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Video of MHP officer putting handcuffed man in chokehold sparks probe

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3 years ago

August 9, 2022

rssfeeds.hattiesburgamerican.com – Mississippi Clarion Ledger – 2022-08-09 07:41:14

JACKSON, Miss. — An incident involving a white Mississippi Highway Patrol officer and three Black men is under investigation after a viral video showed the officer putting a handcuffed man into a chokehold and wrestling him into a ditch.

The video, captured Friday in McComb by a man named Packer Lewis, sparked outrage over the officer’s conduct.

How it happened

The video shows one of Lewis’ brothers, Eugene Lewis, standing in the street in handcuffs as Packer Lewis and another brother, Darius Lewis, yell that they are recording the incident. Suddenly, the officer grabs Eugene Lewis by…

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In NIT, Southern Miss basketball to face UAB in opener

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2 years ago

March 12, 2023

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rssfeeds.hattiesburgamerican.com – Mississippi Clarion Ledger – 2023-03-12 21:36:08

Southern Miss men’s basketball is heading to the NIT for the first time since 2014.

The Golden Eagles will face UAB in the first round of the 2023 NIT on Tuesday (6:30 p.m., ESPN+), having learned their postseason fate Sunday.

Coach Jay Ladner – the Sun Belt Conference Coach of the Year – guided Southern Miss (25-7) to its third regular-season conference championship and first since 2000-01. The regular-season title clinched an automatic bid for the Golden Eagles despite a 78-61 quarterfinals loss to South Alabama in the conference tournament March 4.

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Mississippi Legislature moves through another major deadline Wednesday

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2 years ago

March 9, 2023

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rssfeeds.hattiesburgamerican.com – Mississippi Clarion Ledger – 2023-03-09 13:31:52

Another legislative deadline came and went Wednesday, with all bills having to move past the floor of the chamber they did not originate in, and a number of the most watched bills remain alive.

Some big pieces of legislation died though, including one of the most important ones related to the city of Jackson.

See what made it past Wednesday’s deadline, and what did not.