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Paula Merchant speaks with Madison police during a protest at the intersection of Cobblestone Drive and Highway 51 in Madison on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025, against ICE raids. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today

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Some local and state agencies are aiding ICE crackdown

By MINA CORPUZ - MISSISSIPPI TODAY MINA CORPUZ - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Mon,12/15/25-2:20PM, 2,675 Reads 8,128 Statewide
As federal agents move through Mississippi, a handful of local law enforcement agencies and jails are offering assistance through agreements to cooperate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
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Crime report for 9/30-10/03

Sat,10/04/25-2:00AM, 2,674 Reads
GREENWOOD POLICE DEPT.
ARRESTS
Ricky Terrell Adams, 46, 600 Roosevelt Ave., malicious mischief, disturbance of family, jailed.
Cortavius Hoskins, 25, 411 Avenue H, disregard for traffic device (twice), resisting arrest, driving with a suspended license, jailed.
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Retired Sen. David Jordan was recently presented with the Spirit of Courage Award at the Alcorn State University Extension Program’s 34th Annual Small Farmers Conference.

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Jordan wins Spirit of Courage Award

Sat,09/27/25-2:00AM, 2,672 Reads
Retired state Sen. David L. Jordan was recently honored at Alcorn State University’s Extension Program’s 34th Annual Small Farmers Conference.
The event was held Sept. 22-24 at the Harlow’s Casino Resort & Spa in Greenville.
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15 Mississippi sites added to National Register of Historic Places during 2025

By FRANK CORDER - MAGNOLIA TRIBUNE FRANK CORDER - MAGNOLIA TRIBUNE
Fri,01/02/26-10:38AM, 2,672 Reads 6,743 Statewide
Mississippi has 1,534 listings in the National Register of Historic Places.
Fifteen sites in Mississippi were listed in the National Register for 2025, the Mississippi Department of Archives and History announced this week.
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