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BLENCOE, Iowa (AP) – Boy Scouts who came to each others’ aid after a tornado that killed four of their comrades and injured 48 people were hailed as heroes Thursday for helping to administer first […]

NEW YORK (AP) – Retail gas prices rose further above a national average of $4 Monday, and are likely to keep rising as distributors and retailers hike prices in response to last week’s unprecedented oil […]

It is often said that people can move mountains if they put their minds to it. Whether this saying is true or not, some Jackson dignitaries put their hammers to tearing down walls recently, creating […]

“With Democratic nominee Barack Obama claiming the primary, I count it a privilege to be able to share in this momentous and history-making event. In the words of Obama, “Yes We Can” and on yesterday; […]

District 45 Senator Billy Hudson, (right) and his son Ben Hudson (left) met on Tuesday, May 27, 2008, with Jackson area homebuilder Farris Dotson (second from left) and Wayne Kincaid, vice president of Capital Construction […]

After initially being denied financial assistance following the April 4 tornadoes in the Metro area, Hinds County residents can now receive assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). This news pleased Gov. Haley Barbour, […]

GREENVILLE, Miss. – A federal court judge has dismissed a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the estate of a woman who died while in police custody three years ago. The $10 million lawsuit was filed […]

“It really did take something away from me,” Hattie Douglas, told a reporter during a recent press conference announcing her exoneration. The 32-year-old Camden, Miss. resident spent a year in jail after being charged with […]

The Associated Press MOORHEAD, Miss. – A Mississippi Highway Patrol trooper is on paid administrative leave for allegedly shooting a man in Moorhead. Officials with the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation say 29-year-old Derrick Terry Pitts […]

On the first day of the special legislative session, called by Gov. Haley Barbour, the House voted to reauthorize the Mississippi Employment Sec-urity Service (MDES) for a year. A bill was passed to the Senate […]