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Entries for February, 2015

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3 More Rankin Countians Sentenced for Hate Crime Against Black Jackson Man

The following is a verbatim press release from the Office of the U.S. Attorney: WASHINGTON – The Justice Department announced today that William Kirk Montgomery, 25, of Puckett, Mississippi, Jonathan Kyle Gaskamp, 22, and Joseph Paul Dominick, 23, both of Brandon, Mississippi, were sentenced today in U.S. District Court in ...

Attorney General Warns of Phishing Scam Targeted Mac Users

Verbatim from the Attorney General's office: A classic scam is now targeting Apple users. The very common “phishing” scam is constantly being revised by con artists to target a larger pool of potential victims. Currently, scammers are using emails to target Apple users by falsely claiming that your Apple ID, ...

Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves: "We Protect Your Rights"

Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves touted his support of the right to bear arms, the repeal of Common Core and transparency after several noticeable bills passed the Senate. Today, the Senate passed SB 2394, which decreases costs of concealed weapon permits, and SB 2407, which would change measures in state law ...

Suddenly Pro-Woman, the AFA Blasts '50 Shades' Flick as Degrading

The American Family Association has no love for the release of the film "Fifty Shades of Grey” for the upcoming Valentine's Day Weekend. In a news release today, the Tupelo-based nonprofit threw some shade of its own at the movie, which is based on an E.L. James novel of the ...