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International Paper Acquires Delmarva Corrugated Packaging in Delaware
6+ hour, 45+ min ago (115+ words) asatunews. co. id International Paper Company expanded its packaging operations on May 18 by acquiring Delmarva Corrugated Packaging in Dover, Delaware, to strengthen its regional market presence, as reported by Detik Finance. The newly added facility boosts the production capacity of…...
Entergy Mississippi Funds Nine Regional Communities for Economic Growth
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (359+ words) Entergy Mississippi awarded $82, 500 through its Excellerator Competitive Communities program to nine regional organizations during a recent event in Greenwood to stimulate business expansion and local job creation. The financial backing marks the 10th year of awards from the program, which has…...
US Supreme Court Overturns Mississippi Inmate Death Sentence
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (584+ words) The US Supreme Court on Thursday threw out the capital murder conviction and death sentence of Terry Pitchford, a Black inmate from Mississippi, after finding racial discrimination in his jury selection process. The high court divided 5-4 in the decision, with…...
US Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Death Row Inmate Terry Pitchford
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (344+ words) The US Supreme Court ruled in favor of Mississippi death row inmate Terry Pitchford on Thursday, voting 5-4 that racial bias tainted his capital murder conviction jury selection, as reported by The Guardian. Pitchford, a 40-year-old Black man, faced a jury…...
US Supreme Court Vacates Mississippi Legislative Redistricting Order
1+ week, 5+ day ago (519+ words) The U. S. Supreme Court vacated a federal three-judge panel's order on Monday, May 18, 2026, that had forced Mississippi to redraw its state legislative districts under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. The nation's highest court remanded the case back to the lower…...
Mississippi Republicans Threaten to Redraw Bennie Thompson District
2+ week, 2+ day ago (693+ words) Republican lawmakers in Mississippi are threatening to redraw the district of US Representative Bennie Thompson, the state's only Black and Democratic member of Congress, following a Supreme Court decision that impacted the Voting Rights Act, as reported by The Guardian....
Mississippi Governor Delays Redistricting Plan to Target Bennie Thompson
2+ week, 3+ day ago (620+ words) Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves announced on Wednesday, May 13, 2026, the cancellation of a special legislative session intended to redraw the state's supreme court districts. The decision delays a broader Republican effort to reconfigure congressional maps and potentially eliminate the state's only…...
A Legacy Reborn: The Untold Story of the 1997 Houston Comets
2+ week, 3+ day ago (1761+ words) Fran Harris remembers a late-night dinner in Sacramento. Her Houston Comets squad had just dispatched the lowly Monarchs by 10 points. To celebrate, she and a few teammates, including Cynthia Cooper, Tammy Jackson and Kim Perrot, decided to grab a bite....
Governor Tate Reeves Cancels Mississippi Redistricting Special Session
2+ week, 4+ day ago (324+ words) Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves announced Wednesday morning the cancellation of a special legislative session intended to redraw state Supreme Court districts. As reported by The Guardian, the Republican governor still intends to reconfigure the state's four congressional districts prior to…...
James Chilimigras Becomes Youngest Mississippi Law School Graduate at 18
2+ week, 5+ day ago (425+ words) A teenager from Mississippi recently achieved a historic milestone by becoming one of the youngest individuals ever to complete law school. James "Jimmy" Chilimigras, 18, officially graduated with highest honors from Loyola University New Orleans on Sunday, as reported by The…...