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Justice Department to assist Jackson, Hinds Co. coroner on next-of-kin death notifications
Gannett via AOL· 2 months agoThe U.S. Department of Justice announced via a Thursday press release that the department will...
Unmarked grave controversies prompt DOJ to assist Mississippi in next-of-kin notifications
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 months agoThe Justice Department has announced it will provide "technical assistance" to a local Mississippi...
Mississippi discriminates against Black residents with appointed judges, Justice Department says
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 11 months agoThe U.S. Justice Department filed a complaint Wednesday saying a new Mississippi law discriminates...
US House chair probes election-night ballot shortages in Mississippi’s largest county
Biloxi Sun Herald via Yahoo News· 6 months agoThe chair of a congressional committee with oversight of U.S. federal elections says ballot...
Mississippi capital to revamp how it notifies next of kin about deaths with Justice Department help
Associated Press via AOL· 2 months agoAfter men near Mississippi's capital were buried in a pauper’s cemetery without their relatives’...
This SC county has among the highest STD rates in the US, report shows. Do you live there?
The State McClatchy via AOL· 2 years agoRichland County has a sexually transmitted disease problem, a recent report shows. Richland has the...
Unlike Reeves in 2020, Presley accepted election math on Nov. 7
Biloxi Sun Herald via Yahoo News· 6 months agoDespite election problems in Democratic-voter rich Hinds County, Brandon Presley did not delay his...
Judge: Raymond Detention Center staffing 'particularly egregious'; officials 'disappointed' in...
The Clarion Ledger via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOfficials in Mississippi’s most populous county said they were weighing legal options after a...
Residents told to lock doors amid search for Dylan Arrington, other Hinds jail escapees
The Clarion Ledger via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJACKSON, Miss. — Authorities hunted Wednesday for four inmates, including one suspected of killing a...
Help is coming: Army corps says Jackson area could get $221M federal funds to prevent flooding
The Clarion Ledger via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced Monday that Corps is prepared to provide up to $221...