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Fire at Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Museum

JACKSON, Mississippi — The state agriculture commissioner says no people or animals were killed or seriously injured in a large fire at the Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Museum in Jackson. Commissioner Cindy Hyde-Smith says it […]

Business

Energy Department tells U.S. drivers to get used to cheaper gas

NEW YORK (AP) — Those low gas prices on station signs aren’t going away soon, the government says. In a dramatic shift from previous forecasts, the Energy Department predicted Wednesday that the average price of […]

Education

State education board delays sports cuts in troubled schools

JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — Cuts to sports and activities at schools districts that lose state accreditation would be delayed under a plan approved Wednesday by the Mississippi Board of Education. The proposed change received no […]

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Federal judge mulls challenge to Mississippi gay marriage ban

JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — A federal judge in Mississippi is considering whether to overturn the state’s ban on same-sex marriage. U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves heard about five hours of arguments Wednesday — first, from […]

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Gulfport man indicted on 3 counts of worker’s comp fraud

GULFPORT, Mississippi (AP) — A Harrison County man has been indicted on three counts of workers’ compensation fraud. Attorney General Jim Hood says in news release that 53-year-old Richard Barry McDaniel of Gulfport turned himself […]

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AP Exclusive: Drones patrol half of Mexico border

By ELLIOT SPAGAT and BRIAN SKOLOFF SIERRA VISTA, Ariz. (AP) — The U.S. government now patrols nearly half the Mexican border by drones alone in a largely unheralded shift to control desolate stretches where there are no agents, […]