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• Nicaraguan dead after detention in Mississippi ICE facility

  22-12-2025 23:19 via mississippitoday.org
  Delvin Francisco Rodriguez, a 39-year old Nicaraguan man being detained by immigration authorities, has died in a Natchez, Mississippi, hospital. In the months leading up to his death on Dec, 14 , Rodriguez had been held in the Adams County Correctional Center, which is run by Core Civic Inc. Rodriguez is one of four immigrants who have died in ICE custody within a four-day period from Dec. 12 to Dec. 15. A spokesperson for ICE did not respond to a request for comment in time for
  
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• Mississippi soybean farmers end dour year, hope for profitable ’26

  22-12-2025 20:00 via mississippitoday.org
  Soybeans have been in the headlines a lot this year. Between a trade war with China, rising costs for farming equipment and supplies and low prices, farmers have seen a perfect storm of economic uncertainty. “It’s been a doozy of a year for agriculture,” said Rob Baker, a Mississippi soybean farmer and Director of the American Soybean Association. Soybeans are the second-largest agricultural product in Mississippi behind chickens. Valued at around $1.6 billion a year
  
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• Traffic Stop Leads to Felony Drug Arrests for Two Attala Men

  22-12-2025 19:51 via breezynews.com
  Two men from Sallis were arrested on drug charges during a routine traffic stop on Friday, December 19 in Kosciusko. Officers found a large quantity of narcotic pills, marijuana, and crack cocaine during a search of the vehicle. Both Timothy Roundtree and Derrick Clark were […]
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• Domestic Assault and DUIs in Attala and Kosciusko Arrests

  22-12-2025 19:51 via breezynews.com
  WILLIAM H BARNES, 38, of Sallis, DUI- 1st, No Driver’s License, No Insurance, Reckless Driving, ACSO.  Bond $1,000, $1,000, $1,000, $1,000.   ALTON L COLE, 50, of Kosciusko, Contempt of Court – Kosciusko Municipal Court, No Driver’s License, DUI – 1st, Open Container, KPD.  Bond […]
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• Will Mississippi spend its opioid settlement dollars in a way that helps address the crisis and prevent deaths?

  22-12-2025 13:00 via mississippitoday.org
  Mississippi Today health reporter Allen Siegler and health editor Laura Santhanam give an update on the state’s plan to spend its initial pot of opioid lawsuit settlement money. Siegler’s in-depth reporting has chronicled some issues and raised serious questions about how the state and local governments are spending the money, which is supposed to help address the scourge of opioid addiction, which has cost at least 10,000 lives in Mississippi since 2000.
  
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• Mississippians who made a difference in 2025

  22-12-2025 13:00 via mississippitoday.org
  These Mississippians faced challenges, spoke out, made art and launched innovative projects in 2025. Our reporters wrote about their experiences – whether positive or negative – as part of our commitment to elevating the voices of everyday Mississippians, holding those in power accountable and shining a light on the state’s dark places. 
  Jayme AndersonCredit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi TodayJayme Anderson wore so many medals to his Forest Hill High School graduation that hi
  
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• As ICE raids inspire fear in immigrant communities, some people in Mississippi are skipping health care

  22-12-2025 13:00 via mississippitoday.org
  Julia Chavez picked up when her phone rings in the middle of the night. This scenario has played out several times, but during this late-night phone call, the person on the other end urgently asked her to translate.“They’re at the hospital, and you can hear that they’re scared,” said Chavez, the founder and CEO of Columbus-based nonprofit Saving Grace Mission, remembering one of several such calls she has received. “They’re intimidated, and you can hear the f
  
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