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A new memorandum of understanding between Mississippi State University and the Starkville-Oktibbeha County School District reveals a plan for a new Starkville High School that doesn't include MSMS. Plans may include an MSMS competitor, though. We discuss what that means and whether MSMS’s Columbus campus is finally secure—or if threats could resurface in the next legislative session.

In the second half, we’re joined by Lowndes County Sheriff Eddie Hawkins, who discusses major cases his department has tackled, including the recent arrest of a man who was allegedly found to have hundreds of images of child porn on his phones. The man admitted to being part of a global network of individuals who exchange such photos. After serving a seven year sentence in federal prison, he will be deported. 

The sheriff also discusses the challenges of combating drug networks, the strain of understaffed law enforcement, and how his office balances enforcement with intervention.