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Biloxi woman sentenced to life consecutive to 30 years for homicide and robbery
A Biloxi woman is sentenced to life consecutive to 30 years for homicide and robbery in Harrison County. 30-year-old Angel ‘Lexy’ May Pierce pled guilty to first-degree murder and armed robbery for the July 3, 2022 murder of 24-year-old Cody Smith. According to Assistant District Attorney Chris Daniel,...
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Local P.E. coach on the newest season of “American Idol”
MERIDIAN, Miss. (WTOK) - Jamal Roberts is headed to Hollywood. “My grandparents always told me that I had a great voice. They would always try to get me to sing different things, and they were like ‘Yeah, you got it.’ I first started singing The Temptations and they were like ‘Yeah, this is it. You can sing.’ And I’ve been singing ever since,” said Jamal Roberts.
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Suspended police officer fired after unanimous vote by Columbia aldermen
PINE BELT, Miss. (WDAM) - The Columbia Board of Aldermen unanimously voted to fire a suspended police officer under investigation for misconduct. Former Officer Zach Rodney is named in an ongoing civil lawsuit for alleged First Amendment violations and brutality. Rodney is also under investigation for allegations of police misconduct in a separate incident.
Mississippi Today
‘That wasn’t my question:’ Jackson voters seeking answers contend with candidate ‘ego’ at forums
A baby cried as Gwendolyn Chapman wrote down a question in precise pencil script. A former mayoral hopeful, Chapman was just another voter Monday night. She’d gone to the candidate forum at the Afrikan Art Gallery, a space for Jackson’s activist community and one of the few surviving businesses on historic Farish Street, historically the center of Black business in the city.