News Briefs From Across the State A woman who worked as a criminal investigator at Parchman State Penitentiary, was arrested and charged with two counts of introducing contraband into the prison. Chandrina Perry, 30, of […]
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama is offering $900 million in grants to states and school districts to turn around low-performing schools — but recipients would have to take drastic action, such as replacing principals, reopening […]
(JACKSON, Miss.) – President Barack Obama announced his intent on February 26 to appoint Jackson State University President Ronald Mason Jr. to the President’s Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU). Mason […]
MERIDIAN, Miss. (AP) – The Meridian Public School District has fired its superintendent. Charlie Kent had held the district’s top administrative job since July 2008. School board vice president Don Evans announced Friday that Kent […]
BATON ROUGE — The 18th Annual National Association of African American Studies (NAAAS) Conference was recently held in Baton Rouge, La. The Crowne Plaza Executive Center Hotel flourished with young scholars from around the globe, […]
JACKSON, Miss. – “Healthcare is not about health. Healthcare is about defeating Obama, and making him a one-term president,” said Ambassador Andrew Young at Jackson State University, Thursday, Feb. 25. “Everybody needs healthcare!” he added, […]
JACKSON – A Jefferson County woman was arrested Thursday and charged with Medicaid fraud, Attorney General Jim Hood said. Kristina Stampley, 28, of Fayatte, turned herself in to investigators following an indictment by the Pike […]
VICKSBURG – A teen arrested for murdering another teenager will have to serve time in jail for prior misdemeanors before he can post bond on his current charge, a Vicksburg judge has ruled. Dominic Rashad […]
News Briefs From Across The State WABG reported that the world’s leading off-price retailer, T.J. Maxx may open a store in Greenville. The Massachusetts based company has been eyeing the Goody’s Building as its newest […]
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