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Georgia islanders rush to rescue survivors as dock walkway collapse kills 7 after annual Gullah festival
Lifestyle
Georgia islanders rush to rescue survivors as dock walkway collapse kills 7 after annual Gullah festival
By Russ Bynum, Emily Wagster Pettus and The Associated PressOctober 21, 2024
Brett Favre testifies in front of a House committee
Health
Brett Favre reveals Parkinson’s diagnosis during hearing on welfare funds scandal
By Dave Smith, Emily Wagster Pettus and The Associated PressSeptember 24, 2024
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Tech
Mississippi law requiring websites to verify users’ age blocked by federal judge
By Emily Wagster Pettus and The Associated PressJuly 2, 2024
Mississippi
Health
One of the poorest and unhealthiest states in America just spiked a Medicaid opposition amid widespread Republican opposition
By Emily Wagster Pettus and The Associated PressMay 3, 2024
Brett Favre
Politics
Mississippi is still trying to get Brett Favre to repay nearly $730,000 in welfare funds that he used on a volleyball arena
By Emily Wagster Pettus and The Associated PressFebruary 6, 2024
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Success
A Black former FedEx delivery driver is suing for $5M, saying two white men shot into his van and pursued him in a high-speed chase
By Emily Wagster Pettus and The Associated PressNovember 30, 2023
Mississippi farms pay $850,000 in back wages and fines for paying local Black workers less than immigrants
Finance
Mississippi farms pay $850,000 in back wages and fines for paying local Black workers less than immigrants
By Emily Wagster Pettus and The Associated PressJune 29, 2023
Former NFL quarterback Brett Favre would like to be removed as a defendant in a civil trial over millions of misspent welfare money
Lifestyle
Former NFL quarterback Brett Favre would like to be removed as a defendant in a civil trial over millions of misspent welfare money
By Emily Wagster Pettus and The Associated PressMay 17, 2023
Brett Favre
Politics
Brett Favre just dropped his lawsuit against Pat McAfee for saying he was ‘stealing from poor people in Mississippi’
By Emily Wagster Pettus and The Associated PressMay 11, 2023
Brett Favre dropped his lawsuit against a sportscaster who said he was ‘stealing from poor people in Mississippi’ after the man apologized
Finance
Brett Favre dropped his lawsuit against a sportscaster who said he was ‘stealing from poor people in Mississippi’ after the man apologized
By Emily Wagster Pettus and The Associated PressMay 11, 2023
The Mississippi tornado that killed 25 and injured dozens destroyed one of the poorest parts of the state: ‘It’s going to be a long road to recovery’
Finance
The Mississippi tornado that killed 25 and injured dozens destroyed one of the poorest parts of the state: ‘It’s going to be a long road to recovery’
By Emily Wagster Pettus and The Associated PressMarch 27, 2023
‘My city is gone’: Mississippi tornadoes kill at least 23, injure dozens overnight
Environment
‘My city is gone’: Mississippi tornadoes kill at least 23, injure dozens overnight
By Emily Wagster Pettus, Rogelio Solis and The Associated PressMarch 25, 2023
Brett Favre
Success
Mississippi lawyers urge judge to ignore Brett Favre’s ‘diatribe’ over his multimillion-dollar welfare fraud scandal
By Emily Wagster Pettus and The Associated PressMarch 20, 2023
Brett Favre
Politics
‘It’s shameful and disgusting’: Mississippi cuts welfare to the poor nearly 90% while sending it to Brett Favre and other connected players
By Emily Wagster Pettus and The Associated PressJanuary 3, 2023
Brett Favre
Lifestyle
Mississippi to Brett Favre: Forget the $1.1 million, we want up to $5 million instead
By Emily Wagster Pettus and The Associated PressDecember 6, 2022
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