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wapt.com JACKSON, Miss. — Gov. Haley Barbour declared a state of emergency for Jackson Monday because numerous water line breaks have shut down water service. State offices in Jackson close at noon and non-essential state […]

VICKSBURG – A man on parole for assaulting a police officer four years ago has been returned to MDOC custody for the alleged murder of a 16-year old boy. Deaunte Earl Lewis, 23, of Vicksburg, […]

JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Blues Trail’s 100th marker has been named in honor of Grammy-Award winning jazz artist Cassandra Wilson, a Jackson native. The unveiling of the historic marker was held Thursday, Jan. 7 […]

CLEVELAND – A 22-year old woman has been bound over to the grand jury after police said she shot an elderly man in the back that refused to give her money. Devonna Hutton waived her […]

BOLIVAR COUNTY – Authorities said a Greenville woman, her unborn child, and her 1-year old son were killed Monday morning when the car she was riding in crashed into an embankment just north of Rosedale. […]

A Holmes County inmate is dead after authorities said he was hit in the head by another inmate last week. Twenty-four year old Kelvin Hollimon died Wednesday, Dec. 30 at UMC Hospital in Jackson, a day […]

For more than 30 years, Laura Norwood Davis has been committed to the children. Her compassion, integrity and intensity, has made her a beloved and respected figure, not only to the students within her community, […]

The Jackson City Council has approved a purchasing request to acquire the old Dillard’s department store at Metrocenter mall in west Jackson. In a 6-1 vote, the plan calls for the city to spend $39,500 […]

WASHINGTON (NNPA) – As U. S. Senators and members of the House of Representatives prepare to negotiate to combine the two distinctly different health care bills, members of the Congressional Black Caucus are vowing once […]

After the Mississippi Legisla-ture convenes at noon Jan. 5, two hot-button issues lawmakers will grapple with are balancing the budget and funding education, some Hinds County lawmakers said. “You will probably hear ‘budget, budget, budget’ […]