News

Father faces murder charge after girls pulled from pond

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina man accused of trying to drown his children in a pond at an apartment complex is facing a first-degree murder charge after his 3-year-old daughter died, police said […]

Letters To The Editor

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: ‘Let’s get the story correct’

By Dorsey R. Carson Jr. Attorney Let’s get the story correct regarding Denali Water Solutions/Socrates Garrett Enterprises Inc.’s proposal to handle disposal of biosolids for the City of Jackson. Lots of misinformation is circulating because […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]