JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — A 319-pound alligator has set the state record for female weight, beating the old record by nearly 24 pounds, Mississippi’s alligator program coordinator said. The gator taken by Craig Jones of […]
(AP) With Friday marking the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina’s landfall, The Associated Press takes a look at some of the key Mississippi figures from the storm and its aftermath: — HALEY BARBOUR: The Mississippi […]
JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — Should Mississippi gear its prison policy to produce free inmate labor for local governments? The answer that some sheriffs, county supervisors, lawmakers and others are giving seems to be yes. The […]
(AP) The U.S. Department of Transportation is awarding more than $10 million in grants that will be divided among 35 Mississippi airports. Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Thad Cochran, R-Miss., said the grants will pay for […]
(AP) A public viewing for blues legend B.B. King will be held in Las Vegas before his body is sent to Mississippi, where plans are being made for services in his hometown next week, King’s […]
JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — The state of Mississippi will receive $33 million from a national settlement with Standard & Poor’s over allegations that it knowingly inflated its ratings of risky mortgage investments that helped trigger […]
MARIETTA, Georgia (AP) — A man accused of trying to shoot at a police officer in Marietta, Georgia, has been arrested in Mississippi. Cobb County police said Keyandre Funches was taken into custody Friday. Further […]
JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — During this state election year, some lawmakers are proposing to designate the Bible the official state book of Mississippi. Rep. Tom Miles of Forest says he and fellow Democratic Rep. Michael […]
JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — The strange recruitment of a potential $1.2 billion aluminum mill rolls on. American Specialty Alloys had promised to announce a site and a financing plan by the end of the year. […]
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Some freedom-from-religion advocates are pressing Maryland and six other states to remove provisions from their state constitutions that prohibit people who don’t believe in God from holding public office. The other […]
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