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BILOXI, Miss. (AP) – Biloxi police say a man being taken into custody on a misdemeanor charge head-butted an officer in the face, resulting in a felony charge. Detective Nick Sonnier tells The Sun Herald […]
Year: 2016
Education
Mississippi seeks more computer science teaching in schools
By JEFF AMY Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – The state Department of Education and Mississippi State University are working together to add computer science education to elementary and high school across the state. Dozens […]
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Man found dead in Mississippi casino fountain
ROBINSONVILLE, Miss. (AP) – A man has died at a casino in Robinsonville, Mississippi, after falling in a fountain. News outlets report that 48-year-old Bob Jerome Murray of Birmingham, Alabama, died at Hollywood Casino Sunday […]
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The latest Mississippi news
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – The state Department of Education and Mississippi State University are working together to add computer science education to elementary and high school across the state. Dozens of schools have […]
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Coast councilwoman’s skull fractured after she is hit by car
BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss. (AP) – A Bay St. Louis city council member has undergone surgery to alleviate bleeding in her head after witnesses say she was struck by a car outside a church where […]
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White House correspondents’ dinner 2016: Obama’s best jokes, jabs and one-liners
(AP) President Barack Obama on Saturday evening had plenty to say — and joke about — as he attended the annual White House Correspondents’ Association dinner at the Washington Hilton in Washington, D.C. On at least one night a […]
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LGBT rights protesters vow to keep fighting Mississippi law
By JEFF AMY Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Hundreds of supporters of lesbian, gay bisexual and transgender rights protested Sunday against a new Mississippi law they call discriminatory, saying they’re not giving up their […]
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) – A standing-room-only crowd filled the Blues Tent when Arlo Guthrie began playing “Alice’s Restaurant” as the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival wound up its seven-day stand on Sunday. Some of […]
Business
Contour Airlines starts strong in Tupelo, aided by low fares
TUPELO, Miss. (AP) – Bolstered by cut-rate tickets, Tupelo’s new airline has been flying lots of passengers. Contour Airlines tells the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal (http://bit.ly/1pWqcw7) it has flown more than 600 passengers between Tupelo […]
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Prisoner death at Parchman being investigated
PARCHMAN, Miss. (AP) – Officials continue to investigate the death of an inmate at the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman. The Mississippi Department of Corrections says in a news release Friday that 35-year-old Albert Lee […]