In a formal election challenge, state Rep. Ashley Henley alleges voting irregularities in last month’s election that she lost to Democrat Hester Jackson-McCray
Education
Jackson Public School District loses 236 teachers due to licensing snafu
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Mississippi Department of Education says that the rules haven’t changed but the problems are arising now because local school leaders did not pay close enough attention to those requirements. Educators say “there is no confusion here.”
Justice
Leaked Mississippi prison photos of skimpy meals, moldy showers and exposed wiring prompt call for investigation
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A reform group recently called for a federal investigation into prison conditions after photos circulated on social media
Cleveland Central
‘I was so heartbroken’: African American student stripped of salutatorian honor lost Ole Miss scholarship opportunity, lawyer says
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Cleveland School District is facing a second lawsuit alleging racial discrimination but for Olecia James, who finished her freshman year at Alcorn State as a ROTC Cadet with a 4.0 GPA, it’s about “controlling what you can control.”
2019 Legislative Session
‘This is a really big deal’ — some teachers left out of pay raise due to administrative error
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Those not included in the pay raise are in the fields of career technical education, special education, gifted classes and a certain group of teacher assistants.
Law and Order
Meridian mystery: Was death a suicide … or murder?
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Family says police botched investigation