SUMMARY: The Mississippi Automotive Manufacturers Association is offering scholarships to students interested in automotive careers. Eligible full-time enrollees at Mississippi's accredited academic institutions who maintain at least a 3.0 GPA can apply. Students must also be sophomores at two-year colleges or juniors/seniors at four-year colleges during the 2024-2025 year and have not received the scholarship before. Since 2006, over $400,000 in scholarships have been awarded. Applications include submitting materials found on a specified link. The article ends with an invitation to sign up for a newsletter and states copyright information.

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SUMMARY: Lemuria Books and the Mississippi Book Festival are hosting an event with author Greg Iles on May 28 at Cathead Distillery in Jackson to celebrate his new novel, “Southern Man.” The evening will start with happy hour at 5 p.m., followed by a reading and talk at 6:30 p.m. Despite battling blood cancer which prevents him from shaking hands or signing books, pre-signed copies will be available. Iles, who lives with multiple myeloma since 1996, has seen his condition worsen recently. “Southern Man” is the seventh book in the Penn Cage series and will soon be released nationwide.

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SUMMARY: Katrina Harris from Pike County surrendered to authorities for illegally obtaining $69,881 in SNAP benefits by misreporting her household income and composition. The Mississippi Department of Human Services, which conducted the investigation, referred the case to the local District Attorney, resulting in an indictment on March 5. Harris turned herself in three weeks after being indicted. The cooperative efforts of the MDHS investigative team, local officials, and law enforcement were praised. MDHS is emphasizing its commitment to detecting and preventing program fraud.

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