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The ImmunoTek Plasma Center in South Jackson now occupies the building that the Super D drug store vacated in 1998, citing a lack of business.
On Jan. 3, 2022, U.S. District Judge Micheal P. Mills signed a consent decree, solidifying an agreement between the Abraham House of God and the City of Horn Lake, guaranteeing building permits for the first mosque in DeSoto County.
A federal judge ordered the City of Horn Lake to pursue a private settlement to allow the Abraham House of God to obtain permits to build a mosque, which the city originally blocked from moving forward in spring 2021.
Authorities are investigating the murder of former Mississippi House Rep. Ashley Henley. Her body was found outside the remains of a trailer where her sister-in-law was found dead after a December fire.
Ray Elk spent more than two years planning a new mosque for 16 families. But the City of Horn Lake keeps blocking it. Still, he has support from a white alderman whose preacher steered him to support local Muslims and their freedom of religion.
On Election Day last November, many Mississippians waited for hours in line to cast their ballots at some precincts, requiring some to miss work or find babysitters for their children. Now, a north Mississippi lawmaker and a group of activists have a plan to make democracy more accessible and flexible.
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