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Golfweek’s Best 2022: Top public and private courses in Mississippi

Courses owned or operated by casinos make up a healthy percentage of the top public-access courses in Mississippi.

USA Today Sports Media Group

‘Serious’ Mississippi River woes prompt limits in key US port

“Serious concerns” over critically low water levels in the Mississippi River system led port authorities to limit vessel drafts near a key export hub, potentially adding a further headache for shippers already contending with delays and skyrocketing costs.

Tribune News Service

Human Remains Found On Parched Shore Of Mississippi River

A woman made a gruesome discovery along the dried-up banks of the Mississippi River, as the water level continues to fall

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Day care workers charged, accused of scaring tots with mask

Authorities say five people linked to viral video footage of workers using a scary mask to frighten children at a Mississippi daycare are now facing charges

The Independent UK

Mississippi town with Confederate monument gets Emmett Till statue

A Mississippi town with a Confederate monument plans to unveil a larger-than-life statue of Emmett Till on Friday, decades after white men kidnapped and killed the Black teenager.

WEKU

Community with Confederate monument gets Emmett Till statue

A Mississippi community with an elaborate Confederate monument plans to unveil a larger-than-life statue of Emmett Till

The Independent UK

The EPA starts a civil rights probe into Mississippi's water woes

The agency said that it is investigating whether Mississippi state agencies discriminated against the state's majority-Black capital city by refusing to fund improvements for its failing water system.

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EPA starts civil rights probe into Mississippi water woes

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced it is investigating whether Mississippi state agencies discriminated against the state’s majority-Black capital city by refusing to fund improvements for its failing water system

The Independent UK

Daycare workers caught on video chasing crying children in Halloween mask are charged with child abuse

Families quickly removed their toddlers from the Mississippi facility after seeing their children being taunted in the viral footage

The Independent UK

Commentary: How ‘welfare reform’ steals from the poor

In reverse Robin Hood stories across the nation, the rich are stealing from the poor. In the process, they’re revealing a social safety net that’s been cut to shreds by “welfare reform.”

Tribune News Service

Alabama vs Mississippi State Prediction, Game Preview

Alabama vs Mississippi State game preview, prediction, and breakdown for the Week 8 game on Saturday, October 22

USA Today Sports Media Group

Director: Mississippi does not track welfare program results

Mississippi’s scandal-plagued welfare program turns away most applicants for cash assistance

The Independent UK

US Congress investigating Mississippi capital’s water crisis

House committees launch joint probe of recent crisis that left 150,000 Jackson residents without water for several days.

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Congress probes Jackson water crisis as city and state spar

Congress is investigating the crisis that left 150,000 people in Mississippi’s capital city without running water for several days in late summer

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‘Holy moly!’ drought-hit Mississippi River reveals 19th-century trading ship

Baton Rouge resident Patrick Ford discovers sunken Brookhill trading ship as lack of rainfall creates record-low water levels

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Over 50% of Americans won’t have finalized election results until three weeks after the election

Welcome to the Monday, October 17, Brew.

The Independent UK

Mamie Till depiction seen as tribute to Black female leaders

A new biopic about the mother of Emmett Till, the 14-year old Black boy whose lynching in Mississippi in 1955 catalyzed the U.S. civil rights movement, is being promoted as a tribute to Black women and Black mothers who are continuing her legacy and fight for justice, equality and equity

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Barges stranded as Mississippi River water levels reach critical low

Major shipping delays and backlog of vessels after region experiences lack of rainfall in recent weeks

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Michael Phillips: The women behind the new movie ‘Till’ knew they had to show a mother living through the unbearable

CHICAGO — Now in theaters, “Till” is the story of a mother, a mother’s son and the horrific 1955 lynching of 14-year-old Chicagoan Emmett Till, who was visiting relatives in Mississippi at the time of his murder.

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With the movie 'Till,' Mamie Till-Mobley's quest to educate the world about her son's lynching marches on

After 14-year-old Emmett Till was kidnapped, severely beaten and killed in the Mississippi Delta on Aug. 28, 1955, his mother, Mamie Till-Mobley, made the courageous decision to reveal her son’s corpse for all to see.

The Independent UK

Mississippi judge blocks private schools' tax-funded grants

A Mississippi judge has blocked a state law that put $10 million of federal pandemic relief money into infrastructure grants for private schools

USA Today Sports Media Group

Georgia football offers 5-star WR Caleb Cunningham

Can Georgia football continue its success recruiting in Mississippi?

Los Angeles Times

Review: Danielle Deadwyler’s performance holds you through the tragedy and injustice of ‘Till’

The opening shot of “Till” tells a wrenching story in miniature. On a bright day in 1955, Mamie Till-Mobley (Danielle Deadwyler) drives her son, Emmett (Jalyn Hall), to a department store in Chicago, hoping to pick up a few things before his upcoming trip to see their relatives down in…

The Independent UK

'Community is hurting,' mayor says after officer is killed

A police officer has been shot to death in the Mississippi Delta city where she grew up, and several other people were injured by gunfire

Tribune News Service

Despite evidence, Brett Favre plays dumb in Mississippi welfare fraud case

Brett Favre is trying to save face despite an overwhelming amount of evidence that seems to contradict his pleas of ignorance.

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