Neighborhood Shootout Ends in Deputy Shooting, Killing Man With a Gun
PELAHATCHIE, Miss.–Tuesday was a rough day for neighbors in an area near I-20 and Hwy. 43 in Pelahatchie. An apparent shootout between residents there ended...
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No Food Stamp Cuts Here: Mississippi Not Included in SNAP Cuts Embedded in Farm Bill
by kim
WASHINGTON, D.C.–You heard about possible cuts to food stamps, or the SNAP program, last year and in early 2014, when the Farm Bill was being...
Spare The Rod: The Difference Between Punishment and Discipline
by Sarah Ulmer
JACKSON, Miss– What does ‘spare the rod, spoil the child’ actually mean? Adrian Peterson’s child abuse allegations have brought spanking and its meaning into the...
U.S. Small Business Administration Begins Assessing Flood Damage in DeSoto County
by kim
DESOTO COUNTY, Miss. – Desoto County is still recovering from flooding that damaged Southaven and its surrounding areas last week. At Gov. Phil Bryant’s requrest,...
“Women have to Pay the Same as Men”, Childers says, “So Pay Women Same as Men”
by kim
JACKSON, Miss. – If elected to the U.S. Senate, Democrat Travis Childers, said Monday he would focus on closing the wage gap between men in women....
Two Men Arrested for Drugs, Weapons and Warrants
by kim
GEORGE COUNTY, Miss.- Two men were arrested after suspicious evidence led police to believe the guys were making meth....
Unenforced Mississippi Law Says It is Illegal to “Shack Up”
by kim
JACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi has the fourth highest concentration of unmarried people in the U.S., but that does not always mean men and women are...
Keeping Your Kids Safe: Yik Yak App Isn’t So Innocent
by Sarah Ulmer
OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss– Yik Yak app has an Ocean Springs mother worried–and for a good reason, too. ...
Mississippi Taxes Ranked “Unfair”; Middle Class Paying Too Much
by kim
JACKSON, Miss. – Do you think you are paying too much for taxes in Mississippi? Mississippi’s state and local taxes ranked 44 out of 50...
Mississippi Crew Heads to California to Help Fight Wildfires
by kim
JACKSON, Miss. – Twenty members of the Mississippi Forestry Commission are headed to Northern California to help with nearly a dozen fast moving wildfires sweeping...