Miss. News Briefs: Why Not to Play With a Gun, The Man Who Tried to Buy a Child
MERIDIAN, Miss.–Playing with a loaded gun is never a good idea. That’s what one kid in Meridian told a man who was tossing it around...
Category : Politics
Funding Your Child’s Education: MAEP Constitutional Amendment to Be Voted On in 2015
by kim
JACKSON, Miss.–IF your kids school doesn’t have enough money, it could mean sharing books, desks, or even no books at all. Now the group that...
Gas Under Two Bucks: Plenty of Mississippi Stations Have It Cheap In Time for Christmas
by kim
JACKSON, Miss.–Mississippians have a nice Christmas present this year, gas prices below two bucks in several places and some of the lowest prices in five...
Group Wants Unenforceable Ban on Atheists Holding Office Removed from Miss. Constitution
by kim
JACKSON, Miss. – If you are an atheist, you cannot hold office in Mississippi. It is outlined clearly in the state’s constitution:...
Governor and First Lady Ring Bells For Salvation Army
by Sarah Ulmer
FLOWOOD, Miss– The Salvation Army could still use help meeting their goal of $500,000 before Christmas, so Governor Phil Bryant and First Lady Deborah Bryant...
Texas Heart in Mississippi: The Movie That Transformed Charleston
by kim
CHARLESTON, Miss.–The movie industry is alive and kicking in Mississippi and it seems like you hear about another every day. There’s one finishing up filming...
Solar Power in Mississippi: Several New Projects May Point the Way
by kim
CHICKASAW COUNTY, Miss.–Solar power may just be the wave of the future for power in the state. At least it is getting some attention from...
The U.S. and Cuba: Mississippi Reacts to the Obama Plan
by kim
JACKSON, Miss.–The Obama administration laid out plans Wednesday to normalized relations with Cuba after over 50 years of economic and diplomatic sanctions. That has Mississippians...
President Calls to Restore Relations with Cuba, Congressman Thompson on Board
by kim
WASHINGTON — It’s been over 50 years since the US cut off diplomatic relationships with Cuba. Wednesday, President Obama called to end what he called...
No Tax Increase Yet to Help Pay for Natchez Convention Center Upgrade, City May Ask State for Money
by kim
By John Mott Coffey, with News Mississippi affiliate WQNZ NATCHEZ, Miss.–The Natchez Board of Aldermen on Tuesday put off a decision on whether to support...