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A Pearl man will spend 30 years in prison for sex crimes against a minor. 27-year-old Dejuan Shaikel Wells pled guilty to statutory rape and gratification of lust of a child. This comes after the victim’s mother discovered the sexual abuse and reported it to law enforcement back in June 2023.

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A Mississippi judge on Wednesday vacated her order that the Clarksdale Press Register remove its editorial criticizing local officials, days after a city decided to drop the lawsuit that spurred it. Wyatt Emmerich, the President of Emmerich Newspapers, told us the city violated the open meetings law. The judge’s order had been widely condemned by free speech advocates as a clear violation of the paper’s First Amendment rights.

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A group of independent pharmacists gathered at the state Capitol on Thursday, urging lawmakers to pass legislation to increase the regulation and transparency of pharmacy benefit managers, or PBMs. Robert Dozier, the Executive Director of the MS Independent Pharmacies Association, explained how these PBMs make it tough for local pharmacies to compete. HB 1123 would eliminate spread pricing, which occurs when a PBM negotiates a lower rate for a prescription but charges an insurance company a higher amount than the negotiated rate. The PBMs compensation for negotiating the lower rate is the spread between the two amounts.

A 40-year-old man is being charged with a fatal hit-and-run in Gulfport. Lester Kashif Harrien allegedly hit two pedestrians near Highway 49 and Crossroads Parkway on February 26 at 12:41 a.m. One of the victims was killed, and another was transported to a local hospital and is listed in critical condition.

DatingNews wanted to find out how many men are turning to volunteer work not out of pure philanthropy, but to boost their romantic appeal and score a date. They surveyed over 3,000 respondents and found that in Mississippi, 18% admit they only joined a charitable cause to boost their dating profile. Which causes did they think would yield the best results? Volunteering at an animal shelter and helping out at soup kitchens and food banks. Wildlife causes and sanctuary volunteering made number three on the list.

Jackson Police have issued an arrest warrant for Trevonne Walter Malike Alfred. Investigators have charged him with a murder in the 4400 block of Wainwright Avenue on June 26, 2023. Myriek Price had been shot and was pronounced dead at the scene. Plus, Capitol police are looking for four suspects that fled after a brief chase. Officers tried to stop a vehicle driving without headlights around 4 a.m. on Thursday, but the driver refused to stop, eventually crashing near Charleston and Marydale Drive. All four occupants in the vehicle ran.

Having to rely on an outdated Farm Bill is putting American agriculture at risk, according to Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith. The Mississippi Senator participated in an Agriculture Committee hearing to receive testimony on the challenges facing specialty crop growers and livestock, poultry, and dairy producers. Anna Rhinewalt of Sandy Ridge Farms in Senatobia testified that without a new Farm Bill, most specialty crop producers wouldn't be able to bear the rising production costs.

It will be sunny all over Mississippi today, with highs in the 60s and 70s.

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A Oktibbeha County sheriff's deputy was arrested Wednesday for DUI. Plus, a pair of undocumented immigrants were arrested last week for ATM theft.

Southern Miss Director of Athletics Jeremy McClain is focused on keeping a seat at the table in the changing college athletics landscape.