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“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 […]

Jackie Kitchen, a wife and mother of three, will have a lot to be greatful for this Mother’s Day Sunday. Thanks to the Women Build Committee of Habitat for Humanity/Metro Jackson, the Kitchen family will […]

PARCHMAN, Miss. – Convicted murderer Earl Wesley Berry was put to death Wednesday, May 21. Mississippi Department of Corrections officials said Berry died by lethal injection at 6:15 p.m. at the Mississippi State Penitentiary in […]

Following the National Day of Prayer, Mission Mississippi (MM), a growing faith-based organization, released what they termed, “some good news.” During its 15th-Year Anniversary celebration and 2008 Mississippi Mayors’ Prayer Breakfast, MM told more than […]