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• Trial is delayed again for two former Capitol Police officers accused in shootings

  06-10-2026 22:00 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  The trial of two former Capitol Police officers accused of unlawfully opening fire on a car and shooting a passenger in the head has been delayed for at least the ninth time, Hinds County Courthouse staff said.The white former officers, Michael Lamar Rhinewalt and Jeffer
  
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• Madison attorney Phil Buffington announces run for state auditor

  06-10-2026 21:23 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  Phil Buffington, a Madison attorney involved in conservative politics and chairman of the Mississippi Tort Claims Board, announced on Tuesday that he will run for state auditor next year in the Republican primary. Buffington, a partner at Balch and Bingham LLP, advi
  
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• Redistricting mess: Sen. Johnny DuPree, just elected to one seat, running for another

  06-10-2026 21:00 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  Even though state Sen. Johnny DuPree was elected last year to represent portions of Forrest and Lamar counties in the Legislature, he’s now trying to represent a new area of the state. DuPree announced on Monday that he’s qualifying to run in a special e
  
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• Grand jury report should not be the end of Nolan Wells investigation, human rights advocate argues

  06-10-2026 19:22 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  Mississippi Today Ideas is a platform for thoughtful ideas to be shared about our state’s past, present and future. Opinions expressed in guest essays are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent those of Mississippi Today. You can read more about th
  
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• Reeves waives diesel tax enforcement after Trump order

  06-10-2026 17:32 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  Gov. Tate Reeves has announced that Mississippi would not enforce dyed diesel prohibitions on highways after President Donald Trump signed an executive order to try to lower the soaring cost of the fuel.   This would mean diesel, which has shot up to more
  
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• Housing unstable? What Mississippi families should know about school enrollment

  06-10-2026 16:01 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  RANKIN COUNTY — Cherie Reiff said she turned to a friend for a place to stay after losing her housing. While trying to enroll her children in school, she faced questions about how to establish residency without her name on the lease.Christine Hawthorne described a
  
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• Multi-Agency Operation Leads to Four Arrests in Philadelphia

  06-10-2026 12:40 via breezynews.com
  
  Four people were arrested and a large quantity of suspected illegal products was seized during a multi-agency operation in Philadelphia and Neshoba County following an investigation that lasted more than a year.
  According to the Philadelphia Police Chief, Eric Lyons, officers executed multiple search and arrest warrants beginning around 5:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 1. The warrants stemmed from an investigation into the alleged sale and distribution of illegal controlled substances and other illegal
  
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• Felony Child Abuse, Felony DUI, and Drug Possession with Intent to Sell Arrests in Philadelphia and Neshoba County

  06-10-2026 09:00 via breezynews.com
  
  BARRY DONALD BATTLE, 50, of Union, Hold for Investigations, Grand Larceny, NCSO.  Bond $0, $10,000.
   JOHN TYLER COGHLAN, 32, of Carthage, Felony Child Abuse, NCSO.  Bond $5,000.
   CHRISTY DELAP, 52, of Philadelphia, Bench Warrant – Philadelphia Municipal Court, PPD.  Bond N/A.
   MOHAMAD O ELNAHAM, 19, of Philadelphia, Transfer, Distribution, or Possession of a Controlled Substance, with Intent to Sell, PPD.  Bond N/A.
   KEONA RICHES FOSTER, 31, of Phila
  
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