississippi, after washing up in New England,...

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Sheriff: Mississippi suspect dies in New Orleans custody

A New Orleans jail inmate awaiting extradition to Mississippi to face a homicide charge died at a hospital where he was taken Tuesday after he was found unresponsive at the lockup, the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office said. The sheriff’s statement said the inmate was revived at the jail, but died...

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Two in custody in connection with drive-by shooting that left Mississippi 8-year-old shot in head

Two suspects are in custody after a weekend drive-by shooting that injured an 8-year-old boy lying on the couch inside his Meridian house. WTOK News in Meridian reports that Cordeyair Brown, 25, and Damontae Rush, 23, have been charged with aggravated assault, drive-by shooting, shooting into a dwelling and shooting into a vehicle.

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Crimes of convicted child abuser sentenced to life eerily similar to past abuses

A Mississippi man sentenced to life in prison last week for abusing a child had already been convicted of sexual abuse and served a prison sentence for it two decades prior. Last week, after a three-day trial, Raymond Friley, 54, of Warren County was convicted of child abuse and sentenced to life in prison.

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Kittens found shot to death leads to calls for animal rescue services in Mississippi county

The discovery of a litter of kittens that had been shot has lead to increased calls from the residents of one Mississippi county for the availability of animal rescue services. Four dead kittens were discovered Friday night, according to members of the Oxford Watchdogs group, led by Leigh Ann Hubbard....

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Mississippi man accused of sending inappropriate messages in order to entice child

Mississippi man is facing a felony charge after reportedly sent inappropriate messages to a juvenile in order to entice the child. Paul Webb, 48, of Oxford, is facing a felony charge after allegedly communicating with a minor. On May 30, the Oxford Police Department received a report in reference to...

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More than $117 million in improper unemployment payments made during early months of COVID, Mississippi auditor finds

More than $117 million in improper unemployment payments were made by Mississippi’s Department of Employment Security last year and during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic. This finding and several others — including new fraud-related findings at the Mississippi Department of Human Services when it was under previous leadership — were released today in the latest annual audit issued by State Auditor Shad White’s office.

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Mississippi coronavirus 7-day new case average inches higher, state reports

Mississippi’s weekly average of new COVID-19 coronavirus cases inched up slightly Tuesday with the latest data released from the state, but remains at lows not seen since the early days of the pandemic. Mississippi State Department of Health officials reported Tuesday that 67 new cases were found in the last...

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2,000 residents of Mississippi’s capital city still under boil water notice

About 2,000 water customers in Jackson are still advised to boil their water amid ongoing repairs to the city’s water systems. A boil water notice is still in effect for about 2,000 customers who use well water, WAPT-TV reported. A new pump arrived Friday for one well that will replace...

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Mississippi couple arrested in Arizona, found with 20-pounds of meth, $28,000 in cash

The arrest of a Mississippi man in Arizona sparked a search of his home in Pearl River County, leading to multiple charges being pressed against him by two agencies. Pearl River County Sheriff David Allison said the case began on May 5, when investigators with the local agency were contacted by narcotics investigators from Ash Fork, Arizona that they had just arrested 54-year-old David Wayne Mitchell for allegedly trafficking methamphetamine through their jurisdiction.

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A bronze in Brazil wasn’t good enough. Mississippi native going for gold in Tokyo

A Bronze in Brazil wasn’t good enough for Sam Kendricks. The Oxford native is going for the gold in Tokyo. The Oxford native qualified for the US Olympic team after a top-three finish in the men’s pole vault of the US Olympic trials at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore. on Monday. It is Kendricks second straight Olympics after making his debut at the 2016 Olympic summer games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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More than $11,000 raised for family of U.S. student with Vicksburg ties killed in Russia

A GoFundMe campaign established by the sister of Catherine Serou, a law student who was killed in Russia, has raised more than $11,000 in 24 hours. The purpose of the fundraiser, Marie-Claire Serou wrote, is to help pay for funeral expenses for Catherine, as well as family travel to Russia to obtain Catherine’s remains, and to California and Washington, D.C. to settle her affairs.

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Mississippi community mourns, remembers longtime pediatric dentist who died in tragic tractor accident

Friends and colleagues of Craig Bradford, DDS, a long-time Natchez dentist who died in a tractor accident Saturday, said they could not believe Natchez lost such a great pediatric dentist and a great man. He was 65 years old and was still a practicing on Highland Boulevard in Natchez. “It’s...

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‘Mississippi Burning’ case files now open to the public

Case files, photos, and other records documenting the 1964 murders of three civil rights activists are now available to researchers at the Mississippi Department of Archives and History. The materials were gathered and compiled by the Mississippi Attorney General’s office in its 2004 reopening of the Mississippi Burning (code name...

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Convicted child abuser gets life in prison for filming baby struggling in plastic bag

A Mississippi man will spend the rest of his life in prison after he was found guilty of child abuse following a three-day trial. Ninth Judicial Circuit District Attorney Ricky Smith said Circuit Judge Toni Walker Terrett sentenced Raymond Friley, 54, immediately after the verdict at the trial’s conclusion Wednesday.

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State sent approximately $1M in jobless benefits to dead people, Louisiana auditor says

Louisiana’s labor department paid out about $1 million in state and federal unemployment benefits to people who were dead, though more than half of those payments couldn’t have been prevented, state auditors reported Monday. Legislative Auditor Mike Waguespack’s office said the improper payments to 374 people after they died represent...

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Watch out for a sudden flash mob of square dancers this week, because the world’s largest square dance event will be in Mississippi.

Beware of square dancers and cloggers this week in Mississippi’s capital city. The world’s largest square dance event is coming and will be bringing nearly 2,000 visitors from 46 states. And they will be showing up in some of Jackson’s most popular area to participate in several flash mobs to...

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Mississippi’s new coronavirus weekly case average drops to just more than 100 per day

The number of new, weekly COVID-19 coronavirus cases in Mississippi dropped Monday to a level not seen in more than 14 months. Mississippi State Department of Health officials reported Monday that 159 new cases were found over the weekend. The additional cases reported Monday brings the total number of cases...

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Kayaker rescued after boat overturns in swift-moving waters of Mississippi creek

A kayaker had to be rescued after his boat overturned in the swift-moving waters of a swollen creek in South Mississippi. Rescuers from several South Mississippi fire departments were called to rescue the kayaker from the Tuxachanie Creek on Sunday. Harrison County Fire Chief Pat Sullivan told WXXV News in...

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Mississippi police investigating weekend shooting at birthday party

Mississippi police are investigating a shooting that happened after a fight broke out at a birthday party Sunday morning. At approximately 2 a.m., Gulfport police repsonded to a shots fired call at a Brentwood Boulevard address. When they arrived at the scene, officers found a crowd of about 70 people...

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