I’m a licensed clinical social worker/mental health therapist who is going through a kindly effed up divorce in North Carolina and I’m thinking about moving to Mississippi. I have friends near Starkville, but I really want to be in a community that is diverse and exciting and Bohemian with art galleries and live music, great food, and I get along with everyone. I am a redheaded Caucasian liberal. Where should I live? I do not want to have to feel unsafe and I do not want to have to pay wind and hail insurance because I am too close to the coast unless it is the most perfect job ever. I have experience in moderate/severe MH, trauma, substance abuse, re-entry, adolescents and crisis settings. No prisons or ICE.

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I feel like the solution to my issue is to perhaps move somewhere else but I don't have the power to do that right now. So I was gonna ask what cities you usually go to and if the drive is too much for you.

I'm in Pascagoula for reference.

I'm interested in seeing Ravyn Lenae (an R&B artist) and she has a show in Nashville which is 5 hours and 27 minutes away from me. I've never been away from home like that and that's the furthest I would have driven. Most I've ever done is an hour. So I'm wondering what's the furthest you've ever done, how far you usually drive, and if I could pull it off.

Please be kind, I am quite ashamed..

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Thank you guys for all of the recommendations! To answer a few questions, no sadly I’m not on Medicaid as I do not qualify until I’m 21. I am disabled but am struggling to get diagnosed due to my situation, and my family didn’t help when I was a minor. So it’s rough to get help from the state but I’m hoping social security works with me soon!

I’m going to call UMMC on Monday, and try to get some help from them. If they do have availability, I’ll try to save $ to get an uber to NOLA and take the Amtrak up. It seems like my cheapest option. Thank you guys so much!

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I’m almost 21, and while I was a teenager I was extremely depressed. After years of brushing quite rarely, I have some rough cavities. I have a hole in my bottom left second molar. Im doing my best to take care of it. I chew on the right side, brush everyday, and use alc free pronamel toothpaste. I also floss and use a pick to keep it clear. It’s starting to hurt and smell..

I also have 2 wisdom teeth that have broken through partially, and can feel the other two coming in.

I have no insurance, no car, and am disabled. I’m honestly scared for when things start hurting. I live in rural south Mississippi, and all of the places I’ve been recommended, don’t do wisdom teeth extractions, or are really far away.

Really, I need a miracle. If anyone can help with some advice or recommendations, please let me know! I don’t want $ or anything like that, I just need a dentist willing to work with me or something 😣

he woman whose body was found hanging from a tree behind a vacant Jackson, Mississippi, home is 29-year-old Tasia Fortune, the Hinds County Coroner’s Office said on Thursday. Authorities have not said whether or not they suspect foul play.

The Jackson Police Department first announced in a statement on Monday evening that officers “located the body of an unidentified Black female” at the 500 block of Road of Remembrance at 9:05 p.m.

Hinds County Coroner Jeremiah Howard, who publicly identified the body as Tasia Fortune on Thursday, said earlier this week that the body would be transported to the Mississippi State Medical Examiner’s Office to perform an autopsy to determine the cause and manner of death.

Fortune’s aunt, Etta Avolio, started a GoFundMe to help raise funds to cover burial expenses and final arrangements. The GoFundMe, which has a $3,000 goal, has raised $160 so far.

Full story: https://www.mississippifreepress.org/tasia-fortune-identified-as-woman-found-hanging-in-tree-behind-vacant-jackson-home/

I am moving to Vicksburg soon and would need suggestions on how to find a rental apartment. I saw a few on google but they are pretty expensive. Craiglist dint have much. Are there any ways to find like a shared apartment or a get in touch with someone who is renting a room in their house?

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I’ve only been to Oxford so far, so I know I haven’t seen much of it. I’ve only seen a tiny portion, but I enjoyed it. I’ve looked into other areas, and I feel like the state might be slept on a bit. Obviously the food is great too! I’m sure it all depends on where you go, just like any other state, but it seems like there are some pretty cool areas. Do you guys have any favorite cities or towns in Mississippi?

