GULFPORT, Mississippi (AP) — A south Mississippi man was charged Wednesday with capital murder in the slaying and sexual assault of Ja-Naya Thompson, a 5-year-old girl who was taken from an apartment complex last week, […]
The Associated Press Here are some news and notes around Mississippi this morning: — In Oxford, the Lafayette County Board of Supervisors has repealed a local ban on armed civilians in courthouses. Board Attorney David […]
JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — The Greenwood school district will get six more days to respond to a report by the Mississippi Department of Education that claims widespread violations of state standards occurred in the district. […]
By JONA KALLGREN KHARKIV, Ukraine (AP) — Two military aircraft carrying the first bodies of victims of the Malaysia Airlines crash left the embattled plains of eastern Ukraine Wednesday, while British investigators began work on a […]
JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — Mississippi’s 2014 U.S. Senate race has been dominated by a bitter Republican primary that never seems to end. One of the state’s largest political gatherings, the Neshoba County Fair, could help […]
JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — The Mississippi State Department of Health is confirming one new human case of chikungunya (chih-kihn-GUHN’-yuh) virus. Health officials say in a news release the newest case occurred in a resident who […]
JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — The Mississippi Department of Human Services is holding a public hearing Tuesday to gather comments about a new welfare drug-testing law. The state law was supposed take effect July 1 but […]
MIAMI (AP) — Forecasters say a tropical depression has formed over the Atlantic, though it remains far out to sea and is not expected to threaten land. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami says […]
JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — The Mississippi Supreme Court is being asked to determine whether a pardon by the governor should be grounds to wipe clean a criminal record. The case centers on the claim of […]
TUPELO, Mississippi (AP) — When 13 women were arrested for prostitution in Tupelo in June the Lee County Jail had to act quickly to move temporary bedding into the women’s detention area and create new […]
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