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Duane Lake spent six years in the Coahoma County Jail in a triple homicide he didn’t commit before being acquitted and gaining his release in 2021. He lost his marriage, his livelihood and time with his children. Now he’s trying to put his life back together. Rory Doyle/MCIR

‘Dead zone’ leads innocent man to spend six years behind bars
By JERRY MITCHELL - MISSISSIPPI CENTER FOR INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING
Thu,01/13/22-2:36PM, 89 Reads 3,215 Statewide
Duane Lake spent six years locked up in a jail cell in Clarksdale for a triple murder he didn’t commit.
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Laurel resident Marlan Baucum, easily pushes over one of the many dying trees on his property. Baucum believes a disposal well not far from his home has contaminated the water table in the area, Monday, Dec. 13, 2021. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

‘Quit is not in my vocabulary’: After his wife got cancer, this Mississippi man took oil companies to court
By JULIA JAMES - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Thu,01/13/22-11:54AM, 75 Reads 1,417 Statewide
This Jones County couple believes that a government agency tasked with protecting Mississippians has failed to do so.

Driving down his curving, wooded street on the edges of Laurel, Marlan Baucum points to each house where a neighbor had cancer.
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Mississippi Stories: Matthew McCluney
By MARSHALL RAMSEY - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Mon,01/10/22-9:06AM, 211 Reads 2,764 Statewide
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MS Dept. of ITS Executive Director Johnson talks tech services with Y’all Politics
By FRANK CORDER - Y'ALL POLITICS
Wed,12/29/21-9:36AM, 525 Reads 8,579 Statewide
Learn more about the Mississippi Dept. of Information Technology Services.

David Johnson, Executive Director of the Mississippi Department of Information Technology Services, joined Y’all Politics on Tuesday to talk about the role his state agency plays in Mississippi.
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January 05, 2022

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