Obituaries
IN MEMORIAM: Celebrating the Life of Levi Adams Jr.
Sunrise: April 7, 1950 ~ Sunset: September 16, 2015 Levi Adams Jr. was born on April 7, 1950 to the late Levi Adams Sr. and Audie Mae Dyce Adams. He was the third child of […]
Month: September 2015
Obituaries
Homegoing celebration for Eddie Lee Jackson
July 9, 1939 ~ September 13, 2015 Eddie Lee Jackson was born July 9, 1939 in Canton, Miss. to the late K.C. and Reve Lee Jackson. He was the oldest boy and the second child […]
Health
Urgent improvement needed for medical diagnostic errors, report finds
WASHINGTON (AP) — Most people will experience at least one wrong or delayed diagnosis over their lifetime, a report predicts, calling diagnostic errors a blind spot in modern medicine that sometimes causes devastating consequences. Getting […]
News
2 killed in SUV crash with Mississippi school bus
COLLINS, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi Highway Patrol trooper says two people died after being thrown from an SUV that hit a school bus in Covington County. Nobody on the bus was injured. Trooper Brent […]
News
2 men arrested in rape, robbery of 72-year-old Vicksburg woman
VICKSBURG, Miss. (AP) — Two men have been booked with a string of felonies related to the weekend rape of a 72-year-old Vicksburg woman. The Vicksburg Post reports Mark Carver Jr., 27, and Jacorey Thomas, 20, […]
Business
Biloxi’s IP Casino continues upgrades with $2.5M renovation
BILOXI, Miss. (AP) — The IP Casino Resort and Spa in Biloxi is continuing million-dollar upgrades to its hotel rooms. General Manager Duncan McKenzie tells WLOX-TV that managing company Boyd Gaming is spending $2.5 million to upgrade […]
Health
2 new West Nile virus cases confirmed in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Two new cases of West Nile virus have been confirmed in Mississippi, bringing the total to 27 cases so far this year. The Mississippi State Department of Health said Monday that […]
News
Man guilty of pushing Mississippian wife off a Colorado cliff on their wedding anniversary
DENVER (AP) — A federal jury on Monday found a man guilty of murder for pushing his wife to her death off a cliff as they hiked in Colorado’s Rocky Mountain National Park to celebrate […]
Business
Volkswagen software thwarted pollution regulations for 7 years, EPA says
DETROIT (AP) — Volkswagen became the world’s top-selling carmaker trumpeting the environmental friendliness, fuel efficiency and high performance of diesel-powered vehicles that met America’s tough Clean Air laws. VW’s success story was so good that […]
Entertainment
Emmys 2015 winners include Viola Davis, Jon Hamm
(AP) Viola Davis is the first black woman to win best drama series actress in Emmy history. She won for her memorable role as the professor and defense attorney in ABC’s “How to Get Away […]