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The Latest Breaking News from Mississippi

Redistricting litigation updates in five states

Welcome to the Thursday, January 19, Brew.

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Former NFL Player Jerrell Powe Arrested on Kidnapping Charge

The 35-year-old was apprehended in his home state of Mississippi, Ridgeland police chief Brian Myers said Monday.

Sports Illustrated

Former NFL player arrested in Mississippi on kidnap charge

A former University of Mississippi and NFL football player has been arrested on kidnapping charges

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Seven dead in US South after severe rain, tornadoes

Strong winds and heavy rain damage homes, tens of thousands without power in parts of Georgia, Mississippi and Alabama.

Al Jazeera

EXPLAINER: List of states banning TikTok grows

Wisconsin and North Carolina have joined at least 22 other states in banning the popular social media app TikTok on state-owned devices, including Mississippi, Indiana, Louisiana and South Dakota

The Independent UK

Democrat Brandon Presley joins race for Mississippi governor

Democrat Brandon Presley has announced that he's running for Mississippi governor this year

The Independent UK

Mississippi governor bans TikTok from government devices

TikTok will be banned from all Mississippi-issued government devices and the state’s network

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Mississippi's top environment official denies his agency discriminated against Jackson

The city's water system has suffered disruptions for years, but Christopher Wells says that the city received every loan it requested, and that an ongoing civil rights investigation is political.

WEKU

Mississippi agency denies NAACP's water discrimination claim

A Mississippi environmental regulator has denied claims that the state agency he leads discriminated against the capital city of Jackson in allocating federal funds

The Independent UK

National Park Service eyes new Mississippi civil rights sites

Advocates for decades have sought to preserve sites linked to two crucial moments of the Civil Rights Movement.

Axios

Deborah Watts, cousin of Emmett Till, on his legacy and what moved her about the film

"I can see the moment when she decided to swallow her pain and move forward towards action", Deborah Watts, cousin of Emmett Till and co-founder of his foundation, holds back tears. Till is a compelling new biographical drama film based on the true story of Mamie Till-Mobley's relentless pursuit of…

Evening Standard

94% of incumbents won re-election in 2022

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This state could be the last one to expand Medicaid — for a while, anyway

For years, state Sen. Phil Berger says, there was nobody in North Carolina who opposed Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act more vehemently than he did.

Tribune News Service

Spartans offer elite 2025 Mississippi 4-star LB/S Jarcoby Hopson

MSU football is looking to pickup a commitment from one of the top prospects in Mississippi in the 2025 class

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The Independent UK

Mississippi governor, state candidates file for reelection

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves has filed to run for a second four-year term

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Basha (Ariz.) 4-star QB Desmond Williams Jr. commits to Mississippi

Mississippi gets commitment from Basha (Ariz.) four-star quarterback Desmond Williams Jr.

The Independent UK

Welfare scandal sharpens contrasts in long-poor Mississippi

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families is supposed to help some of the poorest people, and Mississippi has long been one of the poorest states in the U.S. But a welfare misspending scandal in Republican-led Mississippi has ensnared high-profile people, including retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre

Daily Record

Scots man accused of shooting wife dead in USA faces life in Mississippi jail

Wayne Fraser, from Aberdeenshire, is set to stand trial next month for allegedly killing his wife.

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From Yazoo to the NFL: For cousins Kenny Gainwell and Fletcher Cox, it started in the Mississippi mud

YAZOO COUNTY, Miss. — A cacophony of barking, baaing, and neighing reverberates across an acre of farmland that represents the backyard of Kenny Gainwell’s trailer home. Standing in the middle of his family’s yard, the second-year Eagles running back is sporting a beat-up pair of team-issued Nike trainers. The once-white…

WEKU

Burst pipes in Jackson, Mississippi, are just the latest of the city's water woes

Officials have been struggling for months to patch up an "old, crumbling system" while planning for a more permanent fix.

The Independent UK

Even Mississippi lawmaker feels strain of Jackson water woes

Frigid weather that has upended infrastructure across the Deep South has stopped the water distribution in Mississippi's capital city from producing adequate pressure

The Independent UK

Appeals court halts federal takeover of Mississippi jail

Mississippi’s largest county has won a legal victory in its effort to stave off a rare federal takeover of a jail

WEKU

A deep freeze is breaking pipes and creating a water crisis across the South

The problems stemming from burst water pipes were happening in large, troubled water systems such as Jackson, Miss., where residents were required over Christmas to boil water.

Al Jazeera

Winter freeze strains pipes, water infrastructure in US South

US city of Jackson, Mississippi, is once again under a boil-water advisory after months of unsafe drinking water.

The Independent UK

Boil water order issued in Mississippi capital amid freeze

City officials in Jackson, Mississippi, say residents must boil their drinking water due to water lines bursting in the frigid temperatures

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