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Couple accused of breaking into homes of family and friends

PELAHATCHIE, Miss. (AP) – Police say two people are accused of a crime spree in Rankin County and are still on the run. Multiple news sources report authorities have been searching for 23-year-old Leigh Ann […]

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Mississippi unemployment rate at 7.5 percent, lowest since November 2008

JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — New figures on Mississippi’s labor force show Clay County with the highest unemployment rate of 17.4 percent in January. Mississippi Department of Employment Security records released Wednesday show Tunica County with […]

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Rains bring at least 4 tornadoes to Mississippi, break dry spell

JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — At least four tornadoes were part of a rainy system that moved across Mississippi Friday night and Saturday morning.

Officials reported tornadoes in Adams, Rankin, Simpson and Smith counties. Weather Service officials said they know of no injuries from any of the storms.

In Adams County, a tornado estimated to have top winds of 115 mph cut a path a mile long and 200 yards wide in the Kingston community, southeast of Natchez. Two houses had their roofs substantially damaged… […]

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Garrett incoming 2013 chairman of Greater Jackson Chamber Partnership

The Mississippi Link Newswire

The Greater Jackson Chamber Partnership, a 2,600-member non-profit organization, recently announced its incoming 2013 chairman, Socrates Garrett of Garrett Enterprises Consolidated Inc.

Originally chartered Aug. 23, 1880, as the Jackson Board of Trade and Cotton Exchange and primarily to serve the city of Jackson, the needs of chamber members changed over its 112-year history. On Sept. 12, 1921, it changed its name to the Jackson Chamber of Commerce…. […]

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Rankin Co. principal, an AOY finalist

By Gail Gettis Guest Writer A Rankin County Middle School Principal is among the finalists for the 2012 Mississippi Administrator of the Year Award With his characteristic infectious smile, the principal of Rankin County Middle […]