Clarion Ledger by Jeff Ayres Hundreds of Mississippi homeowners could escape foreclosure with the help of the state's partnership with nonprofits and with the companies blamed for creating the nation's mortgage crisis footing the bill. The Mississippi Foreclosure Prevention Consortium, announced Monday, will offer free financial and legal...

Delta Democrat Times by Everett Chinn GREENVILLE — Four misdemeanor charges against Rita F. Morgan, the parent arrested Dec. 20 for an altercation with Greenville Public School District Police Officer LeShaun McWright, were dismissed in municipal court on Wednesday. Morgan was charged with disturbing the peace, resisting arrest,...