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June 14, 2016

MDOC closing Walnut Grove prison; mayor finds out second hand, calls it crippling for town

Walnut Grove mayor: Prison closure could cripple MS town Walnut Grove Mayor Brian Gomillion says the state’s closure of a private prison could be crippling for his town, and the lack of a heads up that it was coming is “a finger in the eye.” “I was having a good Friday,” Gomillion said on Monday.…
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June 14, 2016

Congressman Thompson (D) supports ban of AR-15s

Mississippi congressman supports ban on AR-15s U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson, the ranking Democrat on the House Homeland Security Committee, said he supports a ban on the AR-15. Thompson, of Bolton, said Congress should outlaw the high-capacity military-style weapon. “For 49 people to be killed in this kind of situation, I think a member of Congress,…