SuperTalk Mississippi News

We’re just two days away from college baseball season in Mississippi. Bulldogs head coach Chris Lemonis took the podium this week to discuss his team, which is preseason ranked No. 18 and hoping to return to the postseason for the second year in a row.

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The man accused of killing Ole Miss student Jimmie “Jay” Lee is back in the custody of police after the remains of Lee were found in Carroll County last week. Plus, the nation is seeing a 15-year high in flu cases, according to the CDC.

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Severe weather is likely in southeast Mississippi starting this afternoon and continuing through the evening. According to the National Weather Service, the rest of the state could potentially see dangerous weather, as well. This could include strong tornadoes, damaging winds up to 70 mph, flash flooding, and hail. Plus, Jackson police are still looking for a suspect in a shooting on Monday. The victim was shot in the leg and is expected to recover. He told police he was walking from a gas station on Highland Drive near the entrance to Wood Village Apartments when someone in a dark-colored vehicle shot at him.

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Small businesses struggling with rising credit and debit card processing fees could get some relief. Mississippi NFIB Director Leah Long urges the House to pass the Retailer Tax Fairness Act, which would create a tax credit to help offset the fees. Plus, Two candidates who were hoping to run in the next Jackson Mayoral race have been disqualified by The Jackson Municipal Democratic Executive Committee. Keyshia Sanders pled guilty to one felony count of wire fraud in 2023. The committee decided that a convicted felon cannot seek the city's top job. They also ruled that Ali ShamsidDeen can't run because he doesn't meet the residential qualifications.

Natchez police are still trying to identify the skeletal remains that were discovered in a wooded area nearly one year ago. The severely decomposed body was sent for an autopsy, but the remains still couldn't be identified. The State Medical Examiner's Office has teamed with a forensic DNA lab in Texas to build a DNA profile that could lead to answers.

A 7-year-old was shot at her home in Jones County on January 27, and now her mother and her boyfriend are facing charges. 31-year-old Leeola Waters was arrested Tuesday at the hospital where her daughter is recovering from a bullet wound that went into her back and came out of her abdomen, hitting her elbow as well. 33-year-old Zane Stewart was arrested later in the day. Investigators allege that children were left home alone with loaded weapons and drug paraphernalia.

Mississippi could soon become one of the final states to implement no-excuse early in-person voting after the Senate decided Tuesday to approve a bill allowing residents to cast ballots up to 15 days before an election. The “In-Person Early Voting Act,” would allow registered electors to vote at their local circuit clerk’s office without an excuse in the days leading up to an election.

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Two suspects have been charged with attempted murder, armed robbery, and conspiracy in Meridian. Police arrested Montavion Mangum and Haylin Anderson on Tuesday in connection with a shooting on February 2 in the 5600 block of Eighth Street Extension. Plus, one lottery player may just be the luckiest in Mississippi history. An unnamed individual from Petal will lay claim to $10 million after matching all five Double Play white balls plus the Double Play Powerball during Monday night’s Powerball drawing.

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The Hancock County Sheriff's Office issued arrest warrants on Monday for a man charged with aggravated assault and domestic violence. However, local authorities learned Tuesday that Matthew Cory Rayborn had fled to Arkansas and died by suicide.

As expected, the New Orleans Saints have hired Philadelphia Eagles offensive coordinator Kellen Moore as their head coach. Plus, federal law already bars illegal immigrants from receiving Medicaid, but states like California get around federal law by using complex budgeting gimmicks to extend Medicaid benefits to illegal immigrants. Several GOP Senators, including Mississippi Senators Cindy Hyde-Smith and Roger Wicker, have introduced a bill that prohibits federal money from being spent on Medicaid benefits for illegals.

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