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MASS Executive Director Phillip Burchfield addresses south Mississippi superintendents, school safety officers and media relations staff at a training Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022, at William Carey University in Hattiesburg on how to respond to an active shooter situation. Mina Corpuz/Mississippi Today

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School chiefs prepare for possibility of facing active shooter
By MINA CORPUZ - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Thu,10/27/22-3:00PM , 267 Reads 5,922 Statewide
In response to school shootings across the country, Mississippi superintendents are receiving training on how to respond if one were to happen in their schools.
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Photo exhibit of the murder of 14 years old Emmett Till in Money, Mississippi. this is one of the most anticipated exhibits in the museum, which also contains the casket of Till. Credit: Ashley F. G. Norwood, MS Today

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Mound Bayou to host special ‘Till’ screening ahead of premiere
By MINA CORPUZ - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Thu,10/27/22-10:38AM , 712 Reads 4,336 Statewide
Ahead of its nationwide premiere, a film about Mamie Till Mobley’s fight for justice after the lynching death of her son Emmett Till will be screened Thursday in Mound Bayou.
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State urged to follow Biden’s lead in pardoning simple marijuana possession offenders
By MINA CORPUZ - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Thu,10/27/22-10:22AM , 272 Reads 4,600 Statewide
Criminal justice groups in Mississippi say pardoning people for simple marijuana possession could help remove barriers when applying for jobs or securing housing.
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Bert Bell at his high school graduation. Credit: Gene Bell

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Outcry prompts Parole Board to pull plug on releasing convicted killer
By MINA CORPUZ - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Thu,10/27/22-10:16AM , 155 Reads 3,672 Statewide
A Mississippi man serving life for murder will not be paroled, the Parole Board decided Wednesday, reversing a previous decision to free him after more than 30 years in prison.
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