West Nile Kills Second Mississippian This Year, Six More Infected
MADISON COUNTY, Miss. – A second Mississippian has died from the West Nile virus this year. According to the State Department of Health, the infected person...
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It’s National Dog Day–News Mississippi is Celebrating Your Pup
by Sarah Ulmer
Today is National Dog Day and your pup’s chance to be a News Mississippi celebrity for the day!...
Canton Alderman Wants State Senator Removed From Office
by kim
CANTON, Miss. – A Canton City alderman is asking Governor Phil Bryant to remove State Senator Kenny Wayne Jones from office and set a special...
Ex-MDOC Worker Gets Jail Time for Stealing Inmates’ Personal Info
by kim
RANKIN, Miss. – A former Mississippi Department of Corrections employee will serve 20 months in prison for conspiracy to defraud the government....
Miss. News Briefs: E-Cigarettes May Be Endangered in Miss., Man Still Missing
by kim
JACKSON, Miss.–Whether or not you agree with the government controlling whether or not you smoke, there may be more fuel today for a state-wide ban...
The Heat, Not So Bad Today Through the Weekend; Heat-Related Death Reported
by kim
JONES COUNTY, Miss.–You may have gotten used to triple-digit heat indices, but odds are not really. Now you can get used to low 90s again...
Doctor: Wilbanks’ Death Was Rare Occurrence, Nothing Could Have Been Done Different
by kim
JACKSON, Miss.–Heat was a factor in Walker Wilbanks’ Monday death, but his doctor said at a news conference Monday afternoon that the Jackson Prep football...
“Renting is a waste of money”: What May Get a New Jail for Adams County
by kim
By John Mott Coffey, with News Mississippi affiliate WQNZ NATCHEZ, Miss.–Adams County supervisors are balking at a proposal to rent for $72,000 a year a...
Mississippi Transparency: State Auditor Pickering Gets National Accountability Award
by kim
DENVER, Colo.–The only state official from the entire country to get the David M. Walker Excellence in Government Performance and Accountability Award for 2014 was your...
Car v. 18-Wheeler Wreck Leaves Three People Dead in Newton
by kim
NEWTON, Miss.–A car and an 18-wheeler hit Monday night in Newton and three people are dead. The Miss. Highway Patrol said Monday that the car...