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Government and politicsDec 5, 2022

Mississippi revises demands on Favre in welfare lawsuit

The Mississippi Department of Human Services is changing its demands against retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre in a lawsuit that seeks repayment of misspent welfare money

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Government and politicsNov 29, 2022

Favre asks to be dismissed from Mississippi welfare lawsuit

Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre is asking to be removed from a civil lawsuit by the state of Mississippi that seeks to recover millions of dollars in misspent welfare money that was intended to help some of the poorest people in the U.S. An attorney for Favre filed papers Monday saying the Mississippi Department of Human Services “groundlessly and irresponsibly seeks to blame Favre for its own grossly improper and unlawful handling of welfare funds and its own failure to properly monitor...

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General newsOct 28, 2022

Emmett Till movie shown in Black town pivotal to the story

The tiny, all-Black town of Mound Bayou became a safe haven for Emmett Till’s mother as she traveled to Mississippi to testify in the murder trial of two white men who lynched her son in 1955

Social affairsOct 25, 2022

Winkle, professor and Mississippi Constitution expert, dies

Longtime University of Mississippi political science professor John W

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Arts and entertainmentOct 11, 2022

Brett Favre says he's 'unjustly smeared' in welfare case

Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre says he's being "unjustly smeared in the media" about a Mississippi welfare scandal

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Arts and entertainmentOct 1, 2022

Hughes birdies last 2 holes to catch Detry in Mississippi

Mackenzie Hughes wants to channel his disappointment from missing the Presidents Cup into fuel to make sure he's on the next International team

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LifestyleAug 24, 2022

R&B Hall of Fame headed to small Mississippi Delta town

The National Rhythm and Blues Hall of Fame is coming to the small Mississippi Delta town of Marks

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HealthAug 16, 2022

Elvis death anniversary increases tourism at his birthplace

The Elvis Presley Birthplace and Museum in Mississippi is welcoming an increasing number of visitors as fans commemorate the 45th anniversary of Presley’s death

LifestyleJul 2, 2022

Smithsonian's traveling Green Book exhibit opens in Jackson

A look at how African Americans traveled during the Jim Crow era in the United States is on display at the Two Mississippi Museums in downtown Jackson