News

Medgar Evers home may become National Park Service site

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The home where Mississippi civil rights leader Medgar Evers was assassinated in 1963 gets thousands of visitors each year, operates as a college-owned museum and relies on state grants and private […]

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Mississippi boy loses eye, battles rare cancer

VICKSBURG, Miss. (AP) — Mother’s don’t want to see their children in pain. Worse still is when the child is an infant who has a rare form of cancer. Vicksburg resident Lauren Forte first discovered […]

Health

Gene-editing studies boom amid ethics debate over use

WASHINGTON (AP) — The hottest tool in biology has scientists using words like revolutionary as they describe the long-term potential: wiping out certain mosquitoes that carry malaria, treating genetic diseases like sickle cell, preventing babies […]

News

Ballot could confuse Mississippi voters on school funding plans

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — People pushing a school funding proposal said Tuesday that Mississippi’s largest county has taken an already confusing ballot format and made it worse. More than 100,000 voters signed petitions to put […]

Education

Tulane to dedicate new Mississippi Coast campus Oct. 26

BILOXI, Miss. (AP) — The Tulane University School of Continuing Studies plans a dedication ceremony and official ribbon cutting for its new, expanded Mississippi Coast campus on Oct. 26. The ceremony is scheduled 10 years […]

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Skeletal remains found in Gulfport

GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) — Gulfport police are investigating the discovery of skeletal remains found off Mississippi 605 and O’Neal Road. Police Sgt. Damon McDaniel tells The Sun Herald it’s unclear if foul play was involved. He says […]

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Coast Guard ends search for 33 missing cargo ship crew members

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Coast Guard officially ended its search Wednesday for the missing crew members from a U.S. cargo ship that sank off the Bahamas during Hurricane Joaquin. Petty Officer Mark Barney said […]

Business

City Council prefers state’s attorney general does its job

By Stephanie R. Jones Contributing Writer Jackson City Council members on Tuesday delayed voting on a contract for disposal of biosolids (sludge) until Nov. 8, saying they wanted the state Attorney General and state Auditor’s […]