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JACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi lawmakers are entering the final weeks of the lengthy budget-writing process that started last fall. The House Appropriations Committee met Tuesday and passed the latest versions of several proposals to fund […]

GRENADA – On Dec. 9, 2010, Lee Pickens of Grenada discovered that one of his horses had been shot to the death while grazing in his pasture, and another had been seriously wounded after being […]

News Briefs From Across The State Car sets apartment duplex on fire A Lowndes County woman and her teenager daughter were injured when their car exploded early Friday morning. Authorities said 40-year old Kimberly Diane Watkins […]

News Briefs From Across The State Shot fired in boy’s bathroom Jackson Police have arrested a 17-year old boy for allegedly firing a gun at school. Lorenzo Hemphill was charged with possession of a firearm […]

News Briefs From Across The State Suspect led police on a foot pursuit A Pascagoula man was arrested after reportedly using a stolen debit card for several purchases. Danny Macon, 39, of Thurlow Drive, was […]

JACKSON – The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) has issued a winter weather alert on roadway conditions for motorists traveling in north Mississippi. All roadways, bridges and overpasses north of Highway 82 are frozen. While […]

CALHOUN COUNTY – Three people are dead after authorities said an 18-wheeler collided with two school buses carrying students from Ackerman High School in Choctaw County. Calhoun County Coroner Jerry Fleming said Ackerman High School […]

OCEAN SPRINGS – A woman from Stone Mountain, Georgia was brought back to Mississippi to face charges of passing fake $100 bills. Crystal Joy Holloway, 24, was charged with one count of felony uttering forgery […]

OXFORD – A Choctaw County Sheriff’s Deputy has been indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly allowing his police dog to attack a black man from Mathiston and then falsifying a report to cover […]