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John Davis, former Mississippi Department of Human Services director, heads to the Thad Cochran United States Courthouse, Monday, Feb. 23, 2026, in Jackson. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

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In trial of ex-wrestler, Mississippi’s former welfare director testifies about appeasing politicians, trying ‘my very best’

By ANNA WOLFE - MISSISSIPPI TODAY ANNA WOLFE - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Tue,02/24/26-3:10PM, 196 Reads 3,419 Statewide
A former adviser to President Donald Trump took his first stab Monday at questioning Mississippi’s former welfare director, the federal government’s star witness in an ongoing trial of a former pro wrestler accused of theft.
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Marilyn Mays, left, with Two Mississippi Museums Director Michael Morris, center, and Hinds County Tax Collector Eddie Fair, speak at the new exhibit of the Fannie Lou Hamer Presidential Medal of Freedom, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026, at the "I Question America" gallery in the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum in Jackson. Mays and Fair are the niece and nephew of Hamer. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

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Fannie Lou Hamer’s Medal of Freedom finds home in Mississippi Civil Rights Museum

By SIMEON GATES - MISSISSIPPI TODAY SIMEON GATES - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Fri,02/13/26-3:10PM, 194 Reads 2,950 Statewide
Civil rights icon Fannie Lou Hamer’s Presidential Medal of Freedom is now on display at the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum
The Medal of Freedom was unveiled on display in the “I Question America” gallery Tuesday by Hamer’s niece, Marilyn Mays, and cousin, Hinds County Tax Collector Eddie Fair.
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Catherine Stanford

Wed,02/18/26-8:36AM, 193 Reads
GREENVILLE, Mississippi - Funeral services for Mrs. Catherine D. Stanford, 70, of Greenville, will be held Saturday, February 21, 2026, at 11 a.m. at Old Morning Star Church in Leland. Visitation will be Friday, February 20, 2026, from 1-3 p.m. at Byas Funeral Home.
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Friedeman: Lent places before us Jesus’ challenge

By MATT FRIEDEMAN - MAGNOLIA TRIBUNE MATT FRIEDEMAN - MAGNOLIA TRIBUNE
Mon,02/23/26-10:38AM, 193 Reads 4,584 Statewide
Below is a religion column by Matt Friedeman:
“Deny yourself, take up your cross, and follow Me.” Designating a special time every year to remind ourselves what that means for our lives may not be such a bad idea.
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In trial of ex-wrestler, Mississippi’s former welfare director testifies about appeasing politicians, trying ‘my very best’

Fannie Lou Hamer’s Medal of Freedom finds home in Mississippi Civil Rights Museum

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Friedeman: Lent places before us Jesus’ challenge

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