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April 6, 2015

AP calls 2015 legislative session “a year of modest accomplishments”

Analysis: 2015 session was about modest changes, not big JACKSON, MISS. — This is a year of modest accomplishments for the Mississippi Legislature. During their three-month session that just ended, lawmakers outlawed texting while driving; authorized people to carry guns in purses or briefcases without a concealed-carry license; and eliminated the $5 vehicle inspection sticker…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
April 6, 2015

Rankin Co. Judge Dan Fairly found dead

Rankin County judge Dan Fairly found dead on Natchez Trace Rankin County Chancery Judge Dan Fairly was found dead of apparent suicide on the Natchez Trace at the intersection with Mississippi 43. Authorities found Fairly sometime after 4 p.m. on Friday. Mississippi Department of Public Safety spokesman Warren Strain said an investigation is ongoing and…