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FBI has issued a poster with several suspects wanted in connection with the Leland weekend shooting. Photo by the Jackson FBI field office.

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FBI Seeking Multiple Suspects in Leland Shooting

By STEVE SMITH STEVE SMITH
Mon,10/13/25-3:32PM, 602 Reads 18,827 Statewide
A weekend of violence in Mississippi left six people dead and at least 10 others wounded after gunfire erupted early Saturday in downtown Leland during a high school homecoming celebration. The shootings were the deadliest single act of violence to strike the small Delta town in decades.
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House passes Mississippi Education Freedom Act out of committee

By JEREMY PITTARI - MAGNOLIA TRIBUNE JEREMY PITTARI - MAGNOLIA TRIBUNE
Thu,01/15/26-12:08PM, 596 Reads 7,843 Statewide
While the Republican-backed bill does include a universal school choice component, it also addresses a number of aspects within Mississippi’s education system, from student transfers and state employee retirement to standardized testing and the establishment of charter schools.
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The Columbia Fire Department partnered with St. Luke Home Health & Hospice for a blanket drive on Nov. 7 in front of Walmart. They accepted blankets and monetary donations to help St. Luke patients stay warm during the winter.

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CFD and St. Luke host blanket drive

By JOSHUA CAMPBELL JOSHUA CAMPBELL
Thu,11/13/25-9:00AM, 594 Reads
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Smokers, get screened for lung cancer; it could save your life

By SUBMITTED TO C-P SUBMITTED TO C-P
Mon,12/01/25-8:00AM, 593 Reads
Jackson, Miss.- Lung cancer kills more people than any other cancer in the United States, and cigarette smoking is linked to at least 80 percent of those deaths.
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