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A Gulfport man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for a fatal stabbing on August 28. 51-year-old Octavius Benton, Sr., pled guilty last week to manslaughter and unlawful possession of a weapon by a convicted felon. According to Assistant District Attorney Haley Broom, who prosecuted the case, 44-year-old Damien Lindsey was stabbed and killed outside Feed My Sheep in Gulfport after Lindsey encountered Benton’s girlfriend, who was in a wheelchair. Witnesses and surveillance footage showed that after a brief verbal exchange, Lindsey struck the woman, prompting Benton to stab Lindsey in the abdomen. Plus, Brandon native Rachel McAlpin won gold in the 50-meter breaststroke at the World Aquatics Youth Championships in Romania on Wednesday.

The Mississippi Department of Human Services is urging SNAP beneficiaries to protect the personal identification numbers linked to their accounts. Officials with the state agency’s Office of Inspector General are reporting an uptick in stolen benefits over the past few weeks across the state. SNAP recipients are especially encouraged to take precautions because the federal government has notified state officials that benefits will no longer be replaced, even if they’re stolen.

MORE INFO: https://www.supertalk.fm/state-officials-report-uptick-in-stolen-snap-benefits-urge-recipients-to-protect-their-cards/

The South Pike School District is mourning the loss of one of its students who passed away shortly after football practice. According to the Pike County coroner, Tra’Derric Hall was picked up from football practice on Thursday afternoon by his mother. Just before 5 p.m., first responders were dispatched when Hall was found unresponsive. He was later pronounced deceased.

MORE INFO: https://www.supertalk.fm/south-pike-student-dies-shortly-after-football-practice/

Plus, a motorcyclist was killed in an accident in Amite County. 61-year-old Andre Bayhi was traveling west on Highway 584 when his motorcycle left the road and collided with a ditch.

One person is dead and a suspect is in custody after a shooting at Ingalls Shipbuilding on Friday morning. Officials with the Pascagoula Police Department said gunfire rang out at the shipyard at 7:32 a.m. Around 9 a.m., police confirmed to SuperTalk Mississippi News that a suspect was taken into custody. Neither the identity of the suspect nor the deceased is being released at this time.

MORE INFO: https://www.supertalk.fm/at-least-one-person-injured-in-shooting-at-ingalls-shipbuilding-report/

Around 200 Mississippi National Guard soldiers have been deployed to Washington, D.C., to support President Trump's effort to return law and order to our nation's capital. Since Trump federalized the D.C. police, there have been over 630 arrests.

A fugitive from Tennessee was captured in Mississippi this week. Amir Collins was wanted for aggravated kidnapping, robbery, and aggravated assault in Shelby County, Tennessee. Law enforcement officers in Tennessee reached out to authorities in Newton County to let them know they believed Collins could be in the area. Several agencies worked together to find Collins at a home on New Ireland in Newton and brought him into custody.

U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon made a stop in Mississippi on Wednesday as she continues to tour public schools across the country amid a White House push to give states full education authority. McMahon visited the Oxford Early Childhood Center as part of her “Returning Education to the States” tour.

MORE INFO: https://www.supertalk.fm/oxford-public-school-welcomes-u-s-education-secretary-linda-mcmahon/

President Trump's "big, beautiful bill" addressed a number of priorities that are normally included in the Farm Bill. Of the more than $65 billion in additional agriculture spending, about $59 billion was directed toward updating farm safety net programs like federal crop insurance. The remaining $6.6 billion in ag funding will support disaster assistance, trade promotion, research, and other priorities.

AVAIO Digital announced plans for a $6 billion data center campus at the East Metropolitan Center Business and Industrial Park in Brandon this week. AVAIO’s investment currently ranks No. 3 in state history, following projects from Amazon Web Services in Madison County and Compass Datacenters in Meridian.

MORE INFO: https://www.supertalk.fm/avaio-digital-to-construct-6-billion-data-center-in-rankin-county/

Friday’s highs will be in the 90s, with possible afternoon showers and thunderstorms.

MORE INFO: https://www.supertalk.fm/your-mississippi-forecast-for-friday-august-22/