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‘It makes it hard to work’: The real cost of not expanding Medicaid in Mississippi
By KATE ROYALS - MISSISSIPPI TODAY - Emmerich News
Wed,03/09/22-1:28PM , 1,504 Reads 21,628 Statewide
As hundreds of thousands of working Mississippians struggle to afford healthcare, state lawmakers have again decided not to consider Medicaid expansion and do not seem poised to do so anytime soon.
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Attorney general rolls out new statewide domestic violence reporting system
By KATE ROYALS - MISSISSIPPI TODAY - Emmerich News
Wed,03/02/22-12:40AM , 1,457 Reads 25,982 Statewide
Attorney General Lynn Fitch on Tuesday announced the launch of a new statewide database to track domestic violence crimes.
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The Fishermans Corner Car Wash, located on U.S 80 in Morton. Tony Boyd was sentenced to 23 years in prison with five years suspended after shooting his former girlfriend Kizzetta McClendon near this car wash in 2020. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

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Abuser featured in Mississippi Today story pleads guilty to shooting ex-girlfriend
By KATE ROYALS - MISSISSIPPI TODAY - Emmerich News
Thu,02/17/22-9:36PM , 907 Reads 19,624 Statewide
The Rankin County man who repeatedly bonded out of jail and reportedly attacked his ex-girlfriend pleaded guilty Monday to two felony charges in Scott County Circuit Court.

Tony Boyd was sentenced to 23 years in prison with five years suspended after shooting his former girlfriend Kizzetta McClendon in Morton in March 2020.
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Teddy bears are in place for the Kids Hub Child Advocacy Center's Teddy Gram program at the center in Hattiesburg, Miss., Friday, Feb. 11, 2022. The program allows people to donate to the organization by sponsoring a teddy bear. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today

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Child abuse victims lost funding for services. Mississippi lawmakers could help.
By KATE ROYALS - MISSISSIPPI TODAY - Emmerich News
Thu,02/17/22-9:18PM , 1,636 Reads 28,880 Statewide
Advocates, prosecutors and loved ones of abused Mississippi children hope lawmakers will plug a budget hole left when the federal government slashed funding for child abuse services in half.
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