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Task force: Ban no-bid contracts in Mississippi prison system

JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — The Mississippi Department of Corrections should eliminate as many of its no-bid contracts as possible and start a competitive process to see if it can get better deals, says a group […]

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2 men killed in Lamar County shooting

PURVIS, Mississippi (AP)– Two men are dead following a Friday night shooting in Lamar County. Sheriff Danny Rigel says deputies responded at 9:58 p.m. to a house off Old Highway 11, where both victims were […]

Business

Nissan supplier efforts key to more Mississippi output

CANTON, Mississippi (AP) — The old shipping racks at the Nissan Motor Co. supplier say “Topre, Cullman, AL.” The new ones say “Topre, Canton, MS.” That’s because Topre America’s robots, tended by 165 employees, are […]

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Volunteers help with tornado clean-up on Christmas, power restored

COLUMBIA, Mississippi (AP) — Workers restored power Thursday to tornado-scarred Columbia, while volunteers helped clear rubble, cover roofs and do whatever else they could to help the Mississippi town recover. “We figured, what better time […]