Mother Sues Poultry Plant Over 16-Year-Old Hattiesburg Worker’s Death
The mother of 16-year-old Duvan Perez, who died in a Hattiesburg poultry plant, is suing Mar-Jac Poultry over his death.
The mother of 16-year-old Duvan Perez, who died in a Hattiesburg poultry plant, is suing Mar-Jac Poultry over his death.
A Hattiesburg poultry plant’s failure to follow safety protocols led to the death of 16-year-old Duvan Pérez, federal regulators said.
Claiborne ‘Buddy’ McDonald, a respected south-central Mississippi judge and prosecutor, has died at 75.
Tiechie Fenton of the Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services spreads awareness of the “critical need” for foster parents in Mississippi.
“Multiple prosecutors” are still examining the facts and making decisions about criminal charges in Mississippi’s sprawling welfare scandal that saw millions in funds meant for poor families go instead to wealthy celebrities, Mississippi State Auditor Shad White said on Thursday, Sept. 15.
As a mixed-media artist, Jacqueline Gonzalez Wooton incorporates 3D materials into her acrylic paintings to create abstract pieces that play on themes of spirituality and symbolism.
Disability Rights Mississippi, a nonprofit that advocates for the rights of those with disabilities throughout the state, has investigated complaints regarding the amount of time those on bond, like Brad Sellers, have waited for a forensic bed to open at Mississippi State Hospital.
The Magnolia State Spartans are competing as members of the Arena Football Association. The central Mississippi team will play its first home game on April 23, 2022, against Wichita Force at the Neshoba County Coliseum.
Mississippi’s COVID-19 crisis is reaching levels beyond anything the state has previously seen, with an onslaught of new cases in virtually every setting. Schools find themselves closing as soon as they open as entire districts see their newly relaxed coronavirus strategies buckling under the weight of the delta variant. Hospitals are faring even worse; as of Monday morning, every single staffed intensive-care unit bed in the state is full.
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