Health

Elementary school student dies from bacterial meningitis

TUNICA, Miss. (AP) – The Mississippi Department of Health says a 7-year-old elementary school student has died from bacterial meningitis, but cautions the strain is not contagious. WREG-TV in Memphis (http://bit.ly/1GoW3wh) reports the student attended […]

News

Latest Mississippi news, sports, business and entertainment

CASINO REVENUES March Mississippi gambling take dips as river casinos weaken JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Gamblers lost less money at Mississippi casinos in March, as continued gains at Gulf Coast gambling halls couldn’t overcome a […]

News

Council suspended Greenwood police officer over arrest

GREENWOOD, Miss. (AP) – Greenwood police officer has been suspended pending an internal investigation by the department in the April 7 arrest of Jelani Barr, an activist and candidate for lieutenant governor. The Greenwood Commonwealth […]

Entertainment

A Nice Slice of Rice

Anne Rice The “Beauty’s Kingdom” Interview with Kam Williams Anne Rice’s debut novel, Interview with a Vampire, was adapted into an Oscar-nominated film starring Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt. She is also the author of […]

Business

New Jackson development to bring housing, movie theater

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – A new multi-million dollar development in Jackson will bring businesses, housing and the first movie theater in the city since the 1990s. WAPT-TV (http://bit.ly/1JYawNU ) reports the site along Interstate 55 will […]