JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — The Mississippi Legislature is cutting two weeks off of its session this year to save money because of budget cuts. Instead of meeting four months as they usually do to start […]
By Shanderia K. Posey Editor In a matter of months, thousands of Mississippians may lose the food assistance they receive through the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or SNAP, formerly known as the Food Stamp […]
Store will employ up to 300 people By Shanderia K. Posey Editor Wednesday may go down as the best birthday present ever for Lee Maddox, the store manager of the new Walmart Supercenter in Byram, […]
JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — Mississippi’s unemployment rate jumped in December as the economy didn’t generate enough jobs to absorb more people looking for work. The jobless rate rose to 6.4 percent from 6 percent in […]
By Shanderia K. Posey Editor The Business Ministerial Alliance of Mississippi has added its voice against the state’s attempt to takeover the Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport. BMA held a press conference in front of […]
By Janice K. Neal-Vincent Contributing Writer Hinds County black legislators, corporate partners, and Jackson community service organizations began their day Jan. 18, in Greater Bethlehem Temple’s family life center at the 24th Annual Dr. Martin […]
NETTLETON, Mississippi (AP) — Local officials say they’re stunned by news that Walmart is closing stores in their areas. “That was devastating news to us. We had planned for that store to increase our sales […]
JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — Six Walmart stores in Mississippi are closing as part of the company’s plan to shutter 269 stores worldwide. More than 100 of the closures will affect the smallest format stores, Walmart […]
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Turns out that smart TVs can be, well, pretty dumb. Even moderately priced sets can now connect to the Internet and run Netflix and other apps — that’s the “smart” part. […]
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 […]
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