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News  |  Sarah Ulmer  • 
July 2, 2021

Sen. Sampson Jackson resigns from Mississippi Senate

Governor Reeves to set special election. State Senator Sampson Jackson (D), who represents District 32, told a local news station on Thursday that he will be resigning. The lawmaker who has represented Kemper, Lauderdale, Noxubee and Winston counties for 29 years, did not give a reason for the resignation, only saying that it was the…
News  |  Frank Corder  • 
July 2, 2021

DPS Commissioner tells movie company the “hard-earned reputation” of MHP Troopers means “a hell of a lot to us”

Tindell issues cease and desist letter over film’s depiction of State Troopers. Commissioner of the Mississippi Department of Public Safety Sean Tindell is serious about upholding the dignity of the Mississippi Highway Patrol, so much so that he has sent a letter to a movie production company challenging their depiction of the “hard-earned reputation and…