Cochran co-sponsors legislation to fix Medicare
Senator Thad Cochran is co-sponsoring a fair medicare hospital payments act. The bill is said to correct a flawed Medicare formula. Cochran said the current...
New texting scam could cost you hundreds
by Alex Paton
A new phishing scam called smishing that comes via text could be dangerous. “It’s a phishing scam through your text messages, and that’s why SMS...
Jackson man sentenced for pharmacy robbery
by Alex Paton
A Mississippi man was sentenced Wednesday to serve 7 years as a habitual offender in a 2014 pharmacy burglary case. After a two-day trial and...
Thursday wraps up political speeches at Neshoba County Fair 2017
by Alex Paton
The second day of political speeches took place Thursday at the 2017 Neshoba County Fair with many politicians looking to their next election. Public Service...
Two South Mississippi men plead guilty in pharmacy fraud case
by Alex Paton
Two men, plead guilty in a multi-million dollar compounding pharmacy fraud case. 40-year-old Jason May of Lamar County and Gerald Jay Schaar 46 of Biloxi...
Debate continues over union at Nissan
by Alex Paton
The automotive industry has brought over 55,000 jobs to the state of Mississippi and with the Canton Nissan Plant’s upcoming UAW vote, some people are...
Fishy business on the coast
by Alex Paton
Lonnie M. Ray, President of Cowart Seafood, Inc. was sentenced to 25 months in federal prison for illegal fish sales and illegal possession of an...
Blues musician to receive gravestone at final resting place
by Alex Paton
23 years later, Lucille Spann will receive a gravestone for her final resting place in Vicksburg. “Lucille Spann was a blues singer, she was also...
Meridian man shoots girlfriend and her mother
by Alex Paton
35-year-old Roderick Lee Jackson shot his girlfriend and her mother in their lower extremities yesterday in Meridian. “Yesterday afternoon, deputies responded to a location off...
MMA works with community colleges to educate future workforce
by Alex Paton
Community colleges are beginning to offer more manufacturing programs across the state. “We’ve worked very heavily over the last few years to create resources to...