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- A Mississippi town has taken down a Confederate monument that stood on the courthouse square since 1910 — a figure that was tightly wrapped by tarps the past four years, symbolizing division over how to commemorate the past. (AP Video by Emily Pettus)
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A Mississippi town moves a Confederate monument that became a shrouded eyesore
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press
Tue,09/17/24-11:05PM , 322 Reads
GRENADA, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi town has taken down a Confederate monument that stood on the courthouse square since 1910 — a figure that was tightly wrapped in tarps the past four years, symbolizing the community's enduring division over how to commemorate the past.
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- This April 2, 2019, booking photo provided by the Mississippi Department of Corrections shows death row inmate Willie Jerome Manning. (Mississippi Department of Corrections via AP, File)
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Mississippi high court rejects the latest appeal by a man on death row since 1994
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press
Tue,09/17/24-7:18PM , 426 Reads
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Supreme Court has denied the latest appeal by a man who has been on death row for 30 years after he was convicted of killing two college students.
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- Mississippi House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Rep. Trey Lamar, R-Senatobia, addresses committee members as they review bills at the Mississippi Capitol in Jackson, Miss., March 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)
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Mississippi House panel starts study that could lead to tax cuts
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press
Wed,09/04/24-5:40PM , 210 Reads
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi lawmakers could consider a comprehensive proposal next year to make the state's tax system fairer and more efficient, a state House leader said Wednesday.
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Ex-official in Mississippi is treated for gambling addiction amid embezzlement charge, lawyer says
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press
Tue,09/03/24-3:44PM , 437 Reads
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A former tax assessor and collector in north Mississippi checked into a residential treatment center for a gambling addiction after he called the state auditor's office and confessed to misusing more than $300,000 in public money, his attorney said Tuesday.
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