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Citizens Demand an Explanation as The Number of Deaths In The Mississippi Prison System Continues To Rise

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By Hudson Coombs Mississippi State, Miss. (Take 30 News)--- By January 20th of 2020, the number of deaths in the Mississippi Prison system had risen to 12. With no end in sight to this constant bloodshed, celebrities are getting involved in order to bring awareness to…

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Statewide Drop in DUI Rates Attributed to Rideshare Apps, Awareness

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MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY, (Take 30 News)---- Driving while under the influence has been a major problem across the nation.   But recent studies have shown that in the state of Mississippi DUI fatality rates have decreased.   Jean Patton was the aunt of…

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Reservation-Wide Curfew in Effect

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By Autumn McMillan PHILADELPHIA, MS (Take 30 News)--- The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians Tribal Chief Cyrus Ben implements a curfew for the reservation. Community members are required to be home at 10 p.m. until 5 a.m. the following morning.    The…

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Coronavirus Changes the Way We Worship

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By: Tori Boatner   WEST POINT, Miss (Take 30 News) --Mississippi is in a state of emergency and closures are happening everywhere including schools, universities, and even churches. One West Point church is relying on different delivery methods to continue…

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Grants to Curb Alcohol Abuse, Suicide in Young Adults

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By Elizabeth McGaw  STARKVILLE, Miss. (Take 30 News) ---- A local Starkville man strives to bring about preventative change in the Oktibbeha school system and on Mississippi State University’s campus. Dr. Michael Nadorff, an assistant psychology professor at…

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Starkville Yellow Jackets are Back on Top!

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By: Kayla Minor March 19, 2020 STARKVILLE, Miss. (Take 30 News)— Starkville Yellow Jackets are back on top for a second time, in two years! The boys' basketball team, once again, advanced to the 6A State Championship in Oxford. Just like last year, The Jackets came out…

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Hobie's on Main Takes Over Historic State Theater

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STARKVILLE, MS (Take 30 News)-- The historic State Theater has been a landmark of downtown Starkville since the 1930s and this year it's been repurposed as an upstairs-downstairs bar operated by Hobie's on Main. Since its opening, the State Theater's…

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New Tobacco Law has Local Businesses Feeling Burned

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By Dalton Whitfield STARKVILLE, Miss. (Take 30 News) --- On January 1st, A new federal law was implemented in Mississippi. This new law prevented anyone under the age of 21 from purchasing tobacco products. This new was named the T21 Law. This new law also covered…

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Outbreak of COVID-19 Shuts Down New Mississippi State Study Abroad Program

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By Hudson Coombs   Mississippi State, Miss. (Take 30 News)--- On March 11th of 2020, prior to moving classes online, Mississippi State University announced the cancellation of all international travel, including all summer study abroad programs in order to combat…

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