Fifty Mississippi State Troopers are headed to New Jersey Sunday night to assist in recovery efforts from Hurricane Sandy, following a request for additional manpower from that state’s governor, Chris Christie, WLBT reported.
Many of the highway patrolmen know all to well the issues a disaster can create. However, they believe Hurricane Katrina and additional training has prepared them for the mission. […]
President Barack Obama and Republican rival Mitt Romney embarked Saturday on the final stretch of their long, grinding presidential campaign, making their closing arguments in the handful of battleground states that will decide the outcome of a tight race going down to the wire.
National opinion polls showed a race for the popular vote in tomorrow’s election so close that only a statistically insignificant point or two separated the two rivals. […]
The state College Board has decided against renewing the contract of Mississippi Valley State University President Donna Oliver.
No reasons were given for the decision.
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Robert Morton Duncan, the first black justice to serve on the Ohio Supreme Court, has died. He was 85.
Morton served on the high court from 1969, when he was appointed by Gov. James A. Rhodes, until 1971, when President Richard Nixon appointed him to the U.S. Court of Military Appeals. […]
It’s that time again!
Daylight-saving time ends at 2 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 3. Don’t forget to set your clocks and watches back one hour before you go to bed Saturday night.
According to dayfinder.com, the reason for day-light saving (DST) 2012 is to increase the period of light during the afternoon while decreasing the hours of daylight in the mornings. […]
The rich history of the 100 Men Hall in Bay St. Louis is being immortalized in a documentary entitled “Call Before Demo: Resurrecting a Legendary Blues Hall.”
The 100 Men Hall gave black entertainers a place to perform during the days of segregation.
Many of the artists who performed there went on to become world famous musicians. […]
A Madison County resident is going to jail for committing insurance fraud, Attorney General Jim Hood said.
Johnnetta White, 23, of Camden, appeared in Madison County Circuit Court for sentencing after having previously entered an open plea of guilty to one count of insurance fraud. […]
With school back in session, one topic that’s on many class curriculums around the nation is cyber safety. After all, it’s a hyper-connected world—with texting, social networking, e-mail, online gaming, chat, music downloading, web surfing, and other forms of wired and wireless communication now a regular part of children’s lives.
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A complete overhaul has rendered Mississippi State’s basketball program barely recognizable from a year ago.
Longtime coach Rick Stansbury is gone. So are all five starters and a big chunk of the bench production. […]
A former Forrest County educator can avoid prison time following his guilty plea to having sex with a high school student if he complies with a detailed list of probation requirements.
The Hattiesburg American reports Brandon Hill filed a petition to enter guilty plea to a sexual battery charge last Friday in Forrest County Circuit Court. […]
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