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Yvonne Moore, left, and Christy Carmichael collect specimen for COVID-19 testing outside of the Aaron E Henry Community Health Services Center in Clarksdale, Miss., Wednesday, March 29, 2020.

Why Mississippi’s COVID-19 numbers are flattening

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On Fri, 09/25/2020 - 10:29 AM

By Erica Hensle, Mississippi Today

After a steep summer climb in coronavirus cases, Mississippi’s average daily numbers have trended down for three months.

Flag commission narrow design to two finalists

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On Wed, 08/26/2020 - 11:18 AM

Members of the Commission to Redesign the Mississippi State Flag met Tuesday and chose two flags designs to advance.

WEDDING: Hays/Zachary

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On Fri, 08/21/2020 - 05:37 PM

EDITORIAL: VOTING CLEANLY

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On Fri, 08/21/2020 - 05:18 PM

Former Mississippi Secretary of State Delbert Hoseman said a couple of years ago he found it “troubling” that absentee voting made up 10 percent of the ballots in 20 counties across the state.
And while Coahoma County was not one of the 20, we found those numbers troubling, too.

Man shot, murdered in Coahoma

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On Wed, 08/19/2020 - 02:33 PM

A Coahoma man has died in what authorities have called a drive-by shooting early Wednesday morning and authorities are looking for information from the community that could lead to an arrest.

Senatobia man arrested for Tunica shooting

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On Tue, 08/18/2020 - 04:35 PM

A Senatobia man has been arrested on aggravated assault charges after a shooting in Tunica over the weekend.

CINDY HYDE-SMITH: Women mark 100th year of voting

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On Mon, 08/17/2020 - 02:43 PM

Inmate dies at Tallahatchie County prison

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On Mon, 08/17/2020 - 09:49 AM

Second Street Cadillac Crash

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On Wed, 08/12/2020 - 02:24 PM

This east-bound black Cadillac didn't make the slight curve on Second Street about noon Wednesday, jumped the curb, clipped off a fire plug and plowed into an old oak tree.

The air-bag deployed and the driver was taken by ambulance to the Northwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center emergency room with non-life-threatening injuries.

Police respond to shots fired, aggravated assault

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On Mon, 08/10/2020 - 10:19 AM

Police responded to a shooting in northeast Clarksdale and two reports of shots fired over the weekend.

Police responded to the 400 block of Ritchie Street at 1:30 p.m. Saturday on a report of a man being shot in a fight.

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