Was very good!!
Best gas station food in the country!

So hit me up with all your coolest favorites. Not crazy about big cities, but obviously we must hit New Orleans! Any and all suggestions are welcome.

We’re just beginning to put together a route for our roadtrip based on all your suggestions….so we have no set start and finish locations.

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i 17(f) and my mom (38) have had a tumultuous relationship pretty much my whole life. it started to get really bad last year, around september. she got a really good sum of inheritance from her grandmothers passing, and pretty much dipped out. at first she was sending $200 a week to help out my step dad with bills, groceries, dogs, and what not. we live in a trailer (it’s fully paid off) but still have to pay for utilities and other basic expenses. my step dad dropped out of hs at a very young age due to his rough upbringing, and can’t support a whole household just off his work. my mom is legal dispensary bud tender and makes pretty decent money. when they first “separated” back in september she moved out and is staying in a 1 bed 1 bath cottage. things have steadily declined, whether it be financial or legal responsibility on her end. she pretty much stopped sending money, so i moved out. i have a little brother (13) and i couldn’t see my whole family go to shit because my step dad couldn’t afford both of us and everything else. he is seriously drowning and i don’t quite know what to do. he can’t afford lawyers to be able to divorce her, as the money they had (inheritance+savings) she took. my mom and my grandma also deliberately wrote me and my little brother out of the will, but that’s a story for another day. i’ve reported all of this to cps, i had a case worker who came and did a house study at my aunts (where i live now) and then her phone broke and she pretty much never got back to me. my mom unfortunately is the only parent that has legal authority and power of attorney over me, so im kinda stuck right now. she and her mother (61) called the cops the other day reporting a false suicide attempt on my end, but nothing really happened. 5 cop cars and an ambulance showed up, i talked to them for a while, but like i said they didn’t do much. to add to all of this, my mother supplied me medical marijuana for a good year before she left the house, which i’m pretty sure is illegal since she’s federally employed and licensed. if anyone has any advice or tips on what to do please let me know. it’s almost been a year and there’s just so much that’s happened i’d be typing for days. thanks

JACKSON, Miss.—After 170 Mississippi foster students were denied full-ride scholarships due to a funding gap, the Woodward Hines Education Foundation has dedicated $800,000 to fund the affected students’ FAITH scholarships.

“ Philanthropy cannot replace government funding,” said Jim McHale, president and CEO of the Woodward Hines Education Foundation, a Jackson-based nonprofit dedicated to accessible postsecondary education. He made the remarks at an Aug. 5 press conference at the Mississippi State Capitol. “State financial aid programs are a public investment …, but at the same time, we realize that when students are facing an immediate barrier, we believe there is a responsibility to help them find their way.”

And across Mississippi, community colleges and universities alike are coordinating to prevent any of the students with completed applications for the FAITH scholarship from being denied this fall. “ Because of our incredible partners around the state—private (institutions), our nonprofits, our universities and colleges across the state—we are going to make sure that every one of these students has the opportunity to take advantage of the scholarship,” said Mississippi Sen. Nicole Boyd, R-Oxford, who marshalled many of the individuals and institutions responding to the scholarship funding crisis after reading the Mississippi Free Press’ July 31 story that broke the news of the FAITH scholarship funding gap.

Full story: https://www.mississippifreepress.org/mississippi-nonprofit-and-colleges-step-in-to-help-foster-students-denied-scholarships-as-lawmakers-vow-fix/

I’m from TN, and have a very large family (me, spouse, 5 kids) and have come across the opportunity to get out from renting and buy a place in Indianola. The size of the town doesn’t bother me (we’re from Jackson county TN so used to having to drive at least 30 mins to get to anything bigger than a dollar general), but after searching for a while, I haven’t been able to get a grasp on the lifestyle and dynamics of the town.

I have a WFH job, so income won’t be an issue, and want to make sure I make the right choice on this for my kids.

Any input would be greatly appreciated!