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Democratic gubernatorial candidate Brandon Presley held a press conference to discuss ethics and corruption on Aug. 17, 2023, in downtown Jackson near the City Centre building. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

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Brandon Presley condemns Gov. Tate Reeves for not providing more oversight of welfare agency

By TAYLOR VANCE - MISSISSIPPI TODAY TAYLOR VANCE - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Thu,08/17/23-4:12PM, 167 Reads 7,998 Statewide
Brandon Presley, the Democratic nominee for governor, hammered Republican Gov. Tate Reeves on Thursday for not doing enough to prevent the state’s massive welfare scandal while Reeves served eight years as lieutenant governor.
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Mississippi issues statewide burn ban at state parks and fishing lakes

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Thu,08/17/23-12:24PM, 83 Reads
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A statewide burn ban is in effect at all state parks and fishing lakes in Mississippi until further notice because of consistently hot and dry weather, state wildlife officials announced Thursday.
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A Mississippi judge declares a mistrial for 2 white men charged in an attack on a Black FedEx worker making a delivery

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Thu,08/17/23-9:46AM, 77 Reads

BROOKHAVEN, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi judge declares a mistrial for 2 white men charged in an attack on a Black FedEx worker making a delivery.
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CAPTION CORRECTION: CORRECTS SPELLING OF NAME: D'Monterrio Gibson, right, and his mother, Sharon McClendon, await the start of the trial of two white men charged in an attack on Gibson, a FedEx employee who was making a delivery, Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023, in Brookhaven, Miss. The judge declared a mistrial of the men who were charged with attempted first-degree murder, conspiracy and shooting into the vehicle driven by Gibson. (Hunter Cloud/The Daily Leader via AP)

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Mississippi judge declares mistrial for 2 white men charged in attack on Black FedEx driver

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press
Thu,08/17/23-9:38AM, 249 Reads
BROOKHAVEN, Miss. (AP) — Citing errors by police, a Mississippi judge declared a mistrial Thursday in the case of two white men accused of chasing and shooting at a Black FedEx driver who was making a delivery.
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