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Mississippi Delta counties lead nation with highest rates of gun homicides

Leflore County consistently leads the nation with one of the highest gun homicide rates This is the first story in . . .

To address its teacher shortage, one Mississippi Delta school district is growing its own

Clarksdale public schools are cultivating future teachers among their students. CLARKSDALE — Clarksdale had the second highest teacher shortage in . . .

‘He saved my life.’ High school basketball star Max Baria has filled a void for his family

Max Baria, a 17-year-old high school senior from Bay St. Louis, is a good-looking, soft-spoken, highly intelligent young man, who . . .

More cowbell, less boogeyman

JXN Water and Entergy Mississippi have something in common. They are both regulated monopolies that have failed to provide affordable . . .

Unions ratify largest single wage increase in Ingalls Shipbuilding history

The company said Thursday that the collective bargaining agreement for union-represented shipbuilders provides historic wage growth of 35% to 47% . . .

Clarksdale Municipal School District students Leah Myles, Jamarick Davis, Khloe Reed and instructor Candace Barron pose for a photograph after their last teacher preparation class before winter break, Dec. 15, 2025. Their district offers a vocational teacher preparation course at the Carl Keen Career and Technical Center. Credit: Leonardo Bevilacqua/Mississippi Today

St. Stanislaus star Max Baria, with ball, grabs a rebound over Booneville's Elijah Dukes during the Boys Class 3A semifinal game, Wednesday, March 4, 2026, at the Mississippi Coliseum in Jackson. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

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Mississippi Delta counties lead nation with highest rates of gun homicides
By GERARD EDIC
Mon,03/16/26-1:28PM , 1,149 Reads 10,710 Statewide
Leflore County consistently leads the nation with one of the highest gun homicide rates

This is the first story in a series about gun violence in the Mississippi Delta.
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St. Stanislaus star Max Baria, with ball, grabs a rebound over Booneville's Elijah Dukes during the Boys Class 3A semifinal game, Wednesday, March 4, 2026, at the Mississippi Coliseum in Jackson. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

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‘He saved my life.’ High school basketball star Max Baria has filled a void for his family
By RICK CLEVELAND - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Sun,03/15/26-4:42PM , 1,115 Reads 13,600 Statewide
Max Baria, a 17-year-old high school senior from Bay St. Louis, is a good-looking, soft-spoken, highly intelligent young man, who emerged this basketball season as one of the best high school players in Mississippi.
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Harrison: Mississippi Medicaid expansion momentum is gone even though benefits remain
By BOBBY HARRISON - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Mon,03/16/26-11:34AM , 536 Reads 4,642 Statewide
Below is a political opinion column by Bobby Harrison:

No state has expanded Medicaid since the so-called One Big Beautiful Bill was put into law last year

Another legislative session, another year will pass without Mississippi expanding Medicaid to provide health care coverage for the working poor.
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Eller declares victory in Mississippi’s 2nd Congressional District GOP Primary
By FRANK CORDER - MAGNOLIA TRIBUNE
Sun,03/15/26-1:22PM , 518 Reads 6,224 Statewide
The latest reporting shows Eller up 50.9% with a margin of 440 votes. His campaign said Friday that it is now “mathematically impossible” for remaining uncounted absentee ballots to change the outcome.
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