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New Year’s celebrations in Jackson
There are multiple venues taking place in the city of Jackson on New Year’s eve to bring in the New Year. Music, food and fun activities for the family. Open to the public.
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MEMA hoping for federal aid for victims in Dec. 23 tornadoes that killed 5
COLUMBIA, Mississippi (AP) — The Federal Emergency Management Agency and Small Business Administration joined Mississippi and local officials to tour the Columbia area, as well as Jones and Lamar counties that were hit by tornadoes […]
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Mississippi’s first stand-alone medical needs emergency shelter going up in Wiggins
WIGGINS, Mississippi (AP) — Mississippi health officials expect to open in 2016 the state’s first stand-alone medical needs shelter. Ground was broken on the shelter earlier this month. The $7.7 million facility will be located […]
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Mississippi man grateful for his time in Nebraska prison
LINCOLN, Nebraska (AP) — Nebraska inmate Michel Ellington, who committed two robberies and has a parole hearing later this week, says he is grateful for his time at the Community Corrections Center in Lincoln. “If […]
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Task force: Ban no-bid contracts in Mississippi prison system
JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — The Mississippi Department of Corrections should eliminate as many of its no-bid contracts as possible and start a competitive process to see if it can get better deals, says a group […]
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AirAsia plane with 162 on board missing in Indonesia, third air incident connected to Malaysia
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — In the third air incident connected to Malaysia this year, an AirAsia plane with 162 people on board disappeared Sunday while flying over the Java Sea after taking off from Indonesia’s […]
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3 children die in early-morning house fire in Byhalia, woman escapes
BYHALIA, Mississippi (AP) — Three children have died in a house fire Saturday in rural north Mississippi. Byhalia Fire Chief Leland Reed says a woman escaped the fire which was reported about 2 a.m. Reed […]
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2 men killed in Lamar County shooting
PURVIS, Mississippi (AP)– Two men are dead following a Friday night shooting in Lamar County. Sheriff Danny Rigel says deputies responded at 9:58 p.m. to a house off Old Highway 11, where both victims were […]
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Jessica Chambers case: Reward up to $17,800 for information about who burned woman alive
PANOLA, Mississippi (AP) — The reward for information about whoever burned a 19-year-old woman is nearing $18,000, and authorities say they are narrowing the list of people who might know something about the case. Jessica […]
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Volunteers help with tornado clean-up on Christmas, power restored
COLUMBIA, Mississippi (AP) — Workers restored power Thursday to tornado-scarred Columbia, while volunteers helped clear rubble, cover roofs and do whatever else they could to help the Mississippi town recover. “We figured, what better time […]