Study to determine number of red snapper in the Gulf
OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. (AP) — A team of 21 scientists will conduct a study to estimate the number of red snapper in the U.S. waters of the Gulf of Mexico. The Sun Herald reports that the panel of...
View ArticleSenator: Capitol art should also show black Mississippians
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A lawmaker says art at the Mississippi Capitol should be updated to reflect accomplishments of African-Americans. Democratic Sen. John Horhn of Jackson says he would like to see...
View ArticleNatchez-Adams district works to fund school construction
NATCHEZ, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi district is taking steps toward building a new high school and renovating some existing structures. The Natchez Democrat reports that members of the Natchez-Adams...
View ArticleTupelo gives $45K to group trying to end homelessness
TUPELO, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi city is contributing to a private group that is trying to end homelessness. The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reports the Tupelo City Council has voted to give...
View ArticleSevere shortage of blood at Mississippi Blood Services
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Mississippi Blood Services has a severe shortage of blood. They are in critical need of platelets, B Negative and O Negative blood. Mississippi Blood Services asks for anyone...
View ArticleSuburb offers incentives to lure car dealers out of Jackson
RIDGELAND, Miss. (AP) — Two high-end car dealerships are leaving Mississippi’s capital city as a suburb offers them tax incentives. The Clarion Ledger reports that a Mercedes-Benz dealership left...
View ArticlePlaza named for Mississippi State’s 1st black athletes
STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) – A new plaza at Mississippi State University commemorates the legacy of the school’s first African-American student-athletes, Frank Dowsing Jr. and Robert Bell. A university...
View ArticlePortrait of ex Gov. Allain will hang at Mississippi Capitol
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A portrait of former Mississippi Gov. Bill Allain will be unveiled in January, filling the only gap in the state Capitol’s hall of governors. Allain was a Democrat who served as...
View ArticleCity could set consistent hours for last call at restaurants
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Leaders in a Mississippi college town could extend the hours that restaurants can sell alcohol on some nights, for the sake of consistency. The Oxford Eagle reports that the Oxford...
View ArticleMississippi lawmakers seek higher reserves, less spending
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Top Mississippi lawmakers, seeking to put more money in reserve, propose small cuts for most state agencies in the coming year. The Joint Legislative Budget Committee, meeting...
View ArticleMan shot during Rutledge robbery dies
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) — The man shot Sunday night during a robbery has died. JPD said 21-year-old Sandeep Singh died Monday. He was shot on Rutledge Street during a robbery. Two other people were...
View ArticleMS Blood Services needs donations
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) — It’s the season on giving and the Mississippi Blood Services wants you to give blood. The donation you give can help save a life this holiday season. They have an urgent need...
View Article5 die on Mississippi highways over Thanksgiving weekend
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Highway Patrol says five people died on highways over the long Thanksgiving weekend. Judy Pounds, a 60-year-old Moss Point woman, died Sunday after her car left...
View ArticleSheriff: Shots fired at deputy during car chase
MERIDIAN, Miss. (AP) — Police in eastern Mississippi have arrested three men and continue searching for a fourth after a gunplay-filled car chase. Lauderdale County Sheriff Billie Sollie tells local...
View Article2 runoffs will fill seats in Mississippi House and Senate
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Runoff elections are filling two vacant seats in the Mississippi Legislature. Polls are open 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Tuesday. Special-election candidates run without party labels but often...
View ArticleMUW testing dormitory after 34 treated for carbon monoxide
COLUMBUS, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi University for Women says it’s continuing tests in a dormitory after 34 students were treated for inhaling carbon monoxide. University spokeswoman Anika Perkins...
View ArticleSame-sex parental rights case reaches top Mississippi court
PEARL, Miss. (AP) — A lesbian couple who had a son through in-vitro fertilization and later divorced will argue over whether the woman who didn’t give birth should have status as a legal parent. The...
View ArticleConviction affirmed in Quitman County hedge-clipper killing
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Court of Appeals is affirming the murder conviction of a man who told police that he helped kill someone who owed him money for yard work they did together....
View ArticleCoroner: Father, son shot dead on Mississippi highway
ROLLING FORK, Miss. (AP) — Officials say a father and son have died following a shooting that shut down all lanes of traffic on a Mississippi highway. Sharkey County Coroner Angela Eason says the...
View ArticleMississippi law endorses anti-LGBT bias, attorneys argue
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Gay rights advocates say a Mississippi law unconstitutionally endorses specific religious beliefs that could lead to discrimination against people who support same-sex marriage....
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