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Mississippi State baseball played one of their most complete weeks of the year last week after the firing of head coach Chris Lemonis.

Undocumented immigrants in the U.S. are now being offered a financial incentive to voluntarily leave the country.

A Scott County 16-year-old was arrested Saturday after allegedly stealing a vehicle and leading law enforcement on a chase. Plus, Jackson airport officials announced that JAN will offer an increase in flight options during the summer travel months. READ MORE: https://www.supertalk.fm/jackson-airport-offering-expanded-flight-options-this-summer/

Community leaders in Clarksdale, where Ryan Coogler’s hit film “Sinners” was set but not filmed, are inviting Michael B. Jordan and the rest of the cast and crew to visit the grounds where the Jim Crow era vampire movie takes place.

MORE INFO: https://www.supertalk.fm/clarksdale-community-leaders-ask-sinners-cast-to-visit-place-the-film-was-set/

Hurricane Preparedness Week is underway across Mississippi. Stephen McCraney with the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency told us he's trying to reach every resident before the incoming Atlantic hurricane season, which begins June 1.

MORE INFO: https://www.supertalk.fm/may-4-10-declared-hurricane-preparedness-week-in-mississippi/

An ongoing feud over a female led to a shooting in Vicksburg on Sunday. Demarcus Bishop turned himself in to police for the incident, which occurred around 7:30 p.m. near the intersection of Clay Street and Mission 66. The victim, who was able to drive himself to the hospital, identified Bishop as the shooter. Plus, the death of a 14-year-old who was found dead in a fountain in Hattiesburg has been ruled an accident. Forest County Coroner Lisa Klem says the likely cause of death was electrocution. The teenager died on March 18 at Hattiesburg's Veterans Memorial Park.

The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a case challenging Mississippi's near-total ban on medical marijuana advertising on Monday. Tru Source Medical Cannabis owner Clarence Cocroft and his attorneys argued that Mississippi has created a legal marketplace for medical marijuana sales, but is censoring state-licensed dispensaries that want to advertise their product. His lawyers claim that it violates his free-speech rights. The New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said no constitutional right exists because marijuana is still illegal under federal law.

The deadline to register to vote in the June 3 General Election is Monday at 5 p.m. Citizens can go to their local circuit or municipal clerk’s office to register in person or can print out the registration form and mail it to their local circuit clerk.

MORE INFO: https://www.supertalk.fm/voter-registration-deadline-is-monday-for-municipal-general-elections/

Last week, Governor Tate Reeves launched an initiative aimed at making Mississippi a leader in American energy through a partnership with the public sector and private businesses. Reeves believes economic development and the ability to provide power go hand-in-hand. Patrick Sullivan, the President of the Mississippi Energy Institute, says the Governor is thinking long-term. Mississippi has attracted billions in new private sector investment, and a lot of the wins--like Amazon Web Services-- involve energy-intensive projects.

MORE INFO: https://www.supertalk.fm/gov-reeves-launches-mississippis-power-play-aimed-at-becoming-national-leader-in-energy/

The Mississippi Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from a convicted double murderer. Jayme Lynn Tubbs and Keith Coleman Jr. were sentenced to life in prison after being found guilty of two counts of first-degree murder and two counts of desecration of a human corpse. Tubbs and Coleman killed April Jones and Will Polk in a roadside ambush in Quitman County in 2019, and then cut up and disposed of their bodies. Tubbs had argued that there wasn't enough evidence to convict her and claimed the trial court erred by allowing an officer to provide hearsay evidence. Justices disagreed with both arguments. Plus, Deputies in George County are investigating a fatal shooting that occurred on Friday in the 200 block of DF Ward Road. 20-year-old Dante Anderson, of Lucedale, is charged with manslaughter for the death of 38-year-old George Buckley, also of Lucedale.