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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’ […]

Woman sustains third degree burns Local news reports said a woman was set on fire by her boyfriend earlier this month while she was sitting in her car outside of a Jackson nightclub. Jackson Fire […]

HATTIESBURG – Children who grow up in their communities and recognize the need to build them have miles to go before they sleep. They touch the soil with loving hands. They manage to maneuver through […]

JACKSON – A former Jackson police officer was resentenced to 20 years in a federal prison last week for sexually assaulting a woman while he was on duty 10 years ago. United States District Judge […]

With the recent restoration and grand re-opening of the King Edward Hotel came something historically new and more valuable than its grandeur, expressed members of one local church group. That new value is it is […]

JACKSON – A woman who served as the Chief Medical Officer for the Mississippi Department of Corrections has admitted that she embezzled funds from the agency, officials said Friday. Dr. Kentrell Liddell, 35, of Jackson, […]

WASHINGTON – Two down, one to go. President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul cleared its second 60-vote test in the Senate early Tuesday morning — moving it a step closer to passage by Christmas. Senate […]

WINONA – The Winona Police Department is investigating an attempted murder-suicide that took place during business hours at a local convenience store Thursday afternoon. Officer Michael Spellman said the manager of Save More, LLC, Abdulhakim […]

WINONA – Another person has been arrested in connection with the murder of a Winona businessman earlier this month. Montgomery County Sheriff Jerry “Bubba” Nix said Thursday that Betty Ann Young of Winona, was arrested […]

Local news reports said that a Jackson man was found dead in his car Saturday morning, after the car plunged into a body of water. Jeremy Kendrick, 28, was pronounced dead at the scene after […]