JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Five people have been fired in an investigation that has turned up 1,700 illegal water connections in Jackson, says Public Works Director Kishia Powell. More dismissals are likely, Powell said Friday. […]
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi’s unemployment rate ticked up in November as the economy didn’t generate enough jobs to absorb more people looking for work. The jobless rate rose to 6 percent from 5.9 percent […]
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi’s state chamber of commerce said Friday that the state needs to raise another $375 million a year in taxes to fix decaying bridges and roads, pledging to throw its political […]
ATLANTA (AP) — Tarik Cohen said he looked tired because he hadn’t eaten enough, but surely it had more to do with all the running when he rushed for 295 yards and touchdowns of 74, […]
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Wild animals at a Mississippi zoo continue to fall prey to wilder animals intruding from the outside. Jackson Zoo Director Beth Poff said Friday that an addra gazelle and five springbok […]
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Sentencing has been reset again in Las Vegas for former NFL star Darren Sharper in a felony attempted sex assault case that’s part of a four-state plea agreement. Defense attorney Richard […]
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The University of Mississippi’s new chancellor will make $600,000 a year, and Mississippi State University’s president is getting a pay raise to match. The College Board announced the new salaries Thursday […]
Police: 14-year-old teen shot in front of Jackson school JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A spokeswoman for the Jackson Police Department says a 14-year-old boy has been shot multiple times in front of his middle school. […]
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The FBI says 17 people have been charged in north Mississippi as a part of a major operation targeting suspected gang members called “Operation Bite Back.” FBI Special Agent in Charge […]
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Officials say two Jackson Public Works Department employees have been arrested and charged with stealing water from the city. Mayor Tony Yarber and Jackson Police Chief Lee Vance told media outlets […]
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