Education

Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant signs $2.5 million K-12 budget bill

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant on Wednesday signed a $2.5 billion budget for elementary and secondary schools, putting in place one of the biggest pieces of an overall state government spending plan […]

Sports

A guide to the NCAA Tournament’s regional rounds

By JOHN MARSHALL Kentucky still has a shot at history. Tom Izzo has Michigan State on another deep March run. Former mid-major monsters Gonzaga and Wichita State are still going strong. OK, so maybe we won’t […]

Education

Thousands rally in support of ousted Ole Miss chancellor

By JEFF AMY JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The University of Mississippi finds itself in turmoil after trustees ousted well-liked Chancellor Dan Jones, with more than 2,000 students and faculty rallying to his defense Wednesday on the […]

News

Cops: 13-year-old kills brother, 6; wounds another, 16

HUDSON, Fla. (AP) — A young teenager shot his two brothers Wednesday during an argument over food, killing one and wounding the other, before fatally shooting himself. The shooting happened shortly after 6 p.m. in […]

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Mississippi’s only abortion clinic vandalized

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Jackson police are trying to find out who damaged a generator and two security cameras at Mississippi’s only abortion clinic. Clinic director Shannon Brewer said Tuesday that employees of Jackson Women’s […]

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Food stamp recipients in Mississippi targeted for training funds

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A $20.5 million federal program will match SNAP recipients to workforce training and job opportunities in Mississippi. The three-year funding was announced Monday by Gov. Phil Bryant and U.S. Department of […]