HINDS COUNTY JAILS Justice Department cites Hinds County over jail conditions JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Federal officials say faltering efforts to improve conditions at Hinds County’s two jails have been far inadequate to overcome decrepit […]
MISSISSIPPI GOVERNOR-SUPERMAN Bryant tells grads there is a ‘bit of Superman in us all’ POPLARVILLE, Miss. (AP) – Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant is encouraging community college graduates to find their inner superhero. The Sun Herald […]
BB KING-GUARDIANSHIP Vegas judge: No evidence bluesman B.B. King is being abused (AP) A dispute over B.B. King’s health and wealth was tossed out of court Thursday by a judge in Las Vegas who said […]
SCHOOL FUNDING AMENDMENT Bryant asks court to reject rewording of initiative ballot JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Gov. Phil Bryant says no court should have the power to reword how the Legislature phrased its version of […]
READING RETENTION-TRAINING Mississippi gets $2.4 million to improve reading teachers JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Mississippi will get $2.4 million to train veteran teachers to help other teachers improve reading instruction. The three-year grant from the […]
GULF OIL SPILL-MEXICAN STATES 5th Circuit: 3 Mexican states cannot sue BP over 2010 spill NEW ORLEANS (AP) – A federal appeals court has upheld a lower court’s dismissal of a lawsuit against BP and […]
INMATES ESCAPE 3 inmates escape detention center; 2 caught, 1 still missing JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Authorities say three inmates escaped Sunday from the Jackson Detention Center and two were later recaptured. WJTV-TV reports the […]
FATAL RUNDOWN Man gets maximum prison term in rundown death of black man JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – A judge has sentenced a white man to 20 years in prison for repeated assaults on African-Americans in […]
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE New lawmaker Mathis sworn in at Mississippi Capitol JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – The Mississippi House is back up to its full membership of 122 people. Republican Rep. Jay Mathis of Carthage was sworn […]
GULF OIL SPILL-MEDICAL LAWSUITS Judge approves jury trials for medical lawsuits over spill NEW ORLEANS (AP) – A federal judge has ruled oil spill cleanup workers who sue BP for medical problems that surface later […]
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